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Writing Lab Annual Reports
The Writing Lab's annual report contains information and statistics about Writing Lab and Online Writing Lab (OWL) use, clients, special projects, and research in a given academic year.
A brief snapshot of the current year's report is below, but you can also download the complete 2019-2020 annual report as a PDF. Copies of past reports and annual English as a Second Language (ESL) reports can also be found below.
2019-2020 Summary
The Purdue Writing Lab’s annual report for May 13, 2019 to May 9, 2020 provides a summary of the services, research, engagement, staffing, and users for the Lab.
The Writing Lab and its staff of 31 graduate and 44 undergraduate tutors served the Purdue West Lafayette campus at Heavilon Hall and five satellite locations around campus. During the 2019-2020 academic year, 5,681 appointments were made by 2,030 clients. Approximately 67.25 percent of total visits were from international students representing over 80 countries. The Writing Lab maintained and upgraded the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) website, which saw 192,361,513 pageviews worldwide. The Writing Lab also continued to expand its services for multilingual writers, support for faculty across the disciplines, and outreach to all university writers.
Previous Years' Annual Reports
- 2018-2019 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2017-2018 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2016-2017 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2015-2016 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2014-2015 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2013-2014 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2012-2013 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2011-2012 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2010-2011 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2009-2010 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2008-2009 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2007-2008 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2006-2007 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2005-2006 Annual Report. (PDF)
- 2004-2005 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2003-2004 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2002-2003 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2001-2002 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2000-2001 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1999-2000 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1998-1999 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1997-1998 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1996-1997 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1995-1996 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1994-1995 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1993-1994 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1997-1992 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1990-1991 Annual Report (PDF)
- Summer 1993 Report (PDF)
- Summer 1992 Report (PDF)
- Summer 1991 Report (PDF)
- 1978 Annual Report (PDF)
- 1977 Annual Report (PDF)
ESL & Online Writing Lab (OWL) Reports
ESL Reports
- 2016-2017 ESL Report (PDF)
- 2015-2016 ESL Report (PDF)
- 2014-2015 ESL Report (PDF)
- 2013-2014 ESL Report (PDF)
- 2012-2013 ESL Report (PDF)
OWL Reports
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Tutoring Schedule & Locations
Schedule a tutoring appointment at any location or register for our group programs with our online scheduler.Please note: If you have issues logging in, please call the Writing Lab for assistance scheduling your appointment. We've prepared a helpful guide to using our online scheduler, WCO, for the first time.
Virtual Hours (Fall 2020)
Monday-Friday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Limited face-to-face consultations available by appointment. Please check WCO for availability.
Contact us
Phone: (765) 494-3723
Fax: (765) 494-3780
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