The University Writing Center, a free writing resource open to everyone involved in the George Mason community, operates under the Writing Across the Curriculum program. We offer individual, group, and online tutoring sessions in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Trained graduate tutors from the English department and exceptional undergraduate tutors from a variety of majors are eager to assist you with writing in any discipline and at any stage of your writing process whether you're just beginning to brainstorm or want to go over a final version of your work. We'll help whether your assignment is a long research paper or a short personal note, such as personal statements or business letters.
The Writing Center will not proofread your work for you, but we will work with you to develop revision and editing strategies that can last a lifetime. Our tutors want to emphasize positive attitudes and helpful ways of thinking about writing. We want you to become more confident and effective writers across the curriculum and in your personal and professional lives.
video about the Writing Center.
Alyse graduated from Elon University in North Carolina in 2009 with a BA in Creative Writing and a BA in Journalism. She is originally from Cumming, GA, a small town outside of Atlanta. She has worked for a number of newspapers and has also taken courses in media writing for print, Web, public relations and broadcast outlets, making her a good match for communications majors or tutees with media internships. She is familiar with MLA, APA, Chicago and AP styles and also has experience with writing cover letters.
Jozi received her BA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Poetry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She grew up in the surrounding Milwaukee area but has spent time living in Tempe, AZ and Urbana, IL for no apparent reason. She has much experience tutoring ESL students and once upon a time specialized in tutoring Personal Statements for college applications, Philosophy papers, and all types of creative writing (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc.).
Sarah M. graduated from Miami University with a BA in Creative Writing and a minor in Middle East and Islamic studies. She has studied politics abroad as a Bronfman Fellow in Israel and as a William Jefferson Clinton Scholar at The American University in Dubai, U.A.E. She is originally from Beachwood, Ohio but went to boarding school in Bath, Maine. After graduation she moved to D.C. and has worked for two international non-profit organizations in strategic communications and media training.
Allison graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in English, Creative Writing. At the U of M, she took a few courses in professional writing, focusing specifically on personal statements and grant writing. She also has a degree in Graphic Design that kept her gainfully employed and constantly amused for the past three years.
Whitney is a native Marylander who has lived in Barcelona, Glasgow, New York, Osaka, and Seattle. He earned his BA in English from St. Mary's College of Maryland and his MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University. He has worked in the editorial department for a publisher of academic philosophy, as an ESL instructor in Japan, and as a designer of multimedia materials for online university courses.
Frank was raised in both Chapel Hill, NC (graduated high school) and Orlando, FL (graduated college). He earned a BA in English from the University of Central Florida. After working as a Cinema Systems Engineer for six years, Frank returned to his passion for reading and writing and is currently working on his MA in Literature at Mason. He brings to the Writing Center his experience with technical writing (as his last job exposed him to schematics, instructional documentation, and equipment manuals), however, he looks forward to reading a variety of work.
Taehee was born in Seoul, Korea, and grew up in Northern Virginia. She has worked at the Smithsonian Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Heldref Publications, and two consulting firms in the Washington, DC area. As a freelance writer, her work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Washington City Paper, and Kennedy Center Stagebill.
Eiman, our ESL Specialist, has been a part of the George Mason community for eleven years, as a student, ESL Specialist at the Writing Center, and English and Writing instructor with ELI and GSE. She has a B.A. in International Studies and an M.A. in Linguistics. She also teaches English for Academic Purposes at The George Washington University.
Eiman is currently working with Dr. Terry Zawacki, Anna Habib, Sarah Baker, and Shamama Moosvi on the Diversity Project, researching non-native students' experiences as writers in the American academy as compared to their native country. The research team has published this research in a monograph titled Valuing Written Accents and presented the research at several conferences, including the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). The description of the project and the findings are available on an interactive website: http://writtenaccents.gmu.edu.
Judy, our ESL Specialist, has lived in the Washington DC area for more than 30 years. She is now a student in the M.A. program in Linguistics, and is serving as an ESL graduate assistant in the Writing Center. Years ago she worked as a social worker, with an MSW from Catholic University in DC, and before that earned a BA in History with a certificate in Latin American Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. A few years ago, she enjoyed tutoring for several semesters at the Writing Assistance Center on the Alexandria Campus of Northern VA Community College.
Josh majored in English at Penn State, and is interested in many other academic fields, including healthcare, environmental issues, social work, and history. Additionally, as an undergraduate, Josh worked as a computer technology tutor and thoroughly enjoys all related topics. Josh is especially interested in the American immigrant experience and cites the diversity of GMU as one of its main draws.
Warren proudly hails from the City of Champions – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating with a BA in English Literature from John Carroll University, Warren moved to northern Italy to teach English at a culinary high school. He returns to American soil to pursue an MFA in creative nonfiction.
Leslie is a first-year MFA student, concentrating in creative nonfiction. She has trouble making decisions, so in college she double majored in English and Biology, with a concentration in Environmental Science. She graduated from Meredith College, a women’s college in Raleigh, N.C., where she worked as a writing and grammar tutor for fellow students. Since graduating, she has spent her career in communications and public relations in the education industry, working in both private and non-profit organizations—most recently at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
Kirsten is the Associate Editor of Pif Magazine and an MFA fiction candidate in her third and final year at Mason. She is currently working (or not working, depending) on a collection of linked short stories centered around Judaism and familial identity. She spent her summer in Prague studying with Stu Dybek and then back in Virginia teaching creative writing to ten-year-olds. Kirsten has both magazine editing and business writing experience.
Judy, the Personal Statement Specialist, assists students applying for nationally competitive fellowships through George Mason's Postgraduate Fellowships and Scholarships Office. Time permitting, she is also available to help Writing Center clients with personal statements and other papers. She has taught writing and history and worked in academic publishing. As an undergraduate, she double-majored in English and history at Duke University. She holds a Ph.D. in history from Yale University and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in creative writing at Mason. When making an appointment, PGFS students should select the Enterprise location designated "PGFS Students Only."
Jay is a second year student in George Mason's MFA fiction program. Jay attended Mason as an undergraduate as well, where he majored in English, minored in Film, and pursued an unfinished philosophy minor. In addition, he has a very large interest in science and economics.
Marissa loves Mason so much, she’s back for more. Marissa graduated from GMU in 2009 with a BA in English concentrated in poetry, a minor in art and visual technology concentrated in photography, and extensive dabbling in sociology and gender and sexuality studies. Marissa is transitioning to life in the Writing Center after five years (and counting) of evolving roles at the Northern Virginia Writing Project. NVWP, as an affiliate site of the National Writing Project, is a nonprofit organization housed at GMU that is focused on the teaching of writing.
Michael graduated summa cum laude with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Kansas State University. He is currently a first-year poetry MFA candidate at Mason. Michael looks forward to being a sounding board for ideas and working one-on-one with his fellow students this year in the Writing Center.
Alyssa spent her childhood in Alabama, but relocated to Virginia during her adolescence. She initially went to art school at VCU, but had a change of heart and transferred to George Mason to pursue a degree in literature. At George Mason she received her BA in English Literature with a concentration in Contemporary World Literature. Alyssa also spent a summer studying literature abroad at Cambridge University. Last year she worked as a tutor for the athletics department and for an SAT preparation company. This will be her second year in the MFA non-fiction program.
Sarah G. graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Anthropology and English, and a minor in Religion. She has worked with non-profits, such as homeless shelters, crisis centers, and a trade association. Now, she is in Mason’s MFA (poetry) program.
Once again, Mason has ranked among the top 23 programs for writing in the disciplines in the U.S. News College Issue (2009). We are one of only eleven public institutions making the list.
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