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Meet the Staff

The "Write Place" offers a fun work environment where you can connect with students and make a difference. No matter your major, if you have a love for writing and helping others, we would love for you to join our team!

Staff

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Jacob BuechlerIntrim Wrinting Center Director
"Difficulty is a coin which  the learned conjure so as not to reveal the vanity of their studies and which human stupidity is keen to accept in payment." (Montaigne)
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Jacob Buechler
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Jennifer Toney Grad Assistant 
"Not every day is good, but there is good in every day!"                                               
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Jennifer Toney

 

 

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Hannah ThomasFaculty Writing Consultant
"Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it." (Moore)
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Hannah Thomas

FACULTY TUTORS

These English professors provide one-on-on assistance for graduate students who are working on their Master's Thesis, Master's Report or Dissertation.  To find out how you can be assigned to a faculty tutor, go to the Graduate Writing Studio.

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Mr. Jacob BuechlerEnglish Department Faculty
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” ~ Stephen King
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Mr. Jacob Buechler
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Dr. Phillip BlackmonEnglish Department Faculty
“Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet.” ~ Anon
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Dr. Phillip Blackmon
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Ms. Linda Woods English Department Faculty
“[As a writer] you have to have the three D’s: drive, discipline and desire. If you’re missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it’s going to be really hard to get anything done.” ~ Nora Roberts
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Ms. Linda Woods
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Ms. Kiietti Walker-Parker English Department Faculty 
“The English language is an arsenal of weapons. If you are going to brandish them without checking to see whether or not they are loaded, you must expect to have them explode in your face from time to time.” ~ Stephen Fry
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Ms. Kiietti Walker-Parker

WANT TO JOIN THE "WRITE PLACE" TEAM?

Applying to The "Write Place" is simple! Just complete this application. If you have questions you may come by Carver Complex, N (Hollins Wing), Room 125. Email application materials to The "Write Place" at write.place@aamu.edu. Send emails to "Writing Center Director" and put "Writing Center Job Application" in the subject line. The "Write Place" offers employment opportunities for the following positions:

Grad Assistant

Graduate Assistants assist the Writing Center Director in management and day-to-day operations. Click here to see the full Grad Assistant job description.

Graduate Applicants must also submit a writing sample in addition to their applications: a prose writing sample (2–5 pages in length). The best samples are generally ones that present an argument of some kind rather than a summary. You may use an essay that was written for a class.

Writing Tutor

Writing tutors consult with students, offering feedback & suggestions for their writing tasks. For a full Writing Tutor job description, click here.

 

Work Study/Non-Tutor

In this position, employees provide support for Writing Center Director and Graduate Assistant in management of day-to-day operations (filing, copying, answering phones and other duties as assigned). Click here to see the full non-tutor job description.

 

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