Schedule of Workshops

Spring 2021

We invite you to view our 2021 workshop videos below.

If you’d like to discuss the content of any video, please email the Center’s assistant

who will set up a Zoom meeting between you and a consultant. (hguhl@umw.edu)

Or call us at (540) 654-5653

We hold a pajama writing jam at the end of each semester. Watch for details about the Spring ’21 Jam.

UMW Writing Center Overview

This video is an overview of the services that the University of Mary Washington’s Writing Center provides.

Writing Through Anxiety

UMW’s Writing Center provides tips for conquering writing anxiety and writer’s block in academic essays, papers and projects.

Essay Organization

UMW’s Writing Center provides a tutorial overview of basic essay organization.

APA Help

UMW’s Writing Center provides a tutorial overview of the APA Manual of Style.

Chicago/Turabian Manual of Style

UMW’s Writing Center provides a tutorial overview of the Chicago/Turabian Manual of Style.

Colons and Semicolons Tutorial

UMW’s Writing Center provides a tutorial overview of the proper uses of colons and semicolons.

MLA Citations/Format

UMW’s Writing Center provides a tutorial overview of MLA citations.

If faculty would like to offer extra credit for viewing these,

we recommend having students either write a meaningful comment

below the video that demonstrates they have watched it

or write a short summary for their professor.

*January 2021*

Hello, friends.

We are open and ready to provide online writing consultations this spring starting on January 31st. Instead of providing face-to-face appointments we will conduct appointments through Google Docs and/or Zoom.us depending on your wishes. Please make an appointment through EAB. Then, you will be contacted by your consultant with instructions on how to proceed either through Google Docs, Zoom or both platforms. Watch for that correspondence via email, and if using Google Docs please provide the consultant with an emailed link to your paper and access to edit (access to edit is very important). It doesn’t matter if your paper is incomplete. We’ll meet you where you are.

Our physical location is closed, but our virtual hours of operation are listed below.

Monday – Thursday: 10:00am-9:00pm

Friday: 10:00am-3:00pm

Saturday: 3:00pm-6:00pm

Sunday: 6:00pm-9:00pm

EAB makes it easy for you to find an online appointment time that works for you. Appointment times fill before mid-terms and late in the semester, so plan ahead!

If you have quick questions, you can always contact us during our hours of operation at: https://academics.umw.edu/writing-fredericksburg/schedule-an-appointment/

Just scroll down the left side and type your question in the dialogue box. Or, see our printed resources.

Here’s how you can connect with us and learn more about our services: https://academics.umw.edu/writing-fredericksburg/about-the-writing-center/

You can also text Dr. Hale, the director, at (423) 963-5833. If you are experiencing difficulties, simply call the Writing Center at (540) 654-5653.