{"id":1542,"date":"2020-09-15T13:22:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/?page_id=1542"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:15:08","slug":"group-orientations-class-visits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/writing-center\/resources\/faculty-resources\/group-orientations-class-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Orientations and Class Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orientations\">Orientations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers are welcome to contact Writing Center Director Margaret Mika at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mmika@uwm.edu\">mmika@uwm.edu<\/a>&nbsp;to arrange for a brief (10-15 minute)<strong> virtual or in-person <\/strong>class visit or group orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-class-visits\">Class Visits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our statistics consistently show that the #1 way students learn about us is through their teachers. To encourage your students to take advantage of the Writing Center, schedule an in-person or virtual class visit <em>any time<\/em> during the semester. A Writing Center representative will take about 10 minutes to tell your students about our services including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Writing Center is for everyone\u2014all writers, freshmen through graduate students, even faculty\u2014at all skill levels and in every subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All appointments are one-on-one, 25- or 50-minute sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s easy to make an appointment on our website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Center is a friendly and confidential place staffed by well-trained tutors who enjoy talking to fellow writers about their projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-p-md\" id=\"h-schedule-a-visit\">Schedule a Visit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">To schedule an in-person or virtual class visit, please email <a href=\"mailto:mmika@uwm.edu\">mmika@uwm.edu<\/a> and include the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your course title and time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of students in class<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First and second choice of dates for visit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate preference for in-person or virtual visit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please wait for confirmation while we make every effort to accommodate your request.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orientations Teachers are welcome to contact Writing Center Director Margaret Mika at&nbsp;mmika@uwm.edu&nbsp;to arrange for a brief (10-15 minute) virtual or in-person class visit or group orientation. 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