Nancy Grimm has been our director for 18 years. She is an associate professor in the Humanities Department, and her scholarly interests include literacy studies, composition theory, and writing center theory. It was under Nancy's direction that the MTU Writing Center became a nationally recognized writing center. Nancy was also responsible for establishing and coordinating the campus learning center programs here at MTU. She has won awards from the National Writing Centers Association for outstanding scholarship on writing centers, one in 1996 for a Writing Center Journal article, and one in 1999 for her book, Good Intentions. In her spare time, she is a gardener, a rower, and a border collie fan. See her Curriculum Vita for more information.
eMail | ngrimm@mtu.edu.
Sylvia Matthews is our Assistant Director and has worked in the Writing Center since 1987. Her background is in foreign languages and literatures. She educates and supervises the undergraduate writing coaches as well as teaching HU 4101, the course for new writing coaches. She is also the Program Director for IGTAAP (International GTA Assistance Program). She enjoys living on a small farm with belted Galloway cattle, beehives, and a large vegetable garden.
eMail | samatthe@mtu.edu.
Jill (Arola) Hodges is our Learning Specialist / Administrative Coordinator. She is the learning difference resource person for our coaches, students and faculty. Jill is pursuing her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Technical Commuication at Michigan Tech. She is also a co-advisor for the American Indian Science & Engineering (AISES) students on campus and very interested in indigenous teachings. One of her favorite web sites on native teaching is The Four Directons Teaching Site. Jill is also the co-coordinator of the Making Our Mark@MTU website which features stories of underrepresented students on MTU's campus. A few of Jill's interests are spending time with her husband at their cottage on Lake Superior, riding their Harleys, and stream fishing.
eMail | jmarola@mtu.edu.