Writing Center
The Writing Center
Services for Students and Staff
The Writing Center provides one-to-one instruction on writing skills and assistance with writing assignments in all college subjects on a drop-in basis.
- Clarifying assignments
- Writing process
- Developing and organizing ideas
- Grammar and punctuation questions
- Proofreading and editing skills
- Interpreting literature
- Essay exam strategies
- Research skills, including Internet and databases
- Citing sources in MLA, APA, Chicago, and other formats
- Oral presentations
- Transfer application and scholarship essays
- Resume and business letter writing
- Word processing skills
The Writing Center staff members have experience working with a variety of learning styles and preferences. Let us know how we can help!
Computer Access
- 32 personal computers (PCs)
- Word processing (Microsoft Word 2010)
- Internet and library research databases
Class Presentations
The staff makes presentations to classes about Writing Center services and writing issues, such as documenting sources, at the request of instructors.
Contact
- LR 424
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677 -
Fall and Spring
M-Th: 8:00am - 6:00pm
F: 8:00am - 4:00pm
- (916) 660-8093
Sonni Cooper Instructional Assistant, Writing Center. Part-time Instructor, English
- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- scooper [at] sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8093
- (916) 630-4529
Lorraine Flynn Instructional Assistant, Writing Center
- LR 424
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- lflynn [at] sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7202
Kim Marcussen Instructional Assistant, Writing Center. Part-time Instructor, ESL
- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- kgibson1 [at] sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8000
- (916) 630-4529
Margo Marvin Instructional Assistant, Writing Center
- LR 424
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- mmarvin [at] sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-8093
- (916) 630-4552
- N2 203
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945 -
Fall and Spring
MW: 8:30am - 3:00pm
TTh: 11:00am - 4:00pm
F: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Fridays: only on the first and third Fridays of the month.
- chall14 [at] sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5265
Christopher Hall Part-time Instructor, English, Instructional Assistant, Nevada County Campus
- N2 203
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- chall14 [at] sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5265
Melody Meier Part-time Instructor, Computer Information Systems, Nevada County Campus
- N1 111
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- mmeier [at] sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-2207
- (530) 274-5324