The UMBC Writing Center continues to support writers on campus through a research-based, peer-to-peer model. Peer tutors, themselves students at UMBC, support the writing students do for courses and for fulfillment of their degree programs. We recognize that our center predominantly serves undergraduate writers, and we understand the many ways that these writers and their contexts differ substantially from those of graduate-level writers.
While some graduate writing support exists across programs at UMBC, more can be done to create an enduring network of mentorship through writing center programs. The writing centers at UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) have designed a pilot program to share resources for supporting the professional development and writing expertise of UMBC graduate writers. We need your help getting the word out to the students
who might want to work with us.
professional aims:
● provide peer-to-peer mentorship that enhances UMBC graduate students’
understanding and practice of advanced disciplinary writing
● lay a research-based foundation for GPWCs to develop as future writing educators and mentors in the academy and beyond.
Compensation starts at $17/hour, and all training is paid at this rate. The application period lasts from August 1 until September 4.
Students and you can reach out to James Wright, Associate Director of the UMB Writing Center, at james.wright@umaryland.edu with any questions.
Please share the attached flyer widely.
Thank you for your time and help.
Best,
Elaine MacDougall
UMBC Academic Success Center|Director, Writing Center
UMBC Academic Success Center|Director, Writing Center