The Write Place
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/

Opened
Fall 1968

Sponsor
English Department under the College of Fine Arts and
Humanities

Consultations in 2002-2003
3200 (approximate)

Square footage
750 (approximate)

Services offered

- Peer tutoring in writing for undergraduate and graduate students across the disciplines.
- Individual work with faculty preparing written work for publication.
- Student workshops on a range of topics pertaining to academic writing.
- Faculty development workshops on topics such as writing to learn, and designing, responding to and evaluating writing assignments.
- Monthly reading series of works by writers from historically marginalized groups.
- Multicultural literary arts magazine featuring visual art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by St. Cloud State faculty and students.
- Collaboration with a range of student groups writing for social justice.
- Literacy Education Online (LEO) Web site: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/

Staff
At least fifteen undergraduate and graduate tutors and interns. Undergraduates are paid by the hour; graduates receive tuition remission and a semesterly stipend. In recent years, some faculty have assisted with assessment and publishing projects.

Clientele
Writers at all levels of experience and ability. Last year The Write Place worked with an increasing number of graduate students composing theses and with faculty. Many undergraduate students come from writing-intensive courses in St. Cloud State’s core curriculum such as Democratic Citizenship,` Racial Issues, and Introduction to Rhetorical and Analytical Writing. Another large group is international students in ESL courses and upper-division courses across the disciplines.

Annual budget
$10,000 for student salaries; $230 for supplies (director’s salary, TA stipends, space and maintenance funded by outside sources).