INFORMATION FOR FACULTY MEMBERS REQUESTING WRITING TUTORS:

I am pleased to announce that the writing tutor program has just received a major gift from Bradley and Melissa Meyer, parents of Jacob Meyer '01.  More than 100 writing tutors will be working next year in courses across the curriculum.

TO REQUEST A WRITING TUTOR:

If you would like tutors to work with your students:

Complete the "REQUEST FOR WRITING TUTORS" sheet and return it to:

Anne Greene, Director of Writing Programs, Room 207, Downey House as soon as possible.

Each tutor should be responsible for no more than 20 students.  Feel free to request several tutors.

THE WRITING TUTOR'S JOB:

Writing tutors help students organize and edit their papers.  Typically a tutor comments on papers-in-progress and meets with students to discuss revisions.  In large courses, the tutor may work in a small, writing-intensive section.  You are welcome to adjust your tutor's duties to suit the design of your course.  Please note, however, that a tutor cannot grade papers.

SELECTION OF TUTORS:

You may select your own tutor or ask me to find someone for you.  Each spring a large number of students apply to work as tutors and go through a lengthy selection process.  Some of these applicants may be qualified for your position.

It is best if the tutor has previously worked with you and knows the subject matter of your course.  If you have a candidate in mind, please tell me now so that we can hire the student immediately.

TUTOR TRAINING AND COMPENSATION:

Writing tutors are trained in the Ford Teaching Seminar, a semester-long course offering advice about teaching and academic writing.  The tutor's compensation includes one course credit, usually in English, and a stipend of $400.

Please call if you have any questions.  I look forward to working with you.

Anne Greene, x3604

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The Writing Tutor program is supported by grants from

the Freeman Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the

New York Community Trust.