Welcome to theRose R. Thomas Writing Center

Fall 2020 Online/Remote

Orientation

What Is It?We provide tutoring services to assist you with:

• Essays• Personal Statements• Applications• Resumes

We can help you use a computer to write your papers.

The Writing Center has GOPRINT available.

We can guide you through the Writing Process.

INRW StaffAlicia Dominguez

210 486-2868

Lab Techs / Peer-Mentors / Work-Studies

The Staff

WC Coordinator San Juan San Miguel

210 486-2625

Appointment Information• Set appointments through Canvas https://alamo.instructure.com/courses/1292274 , email (ssan1@alamo.edu) or by phone at least one (1) day before your assignment is due.

• Twenty minute tutorial guaranteed.

• Please arrive on time for your scheduled Zoom appointment. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your appointment may be cancelled.

• As a courtesy, call or email to cancel appointments ahead of time.

• We will set our last appointments an hour before closing.

Tutorials

• Once we re-open for face-to-face tutoring, walk-ins will be seen on a “first come - first served” basis and tutorials will be approximately 20 minutes long

• Notify staff of your arrival

• Students may receive assistance at any point in the writing process: brainstorming, outlining, thesis development, and essay formatting

• We will teach you how to develop your own editing skills!

Things We Will Do

Help you format your essay in MLA, Chicago, or APA styles

Assist with English, as well as Sociology, Political Science, History, Allied Health, or Art History papers (any discipline)

Guide you through applying to various programs (Nursing, Culinary Arts, Physical Therapy, etc.) and jobs (Job-Specific Resumes)

Help you use a computer, especially Microsoft Word & PowerPoint

Help you with oral presentations or speeches

Help you develop strategies to improve your reading comprehension

When you come visit us at the Center (once we reopen) or online, you should:

• Have a positive attitude• Have your assignment sheet with you• Come in with some ideas about how you want to start your

paper• Be prepared to look at your

own work critically

Writing Center Etiquette

Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Philips-College-Rose-R-Thomas-Writing-Center/216809485000753

Click this link: https://www.alamo.edu/spc/writing-center/

Click this link to get to the Writing Center Canvas Page:https://alamo.instructure.com/courses/1292274

Writing Center Website and Social Media

You can follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SPCWritingLab

Tiger PAWS Literary & Art Journal

Tiger PAWS (Personal Academic Writing Space) is a showcase of student writing, in both English and Spanish, and graphic or visual art that is published in hardcopy and online formats at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. All St. Philip’s students are encouraged to submit their writing and artwork for possible publication.

Categories include:

• Short Fiction (1000 word limit)

• Non-fiction (essays, journals, literary criticism, etc.)

• Poetry

• Photography

• Fine Art (paintings, sculpture, collages, etc.)

• Digital Art

September 24th, 2019“The 3D Printed Home Design Challenge”

11:00 A.M to 12:30 P.MHeritage Room (CC100)

Presented byOverland Partners

The S.T.R.E.A.M. Lecture and

Performing Arts Series

Fall 2020 Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

CLOSED Saturday & Sunday

Call ahead of time if you are not sure if we are open. Our number is (210) 486-2625 and we are physically located in SLC 201.

At the Rose R. Thomas Writing Center, we will give you the tools you need to improve your writing skills!