Welcome to the Santa Rosa Junior College Writing Center

About Us

The English Department Writing Centers on the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses provide free writing tutorial services and computer/printer use to all registered SRJC students

Writing Center Hours

Santa Rosa Campus Writing Center

Monday and Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Petaluma Campus Writing Center

Monday: 1:30-1:30 and 4:00 - 5:00
Tuesday: 11:00 - 12:00 and 4:00 - 5:00
Wednesday: 11:00 - 3:00 and 4:00 - 5:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 1:00 and 4:00 - 5:00
Friday: 11:00 - 12:00

Location and Contact Information:

Santa Rosa Campus Writing Center:
1601 Emeritus Hall (707)527-4351

Petaluma Campus Writing Center:
217 Bertolini Hall (no phone)

Facilities

Santa Rosa Campus:

The Santa Rosa campus Writing Center is located in 1601 Emeritus. 18 iMac G3 computers and one pc are available for student use. All coomputers have zip disk drives. Students may print one copy of written homework with no charge.

Petaluma Campus:

The Petaluma Writing Center is located in 217 Bertolini. 4 iMac G3 computers are available for student use. All coomputers have zip disk drives. Students may print one copy of written homework with no charge.

Services

The Writing Centers on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses offer free tutorial help by English department faculty and instructional assistants for all SRJC students who seek assistance with their writing. Instructors work with students on the full range of the elements of composition, including brainstorming, thesis development, essay organization, paragraphing, topic sentence clarity, style, coherence, MLA documentaion format, research techniques, mechanics, grammar, and punctuation. English composition skills apply to writing done across the curriculum. Students may also use the computers in the labs to draft essays and do research.

Policies

Students using the writing lab for tutorial services or for computer/printer use must sign in and out using their student id number.

Students seeking tutorial assistance must sign up on a wait list. The instructor or teaching assistant onduty will call each student in turn to the tutoring table.

Tutorials are typically between 10 - 15 minutes; however, if several students are waiting, the instructor may need to further limit the session.

Cell phones must be turned to SILENT mode.

Please keep talking to a minimum.

English 365: English Writing Skills, Online Writing Lab: Build Your Own Course From Our Menu!

English 365 is a 1/2 unit course designed for individuals needing to develop or review specific writing skills. Each student creates a unique course from a menu of writing skill modules according to the student's particular needs. Modules are offered in five categories: punctuation, grammatical sentences, clear sentences, essay forms, and research writing. Follow the link below to obtain further information about or to enroll in English 365.

Go to English 365 home page
Go to Online Writing Lab Menu page