Writing Center
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The Undergraduate Writing Center is a learning community that fosters active inquiry, collaboration, and respect. We support Stony Brook Southampton by offering resources for academic, extracurricular, and community projects.
- For current hours, check the schedule online.
- We are located in the Library, Room 201.
- We are available to help students with all stages of the writing process:
- Understanding assignments.
- Developing topics.
- Research.
- Organization.
- Crafting arguments.
- Language, voice, and tone.
- Proofreading.
- And more.
- Reservations are recommended and may be made online here.
- Walk-ins are always welcome!
- Please bring your instructor’s assignment sheet along with your work.
What to expect during an individual conference:
- Successful writers know that good writing comes from revision, which means seeing writing as a process that involves multiple tasks. The Writing Center assists students who want to become more successful, effective writers. During individual conferences with our staff, students learn to re-see and revise their work; they come to understand their writing process; and they discover new options for writing.
- We use an inquiry-based approach. This means that our staff is trained to listen, to ask questions, and to help students discover the choices available to them as writers. This also means that students take an active role in their conference.
- We ask students to come prepared with their instructor’s assignment sheet and a preliminary response. The response may range from questions about the assignment to working draft of a paper.
- During conferences, which typically last forty-five minutes, we set an agenda, prioritize among tasks, and address students’ particular concerns. We conclude with a review and consideration of ways to export the lessons learned to other writing situations.
- Typical tasks include: brainstorming ideas, creating a post-draft outline, reading aloud, exploring organizational patterns, experimenting with voice and tone, proofreading strategies, using a grammar handbook, considering the premises upon which arguments rest, finding research sources, and avoiding plagiarism by proper quotation, paraphrase, summary and citation.
Questions?
Email Stephanie.Wade@Stonybrook.edu.
Call (631) 335-6325.
Visit our new location in the Library, Room 201
Extracurricular projects
- Resources and staff are available to help students develop campus organizations, clubs, and events.
- Come and brainstorm about clubs and activities you would like to see on campus.
- We can help with the creation of flyers, brochures and promotional material for campus clubs and events.
Community projects
- We maintain files of community resources and community literacy projects.
- Come and learn more about the local community.
- Do you know something about the area that you would like to share? Stop by and let us know or email Stephanie.Wade @stonybrook.edu.
See photos from the dedication ceremony for our Bird Garden, and read the dedication to Marcelo Lucero, written by Stephanie Wade.
Space for collaborative work
- The room can accommodate up to six people.
- Email Stephanie.Wade@stonybrook.edu to reserve the space.
Workshops - TBA
Class Visits - Our staff can visit class and describe our services to your students. Please give us at least one week's notice.
Consultations and special projects- We invite faculty to contact us to discuss the role of writing in their courses and other ways we might serve their needs.
Stony Brook University Library
Peercentered - A blog by students about writing centers
International Writing Centers Association
HASTAC: Humanities, Arts, Science Technology Advanced Collaboratory
Transformative Language Artist
Staff
Joe Carson, an MFA candidate at Stony Brook Southampton, writes fiction, teaches composition, and likes to travel.
Lauren Morales, a native of Glen Cove, New York is currently a Junior majoring in Environmental Studies. In her spare time she enjoys writing poetry and prose and previously served as a contributor and co-editor of her high school literary journal, "On Exhibit." She is an avid hockey (Philadelphia Flyers) and baseball (New York Mets) fan. She also enjoys volunteering as a Girl Scout leader in her hometown.
Giselle Scott, from Woodside, NY, is interested in creative writing, history, mythology, guitar, comics, and video games.
Tyler Trojanowski, from Riverhead NY, is a sophomore with interests in motorcycles and music.
Stephanie Wade, a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University, lives in East Hampton with her family. She enjoys the outdoors, teaching, and pamphleteering.