Please encourage students to submit an essay in this year’s Paul Simon Essay Contest. Essays should consist of 500 typed words on the topic “How My Community College Changed My Life” and are due no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16.

Students can schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to get help planning and revising their essays for the contest. The top LLCC essay submission will be forwarded on to the statewide competition for a chance to win a $500 scholarship for the fall 2022 semester. See the attached flyer for more information about submissions and prizes.

2022 Paul Simon-flyer

The LLCC Writing Center is here to help! Students are welcome to schedule an appointment (either through Zoom or in person) to discuss prewriting, drafts, revisions — any writing-related activity for any classes. They can call 217-786-2341. We hope you enjoy this month’s Padlet about the Writing Center being a place to understand.

Please encourage students to submit an essay in this year’s Paul Simon Essay Contest. Essays should consist of 500 typed words on the topic “How My Community College Changed My Life” and are due no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16.

Students can schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to get help planning and revising their essays for the contest. The top LLCC essay submission will be forwarded on to the statewide competition for a chance to win a $500 scholarship for the fall 2022 semester. See the attached flyer for more information about submissions and prizes.

2022_PaulSimon-flyer

Due to the weather closures last week, the LLCC Writing Center is extending the deadline for submissions to the flash fiction story contest for International Writing Centers Week until Thursday, March 3.

Please encourage your students to show their love for the Writing Center. They can:

• Stop by the Writing Center to enjoy some sweet treats.
• Enter our flash fiction story contest for a chance to win a Quiznos gift card.
• Schedule appointments while they are in the center to get help with any academic or personal writing projects they may be working on.

For more information see the attached flyer or contact the Writing Center at 217-786-2341.

International Writing Centers Week Flyer

Please encourage your students to show their love for the LLCC Writing Center this week during International Writing Centers Week. Students can stop by the Writing Center to enjoy some sweet treats and enter our flash fiction story contest for a chance to win a Quiznos gift card. Students are also encouraged to schedule appointments while they are in the center to get help with any academic or personal writing projects they may be working on. For more information see the attached flyer or contact the Writing Center at 217-786-2341.

International Writing Centers Week Flyer

The LLCC Writing Center is here to help! You are welcome to schedule an appointment (either through Zoom or in person) to discuss prewriting, drafts, revisions — any writing-related activity for any of your classes; just call 217-786-2341. We hope you enjoy this month’s Padlet about the Writing Center being a place to note.

https://llcc.padlet.org/lauriemyers/ptkoz5hzsr85gwb9

The LLCC Writing Center looks forward to collaborating with you this semester!

Hours

Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Services

Writing Tutoring

The Writing Center is a place for students to brainstorm and invent ideas; to draft, revise and edit; to collaborate with professionals; to get feedback; and much, much more. We are available to help students with any writing task for any class at any stage of the writing process. Both in-person and  Zoom appointments are available.

Classroom Visits

If you assign any type of writing in your courses, Writing Center specialists are available to visit your classroom in person, remotely via Zoom, or via a video presentation you can link in Canvas. If there are other ways the Writing Center can support your students, please let us know.

Embedded Tutoring

The Writing Center is excited to announce that we are currently piloting a new embedded tutoring program that embeds writing tutors in writing intensive courses. If you would like more information on this initiative or if you are interested in participating in this program, please contact us.

Contact Us

Phone: 217-786-2341
Email: writing.center@llcc.edu

The LLCC Writing Center will offer a mobile location on Monday, Dec. 13, and Tuesday, Dec. 14, in A. Lincoln Commons. A Writing Center specialist will be available to answer quick questions between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday and between noon and 3 p.m. on Tuesday. It is first come, first served. A limited number of 30-minute appointments are also available Monday-Wednesday of finals week. As usual, students should call 217-786-2341 to reserve a spot for those.

The LLCC Writing Center is here to help! Students are welcome to schedule an appointment (either through Zoom or in person) to discuss prewriting, drafts, revisions — any writing-related activity for any of their classes; they should call 217-786-2341. We hope you enjoy this month’s Padlet about the Writing Center being a place to share.

https://llcc.padlet.org/lauriemyers/ch9cthljbezgid49

This is the week! Visit the LLCC Writing Center between Oct. 25-29 to help celebrate the National Day on Writing.

• Browse the shelf of free books (various genres).
• Help yourself to some Halloween candy.
• Participate in an abridged storytelling contest. Share your short tale (10 words or fewer) on a display board in the Center and vote on your favorite(s). Contributors’ stories will also be shared on the Writing Center Facebook page for a chance to receive more likes. All authors will receive a Writing Center bag of goodies, and the author with the most “likes” will get a Starbucks gift certificate.