Archived November 3, 2009
National Day on Writing Events
Hosted by the DePaul University Center for Writing-based Learning and the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse
Lincoln Park Campus
What: Corpse Poem
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Where: McGaw Hall Atrium
How: Students, faculty, staff, and passersby are invited to contribute a line or stanza to a collaborative poem. Participants will first type their text into a laptop. Then, the text will be projected onto a wall in the atrium for passersby to see.
What: Graffiti Wall
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: Outside McGaw Hall
How: Students, faculty, staff, and passersby are invited to paint graffiti on a makeshift wall. There also will be graffiti writers on site doing demonstrations.
What: Open Mic Night
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Where: The Pit at SAC
How: Artists, writers, singers, storytellers, actors, etc. are invited to perform or present their original work. There will be a sign-up sheet at the event.
What: Writing Stories Podcast
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Where: At DePaul's National Day on Writing events at the Loop and LPC campuses
How: Students are invited to tell stories about their experiences with writing. Stories will be edited into a collage and published in the UCWbL podcast.
Loop Campus
What: Corpse Poem
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: DePaul Center, 11th Floor
How: Students, faculty, staff, and passersby are invited to contribute a line or stanza to a collaborative poem. Participants will first type their text into a laptop. Then, the text will be projected onto a wall in the atrium for passersby to see.
What: Graffiti Wall
When: Oct. 20, 2009, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Where: DePaul Center, Concourse Level
How: Students, faculty, staff, and passersby are invited to paint graffiti on a makeshift wall. There also will be graffiti writers on site doing demonstrations.
National Gallery of Writing
What: The National Gallery of Writing
When: Your can submit texts to the Gallery as soon as possible. The Gallery will be unveiled on the National Day on Writing, October 20, 2009.
Where: You can view our DePaul galleries here (for the First-Year Writing Program) and here (for DePaul at large). Click here to visit the host site.
How: The National Council of Teachers of English is putting together a virtual gallery of writing, inviting people from all walks of life to contribute their texts. Contributions are submitted online by visiting the gallery's website.
National Day on Writing Newsline Article
Click here to read Newsline's National Day on Writing article, which includes an interview with Darsie Bowden, first-year writing program director and executive board member of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.
Archived May 20, 2009
Lesson Plan Writing Workshop
Are you an education student? Need help writing lesson plans for class projects, student teaching applications, or teaching portfolios? Then come to the lesson plan workshop, sponsored by the School of Education and the Writing Center. The workshop will take place on Thursday, May 14, 4:30 pm-5:30 pm, in SAC 254.
Learn more about lesson plans, including how to:
- Format them according to different templates
- Include higher-order thinking skills
- Engage students with a variety of learning styles
- Assess students based on goals and objectives
Archived May 7, 2009
Important Announcement Regarding WCOnline
We have finished upgrading WCOnline to better serve the student body. As a result, all users will need to create a new account when they visit the site. Even if you created an account for the previous version of WCOnline you will have to reregister. If you created an appointment in the old schedule, your appointment space has been reserved in the new WCOnline (even if you haven't registered in it yet).
Archived February 16, 2009
International Writing Centers Week
Join us in celebrating International Writing Centers Week from February 8 through February 14. Look for our flyers posted throughout campus or visit our Facebook fan page for more information concerning the special events and activities scheduled during this week-long celebration.
Archived February 10, 2009
Elizabeth Coughlin to Receive 2008-2009 McHugh Quality Staff Service Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Coughlin, Assistant Director for Student Services, for being named a recipient of the 2008-2009
Kenneth A. McHugh Quality Staff Service Award.
As is stated on the website of the Office of Mission & Values, this award is "presented to those individuals who have enhanced university initiatives by promoting collaboration and teamwork to support the institution's mission."
This is a terrific accomplishment, and we are grateful to Liz for all of the tireless and altruistic work that has resulted in her receiving this award.
New Director of the Center for Writing-based Learning
We are proud to welcome Dr. Lauri Dietz as the new Director of the University Center for Writing-based Learning. Dr. Dietz took over the position on July 1st, 2008. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in English Renaissance Literature, and she began her work with writing centers as a peer tutor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before arriving at DePaul, Dr. Dietz directed the writing center at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.
Archived November 24, 2008
Give Us Your Feedback and Win a Prize!
To help us assess how we may serve you better, we are asking that all visitors complete a short survey after each Writing Center appointment. All responses are voluntary and confidential. After your appointment, you can fill out your survey and put it into the box marked "Surveys."
Each quarter there will be a random drawing
and three prizes will be awarded: one $200 gift card to the DePaul Bookstore and two $50 gift cards to the DePaul Bookstore.
Archived July 14, 2008
First Year Writing Showcase
On May 22, the 3rd annual Writing Showcase will honor the work of students and faculty in First Year Programs courses. Join the featured student writers as they share their work, ranging from essays to multimedia projects, with their families and professors from 5-7 pm in the Cortelyou Commons. For more information visit our
FYW Showcase page and/or contact Eileen Seifert at
eseifert@depaul.edu.
LPC Library Outpost Returns
We are glad to announce that during Spring Quarter 2008 the Center for Writing will continue to have a Library Outpost available to those students who wish to work in the convenient setting of DePaul's Richardson Library. The Outpost will begin operating during the second week of the quarter and continue until the tenth week. It will be open from 12 pm-5 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Archived March 17, 2008
LPC Library Outpost, Winter Quarter Tuesdays & Wednesdays
We are glad to announce that beginning Tuesday, January 29th, the Center for Writing will have a Library Outpost available to those students who wish to work in the convenient setting of DePaul's Richardson Library. Students may drop in for consultations at our station near the Reference Desk. Outpost hours are 12-5 pm on the following Tuesdays and Wednesdays:
•1/29 and 1/30
•2/5 and 2/6
•2/19 and 2/20
•2/26 and 2/27
•3/4 and 3/5
•3/11 and 3/12
No appointments necessary!
Faculty Brown Bag Series Begins
The Center for Writing is sponsoring a series of Faculty Brown Bag lunches. Come share experiences and questions about using writing in your classes. Bring your lunch; we'll provide beverages and sweets. Wednesday, February 13, 12-1 pm in Lincoln Park Student Center 313; Thursday, February 21, 12-1 pm in DePaul Center 11013; Thursday, February 28, 12-1 pm in Lincoln Park Student Center 313. RSVP to Marion Wilson at mwilso26@depaul.edu.
Archived March 4, 2008
Call for Proposals
Faculty proposals for the 2008 DePaul Faculty Teaching & Learning Conference are due March 1. This year's theme is "What Works? What Doesn't? How Do We Know?" For more information see www.idd.depaul.edu/conference.
Archived February 1, 2008
Invitation
Join us on Thursday, January 31, for a discussion of the challenges ESL students experience writing. Professor Chris Tardy will offer strategies that we can employ to support second language writers. In the Lincoln Park Student
Center room 315 at 5:45. RSVP to Marion Wilson at
mwilso26@depaul.edu.
Archived January 21, 2008
New Issue of First Draft
The UCWbL's fall issue of its quarterly faculty newsletter is now available. In this issue, learn about the new home of the First-Year Writing Program, how writing can be used in a Liberal Studies performance workshop, and student engagement in service learning. Hard copies are available in both our Lincoln Park and Loop offices. You can also
download this and past editions of
First Draft.
Congratulations!
UCWbL congratulates First-Year Writing instructor, James Beasley, on the publication of his article "'Extraordinary Understandings' of Composition at the University of Chicago: Frederick Champion Ward, Kenneth Burke, and Henry W. Sams" in the September 2007 issue of College Composition and Communication.
Registration Reminder
Effective Winter Quarter 2008, First-Year Writing Classes ENG 103 and ENG 104 will be designated WRD 103 and WRD 104. Need more information? Check out the Department of Writing, Rhetoric & Discourse website for more information.
Writing and Gaming
UCWbL congratulates CTI professors Amber Settle, Robin Burke, and Lucia Dettori on their presentation of "Game Design as a Writing Course in the Liberal Arts" at FECS 2007: The International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering in June 2007.
Archived November 14, 2007
Excel Visits DePaul
Students from Excel Academy will have their second annual visit to DePaul University on November 10. As part of the high school's Heroic Journey Project, the day includes the final writing session with students from ENG 482: Writing Center Theory and Pedagogy, a tour of the DePaul campus, and a college information session with members of the Black Student Union.
Archived October 23, 2007
Threshold Editor Wanted
Threshold, DePaul's award-winning literary magazine, is soliciting applications for Editor for the 2008 issue. Write a one-page letter describing your experience, commitment and ideas and submit to the English Department main desk by Friday, October 19. Questions can be directed to Dr. Ted Anton at tanton@depaul.edu or 773.325.1767.
Archived October 9, 2007
Congratulations!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Marion Wilson, the UCWbL's Assistant Director for Faculty Services, on the birth of her son Lytle Wilson McMurria on June 6, 2007.
First Draft Now Available
The UCWbL's newest publication is now available. First Draft is a quarterly faculty newsletter, and hard copies are available in both our Lincoln Park and Loop offices. You can also download past editions of First Draft.
New Department
The UCWbL is looking forward to working with students and faculty in the new LA&S Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse. Dr. Peter Vandenberg, Director of the UCWbL, will also serve as Professor and Chair of this department.
