Interested in working at the Rowan Writing Center?
More time-sensitive information is up top; but there is more general information below about applying, including: who should apply, our mission, our tutor's roles, and finally how to apply!
The Rowan Writing Center is looking for undergraduate and graduate tutors in all academic programs and disciplines. Applications for Rowan Writing Center staff in the Fall of 2021 are due by April 5th, 2021. Make an appointment and talk to any RWC tutor for more information. Join our tutors Thomas & Chloe on google meet Wednesday, March 3rd & Sunday, March 21st both from 6-7pm to learn about what it is like to work in the Rowan Writing Center.
Important Dates for 2020-21 School Year
Applications to start in Fall 2021
Application Deadline: April 5th, 2021
Information session / Tutor meet & greet: Wednesday, March 3rd & Sunday, March 21st both from 6-7pm (virtual)
Application Deadline: April 5th, 2021
Information session / Tutor meet & greet: Wednesday, March 3rd & Sunday, March 21st both from 6-7pm (virtual)
- Google meet link for the session/meet & greet
If you have applied and received a response or communication from someone, you will be updated on other upcoming dates and important information.
Job application for tutors
Rowan Undergraduate and Graduate Students from all disciplines interested in working as a Rowan Writing Center Tutor may find the detailed requirements below in the "How to Apply" section. An information session / Tutor Meet & Greet will be held by current tutors for all perspective tutors.
Graduates from ALL disciplines are encouraged to apply. Writing tutors are needed in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Psychology as well as in Education, Business, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, and History.
Graduates from ALL disciplines are encouraged to apply. Writing tutors are needed in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Psychology as well as in Education, Business, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, and History.
Who should apply?
The Rowan Writing Center encourages applicants from all academic disciplines. We hire graduate and undergraduate tutors.
Undergraduate candidates should have completed College Composition II or Sophomore Clinic, or its transfer equivalent with a B and possess an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Undergraduate tutors are expected to make a minimum commitment of ten hours a week during Fall and Spring semesters (2-semester minimum commitment). All tutors must participate in two-day long training sessions in August and be available on Fridays from 2p-3p in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Graduate applicants should have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Graduate applicants with research, journal publication, teaching, tutoring, mentoring, learning consultant or teaching assistant experience strongly preferred. Graduate tutors are expected to make a minimum commitment of six hours a week during Fall and Spring semesters (2-semester minimum commitment). All tutors must participate in two-day long training sessions in August and be available on Fridays from 2p-3p in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Graduates from ALL disciplines are encouraged to apply. Writing tutors are needed in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Psychology as well as in Education, Business, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, and History.
Undergraduate candidates should have completed College Composition II or Sophomore Clinic, or its transfer equivalent with a B and possess an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Undergraduate tutors are expected to make a minimum commitment of ten hours a week during Fall and Spring semesters (2-semester minimum commitment). All tutors must participate in two-day long training sessions in August and be available on Fridays from 2p-3p in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Graduate applicants should have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Graduate applicants with research, journal publication, teaching, tutoring, mentoring, learning consultant or teaching assistant experience strongly preferred. Graduate tutors are expected to make a minimum commitment of six hours a week during Fall and Spring semesters (2-semester minimum commitment). All tutors must participate in two-day long training sessions in August and be available on Fridays from 2p-3p in both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Graduates from ALL disciplines are encouraged to apply. Writing tutors are needed in the sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Psychology as well as in Education, Business, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, and History.
Our Mission
The Rowan Writing Center’s mission is to create a university community of strong, confident writers and communicators. Our goal is to develop the writer, not just the writing. We offer an inclusive, accessible, and supportive environment where Rowan Writing Center tutors provide opportunities that enable student writers to discover and develop effective writing and composing practices. We offer a space where writers of many genres can find support at any stage of the writing process. From brainstorming ideas, organizing them, revising drafts and checking citations, the RWC and its tutors provide a comfortable environment for students to improve and succeed.
We are a multiliteracy resource center that invites students to work collaboratively on all types of writing projects, including academic papers, argument essays, creative writing, and multimodal projects with trained peer tutors. We integrate writing, speaking, digital media, and other modes of communication in order to serve diverse students and their needs across disciplines, languages, and learning differences. In addition to print-based essays, students in a multiliteracy center are often found collaborating with tutors on slide presentations, videos, social media, graphic design, performance, public speaking, and more.
We are a multiliteracy resource center that invites students to work collaboratively on all types of writing projects, including academic papers, argument essays, creative writing, and multimodal projects with trained peer tutors. We integrate writing, speaking, digital media, and other modes of communication in order to serve diverse students and their needs across disciplines, languages, and learning differences. In addition to print-based essays, students in a multiliteracy center are often found collaborating with tutors on slide presentations, videos, social media, graphic design, performance, public speaking, and more.
Our Tutors' Roles
Writing Center Tutors work with undergraduate and graduate students on writing assignments across the disciplines. This includes traditional essays, research papers, lab reports, slide shows & presentations, speeches, resumes, scholarship applications, personal statements, and creative writing projects. Part of doing this includes assisting students with navigating genres and developing critical reading and academic skills. Tutors work one on one and in small groups, individually and in teams. They tutor in the Writing Center and provide information sessions for classes and facilitate workshops in classrooms alongside instructors. This requires speaking in front of groups of up to 30 people. Paid training and ongoing professional development are provided. Opportunities for research and conference participation exist.
How to apply
Applications should include writing samples from two different academic disciplines, genres or modes (Comp essay, lab report, history paper, infographic, video…), name and contact information for a faculty recommender, and a demonstration of your coaching or tutoring, which can be a three to five minute video, an infographic (like piktochart), or prezzi teaching explaining, or coaching someone else in doing something you do or understand well. Your demonstration video does not need to have academic content. All materials must be submitted using the online form (do not email separately).
You will also be required to have experienced tutoring in our writing center as a student working on an assignment with one of our current tutors. You can make an appointment using the link below and visit our "Making an Appointment" page for help making one.
