
Make an Appointment
Need help writing a lab report, a rhetoric assignment, or a presentation you have to give for class? Come visit our HCC tutors for a 30-minute tutoring session in person or online and get the help you need.

Join a Weekly Group
Develop great communication skills by attending weekly groups aimed at honing writing and presentation skills and supporting students who want to build a habit of writing their science.

Attend a Fun Activity
Spend time with your peers, explore your interests, and enhance your education outside the classroom by attending one of these events.
About HCC
Hanson Center for Communication (HCC)
The Hanson Center for Communication (HCC) is an endowed program that works closely with engineering faculty to train students in verbal and written communication throughout the curriculum. The center helps create, manage, and grade writing and presentation assignments, as well as provide training to students, tutors, and faculty on best practices for communication. In addition, the Hanson Center for Communication is home to an innovative peer-training center that conducts hundreds of one-on-one and team tutoring sessions each year. The center helps review lab reports, topical papers, technical essays, and technical presentations each semester. Peer tutors are undergraduate students who have shown exceptional promise as communicators and provide individualized feedback throughout the writing and presentation process. In addressing global concerns (organization, clarity, and context), peer tutors help their fellow students transform rough drafts into persuasive, logical documents and presentations.
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Contact HCC
Michelle Scherer
Director Hanson Center for Communication
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
email: michelle-scherer@uiowa.edu.
ph. 319.335.5654
Kristy Hartsgrove Mooers
Programming Director Hanson Center for Communication
Lecturer, Department of Theatre Arts
email: kristen-hartsgrove-mooers@uiowa.edu
ph. 319-335-2799

Location
4650 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences Iowa City, IA