The Writing Centre is staffed by faculty who offer free, one-on-one assistance for students in University programs. Appointments can be made from September to April.
Appointments are available online and in-person - refer to the schedule below.
Hours
- Tuesdays: 2:00 to 4:30 pm - Online with Jay Ruzesky
- Wednesdays: 1 to 2 pm - Online with Jay Ruzesky
- Wednesdays: 2 - 3:30 pm - Face-to-face with Jay Ruzesky in Room 120
- Thursdays: 3 to 4 pm - Online with Jay Ruzesky
- Thursdays: 4 - 5 pm - Face-to-face with Jay Ruzesky in Room 120
Jay Ruzesky will offer workshops through the term. Please email jay.ruzesky@viu.ca for more information.
Book your appointment
Be sure to select Cowichan Fall 24 from the options on the login panel, to ensure you see Cowichan faculty schedules.
Students can book 2 appointments per week, up to 12 days ahead.
Choose your best time that matches an available slot, and then click your preference for the type of tutoring. This can be either:
- Video chat appointment: log back into this website approximately 5 minutes before the start time. Then, open this appointment and click "Start or Join Online Consultation".
or
- eTutoring appointment: upload your paper after making this appointment. Then, watch your email for notification that your appointment has been modified, which means than the professor has responded to your paper with tips, edits, and suggestions.
You can consult with us on any assignment
- essays
- reports
- resumes
- analyses
- proposals
- reflections
- journals
- letters
- annotated bibliographies
- outlines
- research papers
- and more ...
We assist you
- reading
- comprehension
- brainstorming
- planning
- focus
- grammar
- punctuation
- documenting sources
- organization
- expression
- style
- and any other concerns with writing
Please be prepared for your appointment, and bring/upload any assignment descriptions, plans, and drafts so we can best answer your specific questions.
Reach out directly
- Jay: Jay.Ruzesky@viu.ca
- Sally: Sally.Carpentier@viu.ca