Welcome to the Lumberjack Writing Center!

Please register for an account to the left, using the "register for an account" option in blue using your NAU credentials.

Finding the Right Writing Assistant: 

We have undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who work as Writing Assistants. To learn about our Writing Assistants, please consult this webpage: https://in.nau.edu/university-writing-commons/meet-our-writing-assistants/. 

Fall 2024 Schedule

This schedule is for all Flagstaff Mountain Campus, Online, Personalized Learning, and Statewide students. 

• The schedule shows the full week, starting with the Monday of each week
• If signing up for an online appointment please make sure the "online" bubble is checked on the student form; otherwise, your appointment will be in person at the designated location.
• There is a waiting list available each day, which you can add yourself to if there are no available appointments.
• For information on color-coding, utilizing the platform, or holding your online appointment please consult  https://in.nau.edu/university-writing-commons/wc-online/
• The standard display in WCONLINE is designed for accessibility, providing a screen-reader friendly view. Users can set this as their default view by going to their Profile & Communication Options, scrolling down to "System Preferences," and ensuring that the option "Default to the schedule calendar view instead of the standard 'appointment search' display" is toggled off

Review-and-Return Dropbox

This schedule is available to all students taking classes during the Fall 2024 semester. All papers will receive focused feedback on the following:

• 1 or 2 higher order areas: thesis, argument, analysis, organization, etc.
• Up to 1 lower order area: grammar, syntax, citation, word choice, etc.

Please provide specific details about the areas in which you would like feedback. Please note that this is not a copy-editing service. Our Writing Assistants will not edit, proofread, or rewrite your paper. Instead, based on the areas you specify, you will receive feedback on how you might improve your paper. 

To utilize this schedule, please click on an available appointment slot and then upload the project you are working on. Be as specific as possible about the kind of feedback you would like (1-2 higher order areas and up to 1 lower order area). 

Your Writing Assistant will spend 50 minutes reading over your paper and providing feedback, and will return your work within 48 hours of the day listed (e.g. Monday writing slot time will be returned with feedback by Wednesday at midnight). Please note that due to time constraints, our Writing Assistants may not be able to review longer papers in their entirety and/or may not be able to address all areas you specify.

Your Writing Assistant will upload you paper and feedback back into the appointment slot, so please consult your appointment details for the reviewed paper. You will also receive an email when the reviewed paper is uploaded into the appointment slot. Please do not make simultaneous synchronous and review-and return dropbox appointments for the same paper without prior permission from the Program Coordinator.

*For questions regarding WCONLINE please consult our webpage at https://in.nau.edu/interdisciplinary-writing-program/, reach us via email at writingcenter@nau.edu, or call us at 928-523-7745*