Welcome to the Writing Center
Fall hours: The Writing Center will open for regular hours, Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Summer hours, May 20-Aug.16: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for online, in-person, and email appointments.
Temporary summer location: 406 Gruening Building. Temporary location will still have a computer lab and free printing.
Get help in all phases of the writing process — brainstorming and generating topics, organizing ideas, developing research strategies, using citation styles (MLA, APA and Chicago), and editing for clarity and correctness.
Our services
The Writing Center at UAF provides tutoring support to students at any phase of the writing process — planning, drafting and revising. We can help writers discover ways of improving grammar, mechanics and punctuation, as well as provide access to writing resources such as dictionaries, style guides, handbooks, a computing lab and printing.
Hours
Fall/spring semester
- Monday-Thursday:
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- 7-10 p.m.
- Friday: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
Location
6th floor Rasmuson Library, 1734 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
![Rasmuson Library exterior](/writing-center/images/LV-24-7872-58.jpg)
![UAF student with laptop seated in the Arctic Java coffee shop at the Wood Center student union.](/writing-center/images/LV-23-7474-1_wc_appointments.jpg)
Writing Center appointments
The Writing Center is a student-staffed tutoring service focused on building the writing skills of the UAF learning community. We offer one-hour tutorial sessions in 801 Gruening Building. We also offer sessions virtually.
Writing guides and resources
Patrons, in addition to being tutored by center staff, are welcome to use our computer laboratory (19 PCs, 1 Mac) and our many resources — dictionaries, handbooks, style guides and more.
![A student jots down a note in her English book during class.](/writing-center/images/AAR-16-4859-221_wc_resources.jpg)
![Barbara Taylor facilitates the Bananagrams game during the Celebration of Writing at the Murie Building](/writing-center/images/AAR-14-4355-23_wc_workshop.jpg)
Request a workshop
The Writing Center offers educational workshops and writing studios on a limited basis. Visit our workshops page to learn more about the variety of workshop topics available for undergraduate and graduate students.