Writing & Communication Center

Overview

The Writing & Communication Center (WaCC) supports students of all abilities, at any stage of their reading, writing or presentation process. Want feedback on your paper, personal statement or project? We can help!

The WaCC resource page can help answer specific questions or guide you through learning a whole new thing. If you’d like more information or assistance, please call 425-352-5253 or email us at uwbwacc@uw.edu.

Our mission

Our mission is to help you become a stronger, more confident and more effective writer and communicator. We support UW Bothell’s campus-wide culture of writing and communication by working with students of all abilities, at any stage of the reading, writing, or presentation process.

Primary goals of the WaCC include:

• Providing direct assistance to UW Bothell students, through individual conferences, group workshops, and online support.
• Supporting faculty through individual consultation, curriculum development and collaborative teaching.
• Contributing to the scholarship on writing and communication pedagogy through programmatic research and collaboration with other educational institutions.

Diversity, equity & inclusion

We honor the myriad of diverse backgrounds and experiences students come from and aim to provide culturally responsive academic coaching that is continuously learning from the issues underrepresented students and communities encounter. We acknowledge there are many different ways to define and achieve student success.

Tutoring

We offer multiple types of conferences and resources to support Bothell students and faculty. All services are available to sign up for an appointment through EAB Navigate. The WaCC is open, fully staffed and ready to support you for Winter Quarter. You can learn more about our tutoring services and how to access them here.

Appointments & drop-ins

There are several ways to make an appointment at the WaCC:

• EAB Navigate
• The Navigate Student app
• The “Make a WaCC Appointment” survey

You can also just drop-in our Zoom room any time we’re open!

Still have questions about how to make an appointment? What this quick video that explains how to make a WaCC appointment.

Not a current UW Bothell student? Not a problem!

The Writing and Communication Center supports UW Bothell students, applicants, and alumni. UWB Students and alumni can make appointments through EAB Navigate. Folks applying to UW Bothell don’t have access to Navigate but can request an appointment by filling out this short form.

*Note: Unfortunately, we cannot support non-Bothell students including other UW campuses.

Winter Quarter hours

We’ll be fully staffed and ready to support you from Monday, January 6, 2025 through Friday, March 21. See below for our hours. View the UW Bothell Academic Calendar for all closures.

We are closed for the following holidays:

• January 1, 2025, New Year’s Day
• January 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• February 17, 2025, Presidents’ Day