Please browse the subject areas below for resources of particular relevance to you, the first-year composition student.

• Academics
• Documentation: MLA Style Guides
• Grammar, Spelling Usage, and Style
• The Research Paper
• Computing

Academics

• Student Support Services (including disabilities)
  Contact Suzanne Baker, acting director, at 227-7127.
• Writing and Learning Commons
  Located on the entry-level floor of Hunter Library, the Writing and Learning Commons provides free peer tutoring to all WCU students, especially students in WRCS courses. Call 227-7197. Find out more about workshop offerings in areas such as time management, note-taking, goal-setting, and exam preparation. Visit the website for additional learning and writing resources, hours of operation, and appointment information, http://walc.wcu.edu/. 
• English Department
  Visit it for interesting and important information on everything from job opportunities to grammar help.

Documentation: MLA Style Guides

• The Writing and Learning Commons electronic guide to MLA citation.
• A Research Guide for Students

Grammar, Spelling, Usage, and Style 

• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
• American Heritage Book of English Usage 
• Strunk and White’s Elements of Style 
• American Heritage Dictionary
• The Guide to Grammar & Writing  
• The Internet Grammar of English  
• HyperGrammar

The Research Paper

• The Writing and Learning Commons  
• A Research Guide for Students  
• Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online 

Computing 

• Computing Requirement at WCU
• Information Technology Services
  Visit the IT Services website for information from how to use your student email account to when you can sign up to take a workshop on PowerPoint or WebCT.
• Open Access Computer Labs
  Visit the Computer Labs website to learn more about lab locations, hours, and support services.
•  IT Online Help Desk  
  Visit for tutorials in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as basic computer skill information.
• Office of Educational Outreach/Continuing Education
  Need some basic instruction in computer skills or keyboarding? Contact the Office of Continuing Education at 227-7397 to request a mini-course.