Would you like to put your awesome rhetoric and writing skills to work helping your fellow Longhorns? Then, apply to become a paid consultant at the Undergraduate Writing Center!

All consultants are required to take the course, RHE 368C: Writing Center Internship, which is now offered every semester. During the first part of the term, the class covers issues relating to writing center theory and practice. Students analyze the goals and practices of writing centers, examine elements of contemporary rhetorical and composition theory (including the writing process), survey typical course syllabi and assignments, and review basics of grammar, mechanics, and usage. During the final five weeks of RHE 368C, members of the class work under supervision for six hours a week as consultants (unpaid) in the Undergraduate Writing Center.

Any undergraduate who meets the upper-division requirement and gains permission from the instructor can register for the course. Priority is given to students who can give the UWC several semesters of service as a tutor. We actively seek students from across various majors and disciplines. For more information, contact Professor John Ruszkiewicz at jr@austin.utexas.edu