RE: Extra-curricular consulting

[Linda Bergmann <bergmann@umr.edu>]

It appeals to me, too--and if we're aware of the dangers, we can avoid them.

Linda

At 03:01 PM 9/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Good point, Linda. At the university of missouri, the writing center has a
>system similar to Lee's. Tutors in the res halls have a room to work in and
>specific hours. There is clearly time when they are 'on the clock' and when
>they're not they don't have to feel obligated to tutor. Plus, having a
>designated meeting room is certainly safer for several reasons than
>tutoring in residential rooms or even in local bars & restaurants. Still,
>the idea of taking the tutoring to the writers appeals to me. It's one of
>the reasons we started the Online Writery.
>
>--Eric Crump
>
>

Linda S. Bergmann
Associate Professor of English and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, MO  65409

(573) 341-4685

bergmann@umr.edu