Writing Centers
Bernard J. Rinella Jr. Learning Center
For all Miami students. Located at 16 Campus Avenue Building on the Oxford campus. Call 513 529-8705 or visit their website (below) for open hours.
Bernard J. Rinella Jr. Learning Center Website
Center for the Study of Writing
The Center for the Study of Writing is a group of graduate students and faculty from several departments committed to research in composition and to improve the quality of writing instruction. Members exchange ideas, plan composition-related activities and projects, and collaborate on grant proposals. The center supports graduate student research and professional involvement, sponsors writing conferences and workshops, and invites speakers to campus.
For more information, contact: Center for the Study of Writing,
Oxford Campus | English Dept., 272 Bachelor, 529-7340
Middetown Campus | 214 Johnston, 727-3283, 529-4936
Center for Writing Excellence
The mission of the Center for Writing Excellence is to assure that Miami fully prepares all of its graduates to excel in the writing they will do after college in their careers, roles as community and civic leaders, and personal lives. The Center's primary goals are as follows:
- To help faculty increase the amount and quality of writing instruction and practice that students receive throughout their studies at Miami.
- To help faculty tap writing’s tremendous potential for assisting students in mastering the content and thinking processes their courses are designed to teach.
- To foster a culture of writing in which students welcome the writing instruction they receive in their courses, seek additional opportunities to write outside of class, and strive continuously to improve their writing skills.
- To assure that all students—from the most accomplished to the most needful—have ample help outside of their classes as they strive to improve their writing.
Center for Writing Excellence Website
Hamilton Writing Center
For students at the Hamilton Campus: 104 Rentschler Hall. Drop in Tuesday 1 PM to 4 PM or Wednesday 8 AM to 9:30 AM. Appointments are available. Call 785-3139 or stop by the Center Monday through Thursday 8 AM to 7:30 PM or Friday 8 PM to 4 PM.
Howe Writing Initiative
For students enrolled in courses at the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration: 204 Laws Hall.
Drop in Monday 11AM to 3 PM; Tuesday 1 PM to 3 PM; Wednesdays 10 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 3 PM; and Thursdays 1 PM to 3 PM.
Appointments are available. Call 529-8296 or stop by the Center during drop-in hours.
Howe Writing Initiative Website
Middletown Reading and Writing Lab
For students at the Middletown Campus: 104 Johnston Hall. Drop in Monday through Thursday 10 AM to 7 PM or Fridays 10 AM to 2 PM. Appointments are available. Stop by the Center Monday through Thursday 8 AM to 7 PM or Friday 8 AM to 5 PM.
Ohio Writing Project
Founded in 1980 as a National Writing Project site, Miami University's Ohio Writing Project
sponsors an intensive summer workshop in which K-12 teachers study new directions in composition research and pedagogy.
After the workshop, many teachers conduct in-service programs both within their home districts and in other districts around
the state. Ohio Writing Project alumni have published widely, and they have won numerous teaching awards.
Ohio Writing Project Website
Windate Writing Center
For students in the Western College Program: 18 Peabody Hall.
Drop in Sunday through Thursday 7 PM to 12 AM.
Windate Writing Center Website