The Writing Help Desk - St. Olaf's Writing Center
About - Location - Hours - Appointments - Tutor Schedule - Tutor Expertise - For Faculty - For Tutors
About The Writing Help Desk
- Help with any writing assignment
- Brainstorming ideas
- Clarifying theses
- Developing thesis support
- Organizing paragraphs
- Refining sentences
- Tutors will listen, ask questions, assess patterns of error, provide information
- Tutors won’t edit or proofread
- We help you become a better writer
- Writing tutors available Sunday through Friday, morning through evening
Location
Rolvaag Memorial Library - Near Reference Desk
Hours
Saturday 11am-5pm
Sunday: 1:30-5pm and 7-10pm
Mon.-Thurs.: 10am-5pm and 7-10pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
-Open the first Sunday of Fall and Spring Semester through the last day of classes.
-Closed for breaks at 3pm on the last day of classes before breaks.
-Reopens 10am the first day back from break.
-Closed during Interim and Summer.
Appointments
Available by calling the ASC at 507-786-3288 (x3288)
Or drop by! Walk-in appointments may be possible if a tutor is available.
Tutor Schedule
See which tutors are available at which times.
Tutor Expertise
Each tutor has an area of expertise.
For Faculty
You may include the following information in your syllabi:
Tutors at the Writing Help Desk offer help with any stage of the writing process. The Writing Help Desk
is located near the Reference Desk in Rolvaag. Hours are: Mon-Thur 10am-5pm and 7pm-10pm,
Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm and Sun 1:30-5pm and 7-10pm. Make an appointment by calling the Academic Support Center
at ext. 3288 (507-786-3288). Or stop by the Writing Help Desk in Rolvaag—walk-in appointments are possible on a first-come, first-served basis.
For Tutors
Writing Help Desk Notes (Tutortrac)
Resources: Useful websites, research and online documentation, plagiarism information sites, writing about literature, and vocabulary links and games

