The Center for Writing and Speaking
What is The Center for Writing and Speaking?
The Center for Writing and Speaking is a place for consultation on the form and
style of written and spoken work for your courses. It helps you develop
essential college and professional communication skills.
Who can use The Center for Writing and Speaking?
The Center is for all Cooper Union Students: all students in the schools of
Architecture, Art, and Engineering, and all students in all years of their
programs.
What happens in The Center for Writing and Speaking?
The Center provides trained teachers of writing and speaking skills for
individual consultation on your work before and after it is due. It also
offers workshops on topics of interest to groups of Cooper students, including
kinds of writing problems and kinds of public speaking techniques.
Why should anyone use The Center for Writing and Speaking?
You should use the Center if you want to improve your communication skills.
You should use the Center if you are worried about your writing and speaking
assignments. You should use the Center if you are dissatisfied with grades on
your written or spoken presentations. You should use the Center if your
teachers recommend it.
What are the requirements for using The Center for Writing and Speaking?
The instruction you get in the Center is free. Use of the Center is voluntary,
not mandatory. The work you do in the Center is not graded and earns no credit.
The Center is a support facility for students.
Where is The Center for Writing and Speaking
The Center is in the Engineering Building, room 116. The telephone number is
353-4218.
When is The Center for Writing and Speaking open?
The Center is open throughout the semester. It is open for individual
appointments Monday through Friday. It will open for more hours to match
student interest and to fit student schedules. Small group workshops will
be scheduled throughout the week and announced in advance.
How do you use The Center for Writing and Speaking
Make an appointment for individual work now. Do it by visiting or telephoning
the Center any day, Monday through Friday. You can also visit during those
hours and hope to find a free tutor. No appointments are necessary for small
group workshops: just attend at the announced time and place.
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