Category: Writing Center Work

Written by: Ethan M. It may sound like a negative comparison, but I want to try to make it as clear as I can that it’s a positive one.  As a new consultant, having just started in January after taking the class during the fall, I feel almost like I’m exposed to the elements. I …

International Writing Centers Week will be starting on February 11th and we will be holding many events for anyone to attend! Come on by for one or all of the events where we will have free food and fun activities! We hope to see you there!

Written By: Jessica (Aoxuan) Cao A current master student in Applied Communication. UWC consultant for 6 months. What’s in my name? I am one of the 21 IUPUI presenters in ECWCA conference this year. While others may call their ECWCA experience an academic presentation or research experience, I would regard mine as a self-discovering journey. Back …

by Tanner Bailey, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center A common misconception around campus is that the writing center is solely for academic writing. While you will find your average session to be centered around a piece of academic writing, all of our consultants are perfectly equipped to handle creative pieces as well! These pieces can …

by JJ Gramlich, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center I have to be honest; I suffer from ‘imposter syndrome.’ So when our writing center director told us about the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA)  conference, the first thing that popped into my mind was: Oh this is for the real consultants, grad students, and academics. …

Are you interested in working at the University Writing Center? Writing consultants have the opportunity to 1) work one-to-one mentoring and supporting writers from across campus, 2) build and sustain meaningful University Writing Center programming focused on digital resources, language and cultural diversity, writing center assessment, campus and community outreach, and writing across the curriculum, …

by Alexandra Makris, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center In my two-year career at the University Writing Center, I have worked with two students’ artist statements. This makes me a little sad, because I have spent three and a half years in art school so far, and I occasionally like to pride myself that I know …

by Sydney Fleck, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center The first time I came to the Writing Center felt like my first time going to Starbucks. Starbucks (now my second home mid-semester with its free coffee refills and awkward music as a background to my studying) was a place I’d heard about a lot but really …

by Michael Beck, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center Most American students are taught the importance of reading and writing, but that value often translates to being able to read and write. In the Middle Ages, setting the bar at being merely literate would have been striving for excellence. However, mere literacy often eclipses striving for …

by Alexandra Makris, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center One of my favorite conventions in writing that I have learned in college is the concept of the working thesis. What is a thesis, you ask? I will explain, happily (is there any other emotion to have when explaining a thesis statement? Considering it is about 30% …