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Who We Are

Our Mission

The University Writing Center (UWC) is a teaching space committed to helping students develop as writers. We believe that writers at all levels benefit from sharing their writing with knowledgeable, engaged readers.  Since the goal of tutoring is to grow one’s independence – and because students always maintain agency over their own work – our tutors will not copyedit or write papers for their clients. Instead, our tutors will be active listeners and readers; they will offer thoughtful suggestions and ask clarifying questions, help their clients to make effective rhetorical choices, and encourage them throughout their writing process – from brainstorming and outlining to drafting, revising, and editing. The UWC welcomes all currently-enrolled University of Utah students - including transfer students - and offers free, one-to-one consultations in person and online.

University Writing Center Staff


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Anne McMurtrey
Director

She, Her, Hers

Director of the University Writing Center & Graduate Writing Center

Email: anne.mcmurtrey@utah.edu

Professional Interests: Writing Centers, Writing Program Administration, Composition, Writing Assessment

Previous Academic Institutions: University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Washington State University

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Cam
Coordinator

She, Her, They, Them

Coordinator of the University Writing Center

Major: Honors Psychology, English 

Writing Expertise/Interests: Analytical essays, creative writing (prose, poetry), literary analysis, APA, MLA, Chicago style

Languages Known: English, some Spanish

Favorite Quote:"If there were no emptiness, there would be no life." -Margaret Atwood

Favorite Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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Ada
Office Receptionist

She, Her, Hers

Major: Writing & Rhetoric Studies, Minor in Philosophy

Language Spoken: English, some Spanish

Favorite Quote: "We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here." -John Green

Favorite Book: Station Eleven by Emily St. John-Mendel

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Margeaux
Office Receptionist

She, Her, Hers

Major: Environmental & Sustainability Studies

Language Spoken: English

Favorite Quote: "The way to know life is to love many things." -Vincent van Gogh

Favorite Book: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

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Mia
Office Receptionist

She, Her, Hers

Major: Criminology, Psychology

Language Spoken: English, some French

Favorite Quote: "No one can make you inferior without your consent" -Eleanor Roosevelt

Favorite Book:

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Kyra
Office Receptionist

She, Her, Hers

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Minor in Special Education

Language Spoken: English

Favorite Quote: "Nothing can dim the light which shines from within." -Maya Angelou

Favorite Book: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Markers for Video

0:00 - Introduction from the director

0:25 - Location and what to bring

1:00 - What the tutors look for

1:43 - Making an appointment and navigating the Writing Center website

4:55 - Who the tutors are

5:24 - Information for graduate students

6:00 - Information about eTutoring

8:30 - Contact information

Last Updated: 9/4/25