Sessions
COUNT AND MODALITY
Demand for Writing Center services has surged. During the 2023-2024 academic year, our team held a total of 862 sessions, representing a 30% increase in session traffic from the previous year.
The Center typically sees an increase in student demand in the Spring compared to the Fall, thanks to traffic from established regulars coupled with a fresh batch of newcomers.
Our team admirably kept up with demand as students adjusted to return-to-campus and hybrid norms. Though the majority of sessions (80%) continue to be in-person at our space in G-608, the percentage of online sessions has increased to 20% from 17% in the 2022-2023 academic year.
UTILIZATION
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of our team’s available hours were utilized by students, up from 50% the previous year.
This number is averaged across the whole semester; in peak periods, it is common for us to operate at 90%-100% capacity. These rates present a challenge when students walk in or join our waiting list and we cannot serve them. Our team’s constraints in administrative funding prevent us from substantially expanding our hours further, which means we are rapidly approaching full capacity even during lower usage periods.
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DEPARTMENTS AND COURSES
Although the Writing Center is housed in the English Department, we strive to serve all writing across the disciplines and continue to make inroads with other departments. In the 2022-2023 academic year, 65% of sessions were focused on English department courses. Last year, this number dropped to 57% as more students came to the Center for their Humanities, Social Science, and Health Sciences assignments. Additionally, 6% of sessions were for professional and personal writing, including resumes, cover letters, and scholarship applications.
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Detailed data by department and course can be found in the table below. Notably, over 70% of sessions were for required courses across various career and technical education (CTE) degree programs. Courses are considered required if the CTE degree program lists the course as a graduation requirement.