The Global Communication Center!Director, Joanna Wolfe, Ph.D.!

We support CMU students at any level for any academic communication project ! !!

Written Visual Oral

GCC tutors are trained to work in many genres with students across disciplines !

Argumentative Writing

Presentations

PostersAbstractsGraphs, Tables, & Diagrams

Non-Native English Speakers

Literature Reviews

Science Writing

Information GraphicsResumes

Proposals

Lab ReportsCover Letters

Dissertations

ThesisEngineering Writing

Citations

Writer’s BlockConference Papers Summaries & Critiques

Journal Articles

Short Stories

GCC tutors can best help you with the “broader” sections of a scientific report !

Our tutors are trained in a semester long course on rhetoric, pedagogy and writing center theory

GCC tutors can assist you at any point in your process, from researching to writing to rehearsing !

The GCC is located on the first floor of Hunt Library!

Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm ! Sunday 5pm-8pm !

Check availability and make appointments directly on our website: www.cmu.edu/gcc!

You can see when tutors are availableand schedule your appointment online!

Get on our waitlist if the slot you want is unavailable

eTutoring appointments

Or visit the GCC and our receptionist will make you a walk-in appointment !

Here is an overview of a typical appointment at the Global Communication Center!

You upload your documents, instructor prompts, and model document

Tutor prepares for session

Session: 50 minutes

You make an appointment

You and tutor write up a revision plan

Your GCC tutor will prepare for your session if you upload your paper 2 hours before your appointment!

The GCC also offers eTutoring appointments for your writing assignments

We email you a screencast video with our feedback

The GCC also offers campus workshops!

Written Communication!

•  Preparing grant proposals

• Writing a literature review

• Writing about data

• Writing professional emails

Oral Communication!

• Gender and communication

•  Team Communication

Visual Communication!

• Designing scientific posters

• Designing effective PowerPoint presentations

We also hold a “dissertation boot camp” for Ph.D. students in May

Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or make an account on our website to find out about workshops and events!

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ GlobalCommunicationCenter Website: www.cmu.edu/gcc Email: gcc-cmu@andrew.cmu.edu

Contact us if you have questions or would like to make a GCC tutoring appointment !