The principles below express our values and communicate our expectations for consultants’ and writers’ conduct: 

• We believe in fostering mutual respect between writers and consultants. Your consultant considers each writer and their work with a deep level of respect, and we expect consideration and respect in return. 
• We value linguistic and cultural differences in writing. We are excited to work with writers from all language backgrounds. 
• We believe writers maintain ownership of their writing. We are here to support you in developing and revising your paper, but we are not an editing service. Our consulting approach is built on the writer’s active participation. 
• We respect our consultants’ right to privacy both inside and outside of sessions. If you need to contact your consultant outside of a session, please use the Writing Center email and not their personal UGHE address. 
• We value our consultations as a space for collaboration and learning, and as such we ask that sessions remain professional. Neither the writer nor the consultant should ask for personal information during a session. 
• We encourage writers to communicate with their professors directly about grades. Your consultant will review your paper with you and offer their feedback, but we cannot predict or discuss grades.