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@ngskmc-eis.net
schedule a meeting
Antonio Pizarro
Writing Center Assistant Director and Lecturer
Brandel Library, room 017
apizarro@ngskmc-eis.net
Writing Center Physical Address
Brandel Library 123
5114 N. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Online Conferencing
Learn more about remote drop-ins and course conferencing.
- Online drop-in instructions (undergrad and grad)
- Undergraduate assigned WAs for CORE1000 and WI/WR courses
- Graduate and SPS conferencing by appointment
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 1| Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 I Volume 5 I Volume 6 Volume 7 I Volume 8 I Volume 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
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.
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.