The Mars Hill College Writing Center, located in its new home in Cornwell Hall, room 328, offers free writing tutoring for all MHC students. Writers are encouraged to make an appointment, but drop-in visits are welcome, time permitting.

Writing Center tutors are trained to provide assistance at all stages of the writing process, from prewriting to revising final drafts, and they work with writers in all disciplines. Whether you're working on that first essay for freshman English, tweaking a major research paper, or polishing your résumé for a job application, the tutors in the Writing Center can help you become a better writer.

Who We Are

The Writing Center is staffed by trained peer tutors, students with strong writing skills and a desire to help others. Tutors are nominated by members of the faculty and receive training before working with other writers. To become a peer tutor, students must have successfully completed English 110/111 and English 112.

Ms. Virginia Bower Director of the Writing Center & Assistant Professor of English email Ms. Bower I have been at Mars Hill College for several years and am currently an assistant professor in the Department of English as well as the college's Writing Center Director. As director of our center, I supervise, train, and work with peer tutors in order to help them provide the best quality tutoring for MHC students. I take writing seriously, and insist that “what you write is what you are.” Writing is thinking, and as such, students who take the writing process seriously will see improvement not only in their writing but also in their thinking in general. When I'm not teaching, training, or supervising, I'm most likely running, hiking, gardening, traveling, or having fun with my feline companions. I hope that all students will take advantage of the support provided by the Writing Center to help them improve their writing, their grades, and their overall academic performance.

Ali Andrzejewski I am a junior here at MHC. I am an English and psychology double major. After school I would love to teach internationally. I also play in the school's Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet and small Jazz Combo. I am a Grayson scholar and Challenger this year. My family currently lives in Brazil. I look forward to seeing you all in the Writing Center!

Ashley Kulka My name is Ashley Kulka, and I am a senior majoring in Business with a concentration in Marketing. I plan to obtain my MBA after graduation. I look forward to helping students in the Writing Center this semester.

Katie Kunzmann I'm Katie and I am from California. I am a sophomore majoring in psychology and minoring in philosophy/religion. I am also a Student Ambassador here on campus. I hope to encourage, help produce better papers, and make friends. See you at the Writing Center!

Kimberly Perry I am a senior art major and a proud member of the Bailey Mountain Cloggers.  I enjoy the writing process and am looking forward to working in the Writing Center this year. Hope to see you there!

Sammie Rybicki I’m currently a sophomore majoring in zoology and minoring in business. I am also a Bonner scholar, so I spend much of my time volunteering in the community. I enjoy writing and am looking forward to helping others with the writing process!

Megan Weaver I am a sophomore English major and a dancer. After college I would like to teach high school level English classes and continue my dance training. I look forward to working in the writing center this year and helping others become better writers.

What We Do

Peer tutors in the Mars Hill College Writing Center WILL...

• assist with writing assignments at any stage of the writing process
• provide kind, considerate, and professional tutoring
• help writers develop a clear sense of "the next step" for writing assignments once they leave the center

Peer tutors in the Mars Hill College Writing Center WON'T...

• write papers for students
• correct written work (tutors work with students to find problems and to eliminate them)
• give students topics (that's up to students and/or their professors)
• guarantee an "A" for having visited the center (students who seek help with writing assignments at the Writing Center will most assuredly improve in their writing, which is the main goal of the center)