About Us

Our Mission

Our mission is to enhance the writing skills of SJSU students so they can communicate clearly in any setting (informal, academic, or professional). We accomplish this goal through creating original writing resources, offering workshops, and conducting one-on-one tutoring sessions. We are committed to treating students, their questions, and their assignments with respect. We recognize that every student is unique and that every assignment is different. Our writing tutors will make their best attempt to work with students to improve their writing.

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Contact Us

View our current hours and on-campus location, as well as sign-up for our mailing lists.

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DEI Statement

Read our DEI Statement to learn more about our on-going efforts to reinforce good practices in all aspects of what we do.

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Meet Our Team

Learn about your tutor through their bio before you meet them in an appointment; also, read about the front-desk student assistants who support our day-to-day activities.  

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New Students

For newly admitted student (frosh or transfer) students who want to know where to get started. You can also learn about how to how to access online support with account set-up before the start of the semester.  

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Annual Report

Do you want to know how many tutoring sessions we conducted in the past year? Or what our average tutoring satisfaction rate was? The Writing Center annual report provides comprehensive details about all aspects of our work and its impact from the previous year. 

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Research

Selected publications and conference presentations by professional staff and writing tutors at the Writing Center, which includes titles such as "Where Does Plagiarism Stop and Paraphrasing Begin: A Practical Strategy."