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Graduate Student Writing Services

Graduate writers face unique challenges that range from learning to navigate larger pieces of sustained writing to successfully approaching unfamiliar genre conventions. OGS is here to provide support. Schedule a 30-minute online meeting with Dr. Stephanie Harper regarding graduate writing at any stage of the process. Writing Support Sessions can be schedule via Bookings:

Book: Writing Support Session

Coming in Spring 2025! Writing Accountability Groups provide community, support, and engagement while helping students establish goals, structure, and sustainable writing practices.

Writing Accountability Groups at USF are composed of Masters and Doctoral students working on sustained writing (Proposals, Portfolio papers, Theses, Dissertations, Academic essays). These peer-focused writing groups meet once a week for an hour over 10 weeks during the semester.

Registration for both peer matching and established writing accountability groups for Spring 2025 will open in December of 2024. Registration Deadline January 27th. Orientation will be the first Week of February.

The Multilingual Writing Center (FAO 116A) offers one-on-one writing consultations to international and/or multilingual USF graduate students from any field who may encounter unique challenges in the academic writing process. (Virtual or In-Person)

Attend a one-on-one, 45-minute writing sessions with experienced writing tutors. They assist at all stages of the writing process, including brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing. Common topics of discussion include structure, cohesion, grammatical clarity, and expectations for academic writing.

Book: Multilingual Writing Center

Online: 9 AM - 10 AM via Teams. JOIN HERE.

In-Person: 3 PM - 5 PM in ALN 296.

Being intentional and consistent about writing will help you progress and meet your goals. Whether it's a journal article or a fellowship/grant, thesis or dissertation, proposal, or a scholarship/award application, join peers in a time of dedicated writing, open discussion, and individual assistance.

Light refreshments (coffee, water, snacks (pretzels, popcorn, cookies, etc.) are provided to in-person attendees. 

Questions?
Contact Dr. Stephanie Harper (Online)
Contact Dr. Tracy Costello (In-Person)