The Writing and Learning Center

The Mission
The Writing and Learning Center provides students with personalized, academic support and leadership opportunities regarding all forms of writing, communication and learning. We also assist students in writing towards career and graduate school goals. One-on-one sessions with peer editors and tutors promote self-reliance, critical thinking skills, good writing and research skills, and academic integrity.

Location
The Writing and Learning Center is located on the ground floor of the North Campus Academic Building.

Hours

Specific areas of concentration include:

Writing
Brainstorm with a tutor

Develop your thesis statement

Edit/revise/proofread papers

Acquire and refine research methods

Create a schedule for a paper's completion

Learn about writing for a particular major/discipline

Learn about writing expectations at the college level
Find resources for citing sources properly with MLA, APA or Chicago Style

Create a bibliography with MLA, APA or Chicago Style


Learning
Practice note taking techniques
Improve time management skills
Learn exam preparation strategies
Build vocabulary within your major field of interest

Practice oral presentations and speeches

Find resources to find discipline-specific tutoring

Leadership Opportunities
For Writing
Become a Peer Editor

Create a portfolio

Publish your writing
For Learning
Become an Academic Mentor

The Directors
Christina Bell Cornelius serves as the Writing Center Director and attended Franklin College in the mid-90s and returns to Lugano after working as a professional writer for a wide range of publications, corporations and museums.

Ann Gardiner serves as the Director of the Learning Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from New York University in 2002 and has been active in Writing and Learning Centers in the US and Germany. At Franklin, she teaches courses in Writing, Communication, and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies.

Contact Information
Christina Bell Cornelius
Director of the Writing Center
Office: Academic Building, North Campus
Phone: 091 986 36 21   
cbell@fc.edu

Ann Gardiner
Director of the Learning Center
Office: Villa, Office 7, Kaletsch Campus
Phone: 091 985 22 91 
agardiner@fc.edu

Please refer to the tutorial to find out how you can set-up your appointment with us!