Writing Resources (Berea College)

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WELCOME!
Writing Resources is Berea College's writing center. We serve students, faculty, and staff through one-on-one consultations. We work with writers in all courses and departments, at all writing levels, at all stages of the writing process.

***Writing Resources opens for the fall semester on Monday, August 25, 2025.***
See below for our hours, appointment directions, advice, and resources.

HOURS

Sundays, 6 pm - 9 pm
Mondays, 10 am - 9 pm
Tuesdays, 10 am - 4 pm, 5 pm - 9 pm (*closed for labor meeting)
Wednesdays, 10 am - 9 pm
Thursdays, 10 am - 3 pm, 5 pm - 9 pm (*closed for convo)
Fridays, 10 am - 5 pm

See the Hutchins Library daily schedule for exceptions and updates!

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

1: Sign in and choose an appointment date/time. White boxes represent available times. A short form will pop up in a new window.

2: Select Face-to-Face, Video/Chat, or Written Feedback mode and fill in some details about the assignment. To see what modes are available, hover your cursor over the consultants' names. The majority of our available appointments are face-to-face.

3: Click "save." You should receive an e-mail confirmation shortly.

ATTENDING YOUR APPOINTMENT

Face-to-Face (RECOMMENDED) On the day/time of your appointment, check in at the front desk (enter Hutchins, to the right). Let one of our students know you have an appointment. Bring your laptop, paper draft, assignment sheet, and any feedback from your professor.
Video/Chat On the day/time of your appointment, log back into WCONLINE, click your appointment box, then click "Start or Join Online Consultation" to enter the video/chat room. Tech trouble? Email writingresources@berea.edu or call 859-985-3404 for help.
Written Feedback After your appointment time has passed, log back into WCONLINE, open your appointment form, and download the new attachment with your consultant's feedback. Consultants cannot always read the whole paper in 50 minutes, but they will do their best to provide actionable feedback. Having trouble? Email writingresources@berea.edu for help.

THINGS TO KNOW

Consultants will not pre-read papers. Your 50-minute appointment is the time our awesome (!), trained consultants have to read, talk about, and offer feedback on your paper.
Appointments are minimum 10 minutes and maximum 50 minutes. You can schedule up to 3 appointments per week. We just ask that you don't schedule back-to-back appointments with the same consultant.
We cannot guarantee that you'll work with your consultant of choice. We try to honor the selections you make when you schedule, but we may move you to a new consultant without notification to ensure that you get help at the time you requested.
Bring your stuff (assignment sheet, drafts, class notes, etc.). The more we know about your assignment, the more we can help.
HAVE FUN! Writing is exciting! and interesting! and useful! It does so much important work--individually and communally. Come write with us!

RESOURCES

If you need to do research, make a reference consultant appointment here.

Interested in Grammarly? Sign up for a free Premium account (using your Berea e-mail) here. We recommend you keep it turned off during your initial drafting. If you have questions about its suggestions, feel free to make an appointment with us to talk it through.

WritingResources@berea.edu | 859-985-3404 | main floor of Hutchins Library (to the right)