The Writing Center

The Northeastern University Writing Center offers free and friendly tutoring and for any level of writer, including help with conceptualizing writing projects, the writing process (i.e., planning, researching, organizing, drafting, and revising), and using sources effectively. The Writing Center has two locations: 412 Holmes Hall (617-373-4549) for advance appointments and 136 Snell Library (617-373-2086) for walk-in appointments. Online appointments are also available. Hours vary by location. To make an appointment or learn more about the Writing Center visit its website. For writing tips and updates about the Writing Center, follow us via social media on Facebook and on Twitter at @NEUWrites.

Snell Library

In addition to providing research resources typical of a major university library, Snell Library collaborates with both the First-Year Writing and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines programs to support students’ information literacy.

Snell Library also houses the Digital Media Commons, which offers a variety of resources for instructors and students regarding multimedia projects.

Peer Tutoring

The Peer Tutoring Program offers a wide range of tutoring services to meet the academic needs of the undergraduate students in many of the introductory courses, as well as some of the upper-level courses in the NU Core. The goal is to create synergy among students, faculty, and tutors in a collaborative academic environment where the student’s personal and academic growth and development is a priority. If you are in need of academic assistance, contact the Peer Tutoring Program Monday thru Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Peer Tutoring services are FREE and open to all NU undergraduate students. Peer tutoring begins the second week of classes and ends the last day of classes. The Peer Tutoring Program is located in 1 Meserve Hall. Call 617-373-8931 or email NUpeertutoring@gmail.com for more information.

Opportunity for Publishing: NU Writing

NU Writing is an online journal that publishes compositions made in First-Year Writing and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines, courses that are part of Northeastern University’s Writing Program. NU Writing helps students to find a wider audience for their compositions and to experience publishing, both by learning about the submission and review process and by participating on the journal’s board. Compositions published in NU Writing are alphabetic and multimodal—written in verse or prose, or composed in multiple modalities, such as image and sound. NU Writing welcomes traditional essays as well as texts from alternate genres: for example, poems, photo-essays, digital narratives, and films. All currently matriculated students who have taken, or are taking, courses in the Writing Program are encouraged to participate, by submitting a composition or serving on the journal’s board or both.

Any undergraduate may submit a composition made in FYW or AWD if they are enrolled at Northeastern University at the time of submission. For more information, go here. Any questions may be emailed to the Assistant Director to the Writing Program, Matthew Hitchcock at hitchcock.m@husky.neu.edu

Writing Program Contact Information

Director of the Writing Program: Mya Poe at m.poe@northeastern.edu
Director of the Writing Center: Isabel Sobral Campos at i.sobralcampos@northeastern.edu
Director of Advanced Writing: Laurie Nardone at l.nardone@northeastern.edu
Director of First-Year Writing: Kelly Garneau at k.garneau@northeastern.edu

Student Life Resources

We Care

WeCare is a program operated through the Office for Student Affairs. The mission is to assist students experiencing unexpected challenges to maintaining their academic progress. WeCare works with the student to coordinate among university offices and to offer appropriate on and off campus referrals to support successfully resolving the issue. WeCare also provide information to faculty and staff to identify Northeastern resources and policies to help students succeed. The WeCare program is located in the Student Affairs Office in 104 Ell Hall. The hours are 8:30am - 7pm Monday through Thursday and 8:30am - 5pm on Fridays (summer hours subject to change). Call 617.373.4384 or email wecare@neu.edu.

Accommodations

If a student has a disability that requires the knowledge and action of the instructor, the students should notify the instructor within the first three class periods of their need for accommodations. Such requests should be accompanied by the appropriate paperwork from the Disability Resource Center. Northeastern University and the Disability Resource Center (DRC) are committed to providing disability services that enable students who qualify under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) to participate fully in the activities of the university. To receive accommodations through the DRC, students must provide appropriate documentation that demonstrates a current substantially limiting disability. Accommodations are provided based on an evaluation of the information provided by students and their clinicians, on a case-by-case basis. Students should provide documentation to the DRC at their earliest convenience to allow for sufficient time for review. After the documentation has been reviewed, a disability specialist will contact the student regarding appropriate next steps. For additional information on the DRC, visit their website or contact staff at 617.373.2675.

Disability Resource Center

The university’s Disability Resource Center works with students and faculty to provide students who qualify under the Americans With Disabilities Act with accommodations that allow them to participate fully in the activities at the university. Ordinarily, students receiving such accommodations will deliver teacher notification letters at the beginning of the semester. Students have the right to disclose or not disclose their disabilities to their instructors. For more information about the DRC, go here.

Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects individuals from sex or gender-based discrimination, including discrimination based on gender-identity, in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding. Any NU community member who has experienced such discrimination, sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, coercion, and/or sexual harassment, is encouraged to seek help. Confidential support and guidance can be found through University Health and Counseling Services staff and the Center for Spiritual Dialogue and Service clergy members. For reporting options and clarity on confidential and non-confidential options, please see Boston Campus Resources and Reporting Options.

Faculty members are considered “responsible employees” at Northeastern University, meaning they are required to report all allegations of sex or gender-based discrimination to the Title IX Coordinator. For additional information and assistance please see the Title IX page.