F.A.Q.

1. What services does the University Center for Excellence in Writing (UCEW) offer?
2. Who may use the UCEW?
3. Who provides consulting services?
4. Where is the UCEW located?
5. When is the UCEW open?
6. How can I make an appointment with a writing consultant?
7. What should I bring to a writing conference?
8. What is the cost of using the UCEW?

• Writing consultants help writers at any point of the writing process (i.e. brainstorming, drafting, revision) with a variety of documents: papers for courses, senior or master theses, dissertations, job applications, applications for graduate school, articles for publication, grant proposals, course syllabi, among other documents.
• Consultants help writers understand assignments, generate ideas, and flesh out weak or biased arguments.
• Consultants help writers identify and address patterns of error in sentence structure, mechanics, grammar, and documentation format, as well as share proven proofreading strategies.
• Consultants will provide consultations for creative writers and their writing projects.

• Our services are available to all members of the FAU community: full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and visiting scholars.

• Services are provided by nationally certified FAU graduate assistants and peer consultants.

• Our main Boca site is located at the west entrance of the Social Science Building in room SO 107.
• The Oxley site is located in room 116 of the Tom Oxley Athletic Center.
• The Davie site is located in room 240F of the Liberal Arts Building.
• The Jupiter site is located in room 200 of the Student Resources Building

• Please, take a look at our online schedule .

• Please go to our website to make an appointment .
• We do work with writers on a walk-in basis, but writers with appointments are helped before walk-ins.

• You should bring a copy of your assignment/task, your current draft and disc, and any relevant texts and/or articles.
• If you are referred to the UCEW, be sure to bring the draft containing your instructor's comments.

• Services are free to all students, staff, faculty, and visiting scholars.