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By JJ Gramlich, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center Conclusions are irritating. Conclusions are my intellectual exhaustion manifested onto a page; they feel nauseatingly redundant and anticlimactic. I’ve just written a 4-10 page paper justifying my support or knowledge of a concept, so why do I need to regurgitate these ideas into what ultimately amounts to …

By Delaney Francis, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center My favorite part about coming to the writing center is the free space to be myself. After sessions at the writing center, I feel more confident about my writing… and myself. I feel that in most sessions, as a writer, I get to focus on setting goals. …

Meet KC! KC is a graduate student here at IUPUI studying English: Writing and Linguistics. She has been working in the University Writing Center for almost a year. Before she came to IUPUI she worked at Marian University Writing Center for four and a half years. When she’s not working at the UWC she loves …

Meet Ashley! She is majoring in English and has been working in the Writing Center here at IUPUI for a little over two months. She loves any and all art from painting to writing. In her free time, she loves making any kind of art which include painting and writing. Oh, and let’s not forget …

by Casey Kenworthy, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center Do you remember that scene in Shrek, where Shrek explains to Donkey what ogres are like…? You wanna know what else has layers, Shrek? Writing. Yep, believe it or not, your writing goes through many different layers, all of which serving specific purposes that prod you along …

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 Jennifer Rojas, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center If you are here reading a writing center blog, then you are probably interested in writing. Maybe you’re wanting to improve your writing skills. Maybe you have a story or poem that you’ve been working on. Or maybe somebody told you that your writing is choppy, wordy, …

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 Jennifer Rojas, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center The Maker’s movement, popularized by Make magazine and Adam Savage (among many others) has spurred a renewed interest in the skills required to produce something by hand. From mini-computers and robots to furniture and clothing, the Maker’s movement inspires people to learn through creating. Books such as …