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Academic Resources for Graduate Students

Marian University offers personalized consultations through the Academic Commons for:

  • Writing through doctoral levels
  • Library Research
  • Educational Technology

All resources are included in tuition for all graduate and professional programs. Our mission is to provide you with resources and tools to support your academic success.

Please reach out to our team at academiccommons@marian.edu if you have any questions or concerns, and we will get back to you during business hours.

Graduate Consultations

WCOnline - Schedule an Appointment Here!

Graduate Consultations are 60-minute appointments available through WCOnline.

  • Login with your Marian University credentials.
  • Select the appropriate schedule.
  • Refine your search, using the drop-down boxes.
  • Must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

Appointment Types:

  • Face-to-face
    • Held in the Academic Commons (first floor of Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library).
  • Online 
    • Log into WCOnline 5-10 minutes prior to your appointment.
    • Open your appointment and click "Start or Join Online Consultation" to begin via WebEx.
  • Asynchronous
    • An option for students who cannot meet during available hours.
    • Within 2 business days, you will receive an email response with comments and feedback.

Writing Consultations

Professional graduate-level writing consultants are here to help elevate your writing. We help craft quality academic papers, literature reviews, journal articles, presentations, scholarship applications, personal statements, theses, dissertations, capstones, or any other writing task.

These consultations offer personalized feedback and suggestions at any stage of the writing process.

Our team can assist you with:

  • Resources and tools for writing and research.
  • Support the writing and research process, including:
    • Literature reviews.
    • Developing a thesis or research questions.
    • Building methodology or framework.
    • Analysis and interpretation of research finding.
    • Refining language to meet academic and scholarly standards.
  • ELL / Multilingual writing to leverage identity and home language.

No Editing / Proofreading Policy:

Our Writing Consultants do not provide page by page copy editing services and will not line edit or proofread documents for students. With sentence-level work, Writing Consultants will help writers learn how to identify and correct errors.

Research Consultations

Whether you're embarking on new projects, diving into literature reviews, or navigating complex databases, our dedicated librarians are here to support you with every step of the research process.

Services include:

  • Research Topic Development
  • Literature Review Assistance
  • Database Navigation
  • Source Evaluation
  • Citation Management Software
    • EndNote
    • Academic Writer
  • Interlibrary Loan Services
  • Copyright and Fair Use
  • Research Workshops and Training

Educational Technology Consultations

Supercharge your graduate studies with educational technology! One-on-one and group consultations are available.

Educational Technology Resources Supported:

  • AI in Education
  • Canvas
  • ScreenPal screen recording
  • YuJa software focusing on lecture or video capture, cloud hosting, and video integration within Canvas.

Scholarly Publishing Resources:

  • Large-format Printing - for poster presentations and other scholarly or research projects.
  • Scholarly Publication Platforms - via PALNI Press:
    • MUShare - Marian University's scholarly repository
    • Open Journal Systems (OJS) - student and faculty journal hosting
    • Pressbooks - the open monographs and texts platform
    • Omeka - digital exhibits platform

ELL/Multilingual Writing Support

The Academic Commons team has professional consultants who support Multilingual students with:

  • Writing at all levels.
  • Reading comprehension and understanding assignment expectations.
  • English language structure, grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Public Speaking presentations.

Both face-to-face and online tutoring appointments are available through WCOnline and should be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. 

Video Tutorial: How to Schedule Appointments with ELL/Multilingual Writing Tutors 

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3200 Cold Spring Road
Indianapolis, IN 46222-1997
(317) 955-6000

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