Centre for Academic Communication

Do you need help reading difficult texts or writing your assignment? Do you need assistance with speaking or pronunciation? Are you uncertain about what is expected of you as a university student? At the Centre for Academic Communication (CAC), we are here to support you in all of these areas: 

• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Academic expectations 

We offer one-on-one tutorials, workshops, and more. Our free services are available to all University of Victoria students.

We are located in the Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library. After entering the building, walk down the main hall and turn right at the blue Learning Commons banner. At the end of the Learning Commons hall, you'll find the Centre for Academic Communication (offices 135i-135m).

• Questions? Contact Nancy Ami, The CAC Manager, at 250-853-3675 or Madeline Walker, the CAC Coordinator, at 250-472-5706 or read through our Frequently Asked Questions page.
• Wondering about specific CAC workshops? Contact Gillian Saunders or Kaveh Tagharobi.
• Would you like to work with a tutor in your discipline? Check our staff and tutors profiles to know more about our amazing team!

Some of our resources are housed on three user-friendly blogs. One blog is about discipline-specific writing, one is for graduate students negotiating longer texts, and the third offers a broad range of tutor-created resources for all aspects of academic communication.