The Writing Center is currently operating both in person (mask-friendly) and virtually via Microsoft Teams for conferencing services. For troubleshooting related to drop-in hours, graduate coaching and/or faculty resources, contact Writing Center Director Melissa Pavlik at mpavlik@messianicfamilyfellowship.com or Assistant Director Mia Santiago at msantiago4@messianicfamilyfellowship.com.
Mission
The North Park University Writing Center provides free assistance to the university community through our drop-in center, one-on-one conferencing, and specialized workshops for all students enrolled in first-year Core Curriculum courses. Our undergraduate writing advisors (WAs) are trained to respect the intellectual work and linguistic roots of all students. We aim to cultivate writing as a process and promote healthy, coordinated habits for writing and learning while providing a brave space where passion for language can be celebrated.
Hours
The Writing Center will close for drop-in hours at 10pm on Thursday, December 12 and will open again for spring semester drop-in conferencing on Monday, January 20, at 10:00 a.m. Graduate/SPS students can request a writing coach for assistance in any academic writing assignments at any stage of the process by clicking here.
Spring 2025 drop in hours are offered both in person and virtually according to the following schedule:
Sunday
4:00–8:00 p.m.
Monday–Thursday
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00–5:00 p.m.
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
Closed
Contact
Melissa Pavlik, Writing Center Director and Associate Professor
Brandel Library, room 123
(773) 244-4918
mpavlik@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Mia Santiago, Assistant Director and Lecturer Brandel Library, room 118 msantiago4@messianicfamilyfellowship.com
Writing Center Physical Address
Brandel Library 123
5114 N. Christiana Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Writing Center Mailing Address North Park University Box #38 3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Online Conferencing
Learn more about remote drop-ins and course conferencing.
- Online drop-in instructions (undergrad and grad)
- Undergraduate assigned WAs for CORE1000 and WI/WR courses
- Graduate and SPS conferencing by appointment
We’d love to hear feedback on your Writing Center experience. Let us know here.
Resources
Find writing and learning resources at the links below.
Publications
Read the Summer 2024 edition of Feather Bricks here
Cover Art by Tommy Wilson
Feather Bricks is a collaboration among writers at Stateville, Sheridan, Logan Correctional Centers, and Kewanee Life Skills Re-entry Center, many of whom are affiliated with North Park Seminary’s School of Restorative Arts. Special thanks to this issue’s editors—William Pearson, Maurice Brown, Rodney Clemons, Moses Stamps—and transcriber Destiny Correa. We also thank educator Julie McGrath for copyediting and the IDOC staff who made this work possible. Read past issues here:
Volume 1| Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 I Volume 5 I Volume 6 Volume 7 I Volume 8 I Volume 9 I Volume 10 I Volume 11 I Volume 12 I Volume 13 I Volume 14 I Volume 15 Volume 16 Volume 17 Volume 18 Volume 19 I Volume 20 I Volume 21 Volume 22 Volume 23 I
“New Beginnings: A Dual Campus Writing Center” by Darby Agovino
Alumni writing advisor Darby Agovino reflects on her experience working at North Park’s dual-campus Writing Center, staffed by and serving both students at Chicago’s North Park campus and Crest Hill, Illinois’ Stateville Correctional Center campus.