The Writing and Communications Center
Let's Get Started
Stop by the Writing & Communications Center (WCC), where our team can help you achieve all your communications goals.
What can we help with? Pretty much anything: brainstorming, cover letters, dissertations, English conversation, graduate school applications, group projects, interview preparation, PhD coaching, presentations, public speaking, résumés/C.V.s, essay revisions, and more!
The Writing and Communications Center is housed within the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Additional information about the WCC is available on Stevens' Hub.
Schedule an Appointment
Book a 50-minute appointment and get tailored help from one of our highly trained consultants.
Appointments
In-Person and Online Synchronous Appointments
During synchronous, one-on-one sessions, peer and professional consultants provide writing and communications feedback in real time.
In-person appointments take place in Kidde 219.
To start your online, synchronous appointment, log on to WCOnline 5 minutes before your appointment, click your reservation, and then click select "Start Consultation."
Asynchronous Appointments
Since 2013, the Writing & Communications Center has offered e-tutoring, enabling Stevens constituents to upload their work and receive feedback via email. For asynchronous appointments, upload your .doc/.docx document (not .pdf) to our scheduling platform, and one of our consultants will send their helpful comments right to your inbox.
Asynchronous appointments are useful for resumes, cover letters, and texts that are in their final stage. Consultants provide suggestions for the first 1,000 words.
Standing Appointments
Working on a large, long-term project? Ask for a standing appointment! You'll meet with the same consultant at the same time each week. Work on planning, time management, goal setting, research, citation, revision, or polishing. Email Dr. Sarah Minsloff, the associate director of the WCC, at [email protected] to set up your standing appointment.
Policies and Procedures
Resources
The Writing and Communications Center provides resources—such as handouts and workshops—to writers, instructors, advisors, job seekers, and English language learners at Stevens.
Meet the Staff
Bobby Pelphrey, Director
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Bobby received his PhD in Adult Literacy with a specialization in TESOL from St. John's University. Before moving to New York City, Bobby worked as a composition/ESL instructor and a professional writing consultant at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He has over 20 years of experience in classrooms and writing centers, helping students unlock their writing potential. In his spare time, Bobby enjoys reading Stephen King novels, collecting DC and Marvel Comics memorabilia, and playing with his maltipoo, Harriet.
Sarah Minsloff, Associate Director
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Sarah received her PhD in English literature from Columbia University. She has been helping students explore literature and master composition skills, in classrooms and writing centers, for over ten years. Her teaching and research focus on intersections of literature and politics, and teaching rhetorical skills in diverse and underprivileged communities. Sarah lives in Greenwich Village with her wife and a pair of tubby tabby cats named Pip and Mr. Tulkinghorn.
Visit Stevens' Hub to meet the WCC's professional and peer consultants.