UWC Services

How We Help You

The UWC supports faculty members by giving individual attention to student writers in your classes-and by letting you know about their visits when they give us permission to send you a note. We also offer customized writing workshops and short presentations about the UWC to any class or group on campus. Learn more about our presentations and workshops here.

In addition, the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative (WAC), another branch of the Division of Rhetoric and Composition in the College of Liberal Arts, gives extensive support in all aspects of writing instruction to instructors teaching Substantial Writing Component (SWC) courses. WAC seeks to improve the quality of SWC courses in the college, and to enhance the undergraduate writing experience for all Liberal Arts majors.

The Substantial Writing Component requirement helps students improve their:

ability to formulate ideas in writing
ability to write across disciplines
critical thinking skills
understanding of course content

For more information on the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative and instructor resources see: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/progs/wac/about/

How You Help Us

By recommending the UWC to your students, directing them to UWC website resources, or inviting us to your class to make a presentation, you make it possible for us to offer our services to thousands of students each year. Many of our clients say they learned about us from an instructor or an in-class presentation by a UWC consultant. You help us spread the word that the UWC serves all currently registered undergraduates, not just “problem” writers. Thanks for helping to inform your students about our services!

We also benefit from your feedback about the UWC. Please contact Coordinator Lisa Leit by email at coordinator@uwc.utexas.edu or phone at (512) 232-2730 with your questions and suggestions.

Add the UWC to your Syllabi

Please find below a summary of the UWC's services that may be added to your class syllabus or course schedule:

"I strongly encourage you to use the Undergraduate Writing Center, FAC 211, 471-6222: http://uwc.fac.utexas.edu/). The Undergraduate Writing Center offers free, individualized, expert help with writing for any UT undergraduate, by appointment or on a drop-in basis. Any undergraduate enrolled in a course at UT can visit the UWC for assistance with any writing project. They work with students from every department on campus, for both academic and non-academic writing.

Whether you are writing a lab report, a resume, a term paper, a statement for an application, or your own poetry, UWC consultants will be happy to work with you. Their services are not just for writing with “problems.” Getting feedback from an informed audience is a normal part of a successful writing project. Consultants help students develop strategies to improve their writing. The assistance they provide is intended to foster independence. Each student determines how to use the consultant’s advice. The consultants are trained to help you work on your writing in ways that preserve the integrity of your work."