THE RICHARD WRIGHT CENTER

Walk-and-Talk Appointments

Talk through ideas and get feedback on your writing while staying physically active. Enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of walking and get your academic work done.

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Writing on the move

Walk-and-talk appointments

If you are like us, you may find yourself sitting too much and not having enough physical activity to stay healthy. Fortunately, intellectual activities, like writing, do not always require sitting down at a table.

If you want to talk through ideas and get feedback while also staying physically active, sign up for walk-and-talk appointments. Enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of walking and get your academic work done.

Writing advisors at the Richard Wright Center during a tutor training session.
Writing advisors at the Richard Wright Center
Meeting Point
The Richard Wright Center
Pace
Set by you
If Weather Is Bad
We walk in the library
What to expect

How a walk-and-talk session works

Where we start
Meet in the Center
We’ll meet in the Richard Wright Center and go from here.
Your pace
Walk around campus
We’ll walk around campus at a pace that you set.
Taking notes
Stop whenever you need to
We can stop at any time if you need to write something down — you may want to take an electronic or paper notepad with you. You can also record our conversation if you want to listen to it later.
Wrapping up
Return for a reflection form
At the end of the conversation, we’ll return to the center to fill out a reflection form.
Bad weather
We walk in the library
If the weather is bad, we’ll walk in the library.
To request an appointment

Booking a walk-and-talk

Walk-and-talk appointments are offered by selected writing advisors.

Step 1
Log in to the schedule
Log in to our schedule using your JSU credentials.
Open the schedule →
Step 2
Filter for walk-and-talk advisors
Click on “Limit to” at the top of the screen and select “walk-and-talk appointments” to see the names of tutors who offer them.
Step 3
Tell us when you arrive
When you arrive for your appointment, please let us know that you’d like to walk and talk.
Dedicated to you

What our writing consultants support

Our writing consultants are trained to work with students on a wide range of writing projects, including:

Academic papers and essays
Research proposals and papers
Personal statements and scholarship applications
Lab reports and scientific papers
Creative writing
Business and technical writing

The Richard Wright Center for Writing, Rhetoric, and Research is open to all students and our services are provided free of charge. We offer both online and in-person consultations, and we schedule appointments in advance or welcome walk-ins.

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A writing advisor working one-on-one with a student at the Richard Wright Center.
One-on-one consultations, free to all JSU students
Our vision

Confident, proficient writers

Our goal is to help students become more confident and proficient writers and to empower them to take ownership of their own learning and writing process.

Whether you are struggling with a specific writing assignment or just want to improve your writing skills, we are here to help.

Students studying together inside the Richard Wright Center in the H. T. Sampson Library.
The Richard Wright Center, H. T. Sampson Library
Quick links
Staff and Writing Advisors
Meet the advisors who work with JSU students.
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Workshops
Sessions on writing, research, and formatting.
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Resources
Writing guides and reference material.
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Meet in the Center or Virtually
Other ways to work with a writing advisor.
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Make an Appointment
Book time with a writing advisor online.
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Ready to walk and talk?

Book a session and let us know when you arrive that you’d like to walk.

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Contact the Richard Wright Center

Location
H. T. Sampson Library, 1st Floor
Digital Intellectual Commons
1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
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