Writing Center Mission and Philosophy Statement
The Writing Workshop serves all members of the academic community, faculty and students, who wish to improve their writing or to study the teaching of writing. The Writing Workshop operates based on a number of premises:
- Writing or composing is a process
- The art of composing is also the art of revising; neither is exclusively a solitary activity, but each involves input from others
- In the art of composing or revising, one learns new things about one's subject
- All writers, regardless of their experience or ability, benefit from an engaged readerŐs response
- While we face special challenges when we attempt to teach some parts of writing (creativity, finding a voice), we can identify and analyze many parts of the writing process and individual texts in order to help others improve their strategies and performances
- A writer who succeeds with one piece of writing will not automatically succeed in future writing projects; growth in writing is also a process
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NWU Cooper Center: Writing Center Mission Statement
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