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UWC Spring 2024 Hours

3rd Floor, Malpass Library

M - Th 9 AM - 9 PM

F  9 AM - 4 PM

Sun 2 PM - 9 PM

Quad Cities In-Person Hours (QC Complex 2219)

M 5 - 9 PM

T 9:30 AM - 1 PM

W 1 - 4 PM

Th 9 AM - 1 PM

F 9 AM - 1 PM


To Make an Appointment

  • Log in to the left
  • Click an available appointment slot
  • Fill out the appointment form
  • Choose face-to-face, etutoring (asynchronous), or online (synchronous)
  • Upload your materials as Microsoft Word documents or PDFs

In-Person Appointments  

For in-person appointments, please bring either two (2) hard copies of materials you plan to share with your consultant or a computer. If you bring a computer, please upload your documents to your appointment for the consultant to access. Your consultant will be working on a separate computer.

Etutoring (Asynchronous) Appointments

Etutoring allows you to upload a document during a scheduled time slot (Central Standard Time) and receive feedback at the end of that time slot. When making an etutoring appointment (make sure to click etutoring), schedule 30 minutes per 2 double-spaced pages, with a maximum of 8 double-spaced pages for a 2-hour appointment. If you are working on writing, please attach your writing as a Word document or PDF, along with an assignment sheet and any information that will assist us in providing feedback. Watch our video for additional instructions.

Tutors will provide constructive/instructive feedback but will not simply edit or proofread. If what you upload is too long to cover in the scheduled time, a tutor will provide the feedback they can in the time allotted.

Online (Synchronous) Appointments

Online appointments allow you to work with a tutor in real-time (Central Standard Time). You have the option for video or audio, as well as chat only, as you work with your tutor. You can also upload a document or cut and paste it into the whiteboard space to work together. You must use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for an online appointment. Read additional instructions