The Writing and Learning Center
In accordance with the mission of the university, the Writing and Learning Center (WLC) provides an inclusive space for students of all levels and cultural backgrounds to learn how to make the most of their academic experience. It offers tutorials, workshops, class visits and resources that support students in developing lifelong skills in writing, languages, and quantitative literacy. The WLC fosters student success by helping students become active writers and engaged learners at every stage in their university career. The Academic Mentor program, supervised by the WLC, takes a holistic approach to academic support, facilitating learning opportunities among students, professors, advisors, librarians, and student life professionals, including helping students connect with peers about courses and academic life at Franklin. Specifically, WLC support is offered in the following areas:
Writing: As all writers benefit from sharing works-in-progress with an intelligent reader, the WLC organizes tutorials on a one-on-one basis at any moment of the writing process, from understanding an assignment to citing sources.
Learning: In addition to writing tutorials, students can also meet one-on-one with a trained tutor to work on a wide variety of university and study skills, including note taking techniques, time management skills, oral presentation strategies, and exam preparation.
Language Tutoring: Students meet with language tutors in groups to work on vocabulary, grammar, and conversation in Italian, French and German.
Academic Leadership Opportunities: The WLC supervises the Academic Mentor program for First Year Seminars and offers Life-Long Learning