Conferences

Spring 2025 Services

Drop in to see us! Stop by Boatwright 171A during drop-in hours to meet with a consultant or simply ask about our services. You do not need an appointment to come in. All Writing Consultants can help with general writing topics and FYS projects.  

Book Ahead: In addition to our weekly drop-in hours, appointments can be booked 24 hours to 30 days in advance. Log in to your WLC Student Portal to see what's available.

Consultants Assigned to Your Class? Log in to your WLC Student Portal to see what's available. You'll enter your class information.

How To Find Us: We are in Boatwright Library in office 171A on the first floor. Walk past the circulation desk and head into the Collaborative Study Area. Look for the white board with the consultants' names to the right as you enter the area.

  Drop-In Hours Majors / Minors / Interests of Consultant
Monday 10-noon Psychology, Leadership, Philosophy
  noon-2pm Journalism, Leadership Studies
  2-4pm Education, English, Dance
  4-6pm Chemistry, English, Physics, Biology
  6-8-pm Geography, Anthropology, Creative Writing 
  8-10pm English, Entrepreneurship
Tuesday 10-noon English, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Visual Media Arts Practice
  noon-2pm Psychology (Neuroscience), Health Studies
  2-4pm PPEL major with politics concentration, dance minor
  4-6pm Marketing, Leadership Studies, Brainstorming, Spanish
  6-8-pm English, PPEL (Econ Concentration)
  8-10pm PPEL (Concentration in Economics), double minor in French and Art 
Wednesday 10-noon PPEL & Economics
  noon-2pm Journalism, Leadership Studies
  2-4pm English, Creative Writing
  4-6pm PPEL & Leadership Studies
  6-8-pm Psychology & Leadership Studies Double Major
  8-10pm History, Humanities, Thesis/long-term projects
Thursday 10-noon English, Health Studies
  noon-2pm Environmental Studies, Journalism, History, English, Research-based assignments
  2-4pm Leadership Studies and Cognitive Science 
  4-6pm Greek, Latin, Religious Studies, Music
  6-8-pm Biology, Neuroscience 
  8-10pm Leadership Studies, PPEL (Economics), Brainstorming, and Mandarin Chinese
Friday 10-noon History and political science
  noon-2pm PPEL Major, Concentrating in Politics, minoring in Journalism
  2-4pm Leadership Studies, Creative Writing, English
  4-6pm Leadership, Communications, Psych
Sunday noon-2pm Math Econ, Political Science, Creative Writing , Burmese 
  2-4pm BMB (Neuroscience), Linguistics
  4-6pm
  6-8-pm Economics, English, French, Vietnamese
  8-10pm Biology and French Majors, English, French

 


How to Prepare For a Writing Conference

Students can request video conferences or come by in person. If you work with consultants assigned to a class, log in to your WLC Student Portal to find a time to meet or submit your draft.

  • Have a copy of your assignment for the consultant and a draft you can share via Google Drive or as an attachment.
  • Set aside some time. Normally, conferences should last 30-45 minutes. We will help everyone we can, on a first-come, first-served basis. 
  • Have a learning accommodation? Suspect you might need one? No need to disclose this, and we do not make referrals, but all consultants now have neurodiversity training from Dr. Cort Schneider, UR's Director of Disability Services. Consultants can recommend effective planning, pre-writing and editing strategies during your conference. The WLC also offers workshops and appointments for those looking to build time management, stress management, and other academic skills. Visit the WLC Student Portal to request services and select the "academic skills" option to schedule an appointment.
  • English Language Learner? All writing consultants receive training on how to assist multilingual writers, but the WLC also offers English language learning appointments. Log in to your WLC Student Portal to request services and select the "English Language Learning" option to schedule an appointment.
  • Know Your Professor's AI Policy: We will not use generative AI unless you tell us that your professor permits it. We will use Grammarly's non-AI features to help you with style, mechanics, and connecting ideas.
  • Other questions? Please email us at wlc@richmond.edu.