written by Sky Burnham

Summer 2026 is just getting started, and so is the Ball State Writing Center! If you’re taking summer courses, we are still here to support your writing, both online and in-person at our Bracken Library location.

Summer 2026 Hours

Even if you’ll be leaving campus and/or Muncie over the summer, we offer online appointments as well!We are available online or in-person at our Bracken Library First Floor West location Monday – Thursday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. this summer.

Benefits of Online Sessions

Every student is different, and here at Ball State’s Writing Center, we want to accommodate everyone. So, even if you’re not on campus, or if you’re a purely online student, we’re still here to support your writing via WCOnline, our virtual appointment system. Our online hours are the same as our in-person hours. We have several different kinds of sessions available virtually: feedback, planning, and accountability. You can upload a file for whatever project you’re working on to your appointment, or you can copy and paste it into the whiteboard space within WCOnline so your tutor can work with you in real time—just as if you came in for an in-person appointment. Our system also includes a chat function where your tutor can link resources for you, as well as the ability to share screens on either end.

To book an online session, simply visit our website, create an appointment as usual, and check ‘online’ rather than ‘in-person.’ Once your create your appointment, you’ll receive a link to WCOnline to access your appointment. You can also click on the appointment time in WCOnline to see your link. You also have the option to edit your appointments if you would like to switch an in-person visit to virtual. Remember that this doesn’t just apply to our summer availability, but any time that we are open!

We’re here to aid in your continuous improvement as a Ball State writer anytime that the university is open, even when you can’t be here physically. We hope to see you on our summer schedule, either in person or online!