Academic Services at Eckles

The Writing Center           Economics, Mathematics and Sciences Tutoring         The Language Cafe

The Writing Center

Beginning on Sunday, September 20th The Writing Center will be back on the Mount Vernon Campus every Sunday night from 7-10pm.  All GW Writing Center tutoring takes place on the first floor of Eckles Library in the Conference Room (towards the back of the first floor). 

To schedule an appointment with a GW Writing Center tutor, please fill out a form on  The Writing Center webpage. Walk-ins may be accepted, but keep in mind that there may not be an open slot available at the time you arrive.

Besides Sunday nights at Eckles, the Writing Center offers additional sessions throughout the week in Foggy Bottom. More information is available on their website .

 The Writing Center conducts free, one-on-one sessions with undergraduate and graduate students to assist them with course writing assignments, research papers, theses, and personal statements. Sessions are scheduled on the hour and last either 25 minutes or 50 minutes. Trained graduate and undergraduate peer tutors help students develop and focus their ideas, implement an organizational strategy, utilize evidence proficiently, and clarify their syntax and diction.

To best serve you, please bring the following to your appointment: your assignment sheet, any work you have done on the paper, teacher or peer comments if applicable, any resources you have readily available, and anything else with which you need help.

Economics, Mathematics and Sciences Tutoring

All Math and Science Center tutoring sessions take place in Eckles Library Room 205, unless otherwise indicated above.  Sessions are free, open and require no prior sign up.  Tutoring is geared toward non-major level courses (generally freshmen and sophomores).  Just drop in and don’t forget to bring texts, workbooks and any specific assignments.  

All sessions are sponsored by the Elizabeth Somers Math and Science Center of The Mount Vernon Campus.

The Language Cafe

The Language Cafe is an opportunity for anyone interested in using language skills to engage in casual conversation in numerous languages* while enjoying refreshments.

The Language Cafe is free and requires no advance sign-up.

Located on the first floor of Eckles Library, the Cafe takes place from 2-3 pm (2:30-3:30 for French) on the following dates for Fall 2009:

• Tuesday, September 15
• Tuesday, October 20
• Tuesday, November 17
• Tuesday, December 8

* Languages for Fall 2009 include ASL, Chinese, EAP, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.