The University Writing Center seeks to foster a positive writing climate on campus and beyond.  Our mission is fivefold:

• To serve the entire George Mason Community by empowering students, faculty, staff, and alumni to become better writers, critical thinkers, and communicators.
  
• To create face-to-face partnerships between writers and tutors, one-to-one and in small groups, as well as virtual partnerships through the Online Writing Lab (OWL).
  
• To participate actively in Writing Across the Curriculum initiatives through tutoring writing in all majors and degree programs, offering workshops on writing and research, building an array of online and on-site resources for writers, and collaborating with units across campus to provide various discipline-specific services.
  
• To participate actively in English as a Second Language (ESL) initiatives by providing specialized services and support to non-native speakers of English.
  
• To provide information, resources, and links related to the writing process through topic-related workshops, the Writing Center website, and freely available handouts.