Writing Center
Building success in communities
The FMU Writing Center, located in Founders Hall 114-C, is available to help all students improve their current writing abilities and acquire the skills needed to succeed at writing tasks in academic and professional communities.
Trained student consultants and English department faculty consultants provide one-to-one assistance on a wide range of writing tasks and projects, including research papers for all disciplines, literary analyses, creative writing, lab reports, resumes, business letters, and graduate school applications.
Students are invited to meet with a consultant at any stage of the writing process for guidance on generating a topic, clarifying a thesis statement, building an argument, reorganizing paragraphs, incorporating research, revising a draft, or learning about grammatical errors. The Writing Center encourages students to use writing as a means of personal expression and as a tool for learning in and beyond the university environment.
Appointment Availability
Please log into our schedule to make an appointment.
Face-to-face appointments (in FH 114C) are available Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Friday 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Online appointments are available Sunday-Thursday 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
If you have any questions about our tutorial services, please contact us at 843-661-1528.
FAQs
How do I make an account in WCOnline for the Writing Center and Tutoring Center?
How do I make an appointment in the Writing Center or Tutoring Center? How can I cancel an appointment I’ve already made?
Services
Trained writing consultants are available to provide FMU students with one-on-one conferences about their writing projects for any class—not just English. In addition, we help students with creative writing, resumes, cover letters, and personal projects.Students are invited to meet with a consultant at any stage of the writing process, though we ask that students bring along any pre-writing notes, research materials, or drafts that may help us discuss their work. Also, students should also bring along the assignment sheets from their instructors. While we will not proofread work for grammatical errors, we will help students to learn how to spot their own errors and gain the skills needed to succeed at writing tasks. Tutorials are available by appointment or on a drop-in basis.
To meet with a tutor, please call 843-661-1528 or stop by the Writing Center in Founders Hall 114-C.
Each semester the Writing Center hosts a series of workshops on a variety of writing-related topics, including information about basic writing skills, research papers, documentation formats, and employment materials.
Each interactive presentation is designed to equip students with the skills they need to succeed at writing tasks in academic and professional environments. Contact the Writing Center at 843-661-1528 for details.
The Writing Center offers convenient online appointments through WCOnline, our online scheduling system. Log into our scheduling system to book an online appointment. Then choose a tutor with “Online Appt” after his or her name.TIPS:
- Use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access our system.
- 5-10 minutes before your appointment, log into the system and click on your appointment time.
- Click the red text that indicates you will begin your appointment. You will then be entered into the appointment screen.
- Please wait for your tutor to join you.
For your appointment, you will need the following:
- A stable Internet connection
- Speakers
- Microphone (we recommend a headset)
We will talk with you during your appointment, and you will be able to upload your paper and discuss it with your tutor. Online appointments last 60 minutes.
If, for some reason, we can’t talk and/or hear each other, we may need to reschedule you for a face-to-face appointment in the Writing Center.
Contact Information
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Dr. Banister Lindsey E.Dr. Lindsey E. Banister Associate Professor of English, Director of the Writing Center lbanister@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1857 DepartmentsCenter for Academic Success and AdvisementEnglishEnglish and PhilosophyWriting CenterOfficeFH 122More info
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Dr. Clark Delilah D.Dr. Delilah D. Clark Assistant Professor of English, Assistant Director of the Writing Center Delilah.Clark@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1387 DepartmentsCenter for Academic Success and AdvisementEnglishEnglish and PhilosophyWriting CenterOfficeFH 118More info
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Dr. Banister Lindsey E.Dr. Lindsey E. Banister Associate Professor of English, Director of the Writing Center lbanister@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1857 DepartmentsCenter for Academic Success and AdvisementEnglishEnglish and PhilosophyWriting CenterOfficeFH 122Additional information
Dr. Lindsey Banister recently completed her PhD in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric at Syracuse University. She received her MA in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from San Diego State University in 2012 and her BA in English from Pepperdine University in 2009. She specializes in sports and embodied rhetoric. Her research interests also include writing center studies, performance, and rhetorical historiography. In addition to teaching composition courses at FMU, Dr. Banister is also the Director of the Writing Center. In her free time, she participates on the Florence Masters swim team, travels, and enjoys drinking good beer with friends.
Education
PhD, Syracuse University
MA, San Diego State University
BA, Pepperdine University
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Dr. Clark Delilah D.Dr. Delilah D. Clark Assistant Professor of English, Assistant Director of the Writing Center Delilah.Clark@fmarion.edu Phone843-661-1387 DepartmentsCenter for Academic Success and AdvisementEnglishEnglish and PhilosophyWriting CenterOfficeFH 118Additional information
Dr. Clark joined the Francis Marion faculty in 2018 after completing her PhD in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Arkansas. Her specialization areas include modern Arabic literature and translation, Classical Arabic literature, and ecocriticism.
At Francis Marion, Dr. Clark is the Assistant Director of the Writing Center. She regularly teaches composition as well as introduction to literature courses with themes like literature and the environment and multicultural American literature. Dr. Clark has taught themed honors classes at FMU on literatures and rhetorics of disaster and cultural studies in the 21st century Levant.
Writing Center Phone: (843) 661-1528
CASA Phone: (843) 661-1400
English Department Phone: (843) 661-1371
Fax: (843) 661-4676