Undergraduate Programs

The Writing Center is currently operating both in person (mask-friendly) and virtually via Microsoft Teams for conferencing services. For troubleshooting related to drop-in hours, graduate coaching and/or faculty resources, contact Writing Center Director Melissa Pavlik at mpavlik@northpark.edu or schedule a meeting.

Mission

The North Park University Writing Center provides free assistance to the university community through our drop-in center, one-on-one conferencing, and specialized workshops for all students enrolled in first-year Core Curriculum courses. Our undergraduate writing advisors (WAs) are trained to respect the intellectual work and linguistic roots of all students. We aim to cultivate writing as a process and promote healthy, coordinated habits for writing and learning while providing a brave space where passion for language can be celebrated.

Hours

The Writing Center opens for spring semester drop-in conferencing on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 10am.  Graduate/SPS students can request a writing coach for assistance in any academic writing assignments at any stage of the process by clicking here.

Spring 2024 drop in hours are offered both in person and virtually according to the following schedule:

Sunday
4:00–8:00 p.m.

Monday–Thursday
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00–5:00 p.m.
6:00–10:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday
Closed

Contact

Melissa Pavlik
Writing Center Director and Associate Professor
Brandel Library, room 123
(773) 244-4918
mpavlik@northpark.edu
schedule a meeting 

Antonio Pizarro
Writing Center Assistant Director and Lecturer
Brandel Library, room 017
apizarro@northpark.edu

Writing Center Physical Address
Brandel Library 123
5114 N. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625

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Online Conferencing

Learn more about remote drop-ins and course conferencing.

We’d love to hear feedback on your Writing Center experience. Let us know here.

Resources

Find writing and learning resources at the links below.

Publications

Read the Dec/Jan 2024 Issue of Feather Bricks Here!

Cover Art by Alann Vega

Feather Bricks, the School of Restorative Arts’ newsletter-turned-literary magazine, is a collaboration between writing advisors at Stateville and Logan Correctional Centers who are MA candidates, alumni of the Restorative Justice Ministry at North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS), and undergraduate writing advisors at North Park. Special kudos to inside editor DeCedrick Walker and outside transcribers and designers Hellen Pava, Lucia Scurto Capilla, and Megan Rodda. Gratitude to Stateville GED Educator Julie McGrath for copyediting, and much appreciation to Stateville Correctional Center’s EFA Laura Costabile and IDOC Public Information Officer Naomi Puzzello for providing a space for students to project their voices. Read past issues here:

Volume 1Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 I Volume 5 I Volume 6 Volume 7 I Volume 8Volume 9 I Volume 10 I Volume 11 I Volume 12 I Volume 13 I Volume 14 I Volume 15  Volume 16   Volume 17 Volume 18  Volume 19 I Volume 20

“New Beginnings: A Dual Campus Writing Center” by Darby Agovino

A North Park University Writing Center Writing Advisor (peer tutor) sits at a desk, composing a letter to her Letter Partner, an incarcerated student at the North Park Stateville Correctional Center Campus.

Alumni writing advisor Darby Agovino reflects on her experience working at North Park’s dual-campus Writing Center, staffed by and serving both students at Chicago’s North Park campus and Crest Hill, Illinois’ Stateville Correctional Center campus.

Become a Writing Advisor

Interested in joining our community of writing advisors? Click here to learn about the hiring process or here to nominate yourself or a student.

Meet Our Writing Advisors and Staff

To serve you, the Writing Center has a community of more than 90 undergraduate writing advisors, professional writing coaches, and graduate writing advisors across our North Park, Stateville Correctional Center, and Logan Correctional Center campuses.