George Fox University | Portland Writing Center

Portland Writing Center

The Portland Writing Center (PWC) is located in Room 141 of the Portland Center library. Check the calendar for hours of operation, which may vary each semester. For more information, e-mail pwc@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-6055.

What we do

We work with graduate and professional studies students to improve their writing. Face-to-face consultations are usually the most effective, but if an in-person appointment cannot be made, papers can be sent via email. A consultant will make comments on the paper and send it back. Further discussion and clarification can then take place over the phone as needed. No matter what the discipline is, clear, effective writing is imperative. We are not an editing service - we want to help students become better writers, not merely edit their papers for them - but we hope to work with students to develop the tools to write well. We can help students with the following elements of writing:

Thesis	Grammar
Organization	Citation formatting (MLA, APA, or Turabian)
Paragraph structure	Software (e.g., Word, EndNote)