University Writing Center Blog

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 …

by Delaney Francis, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center You spend days, weeks, and sometimes months working on an essay. You start to form a bond with the paper and don’t want to let it go. It’s like meeting a stranger on vacation and knowing you will soon part ways because that is the way the …

by Jennifer Rojas, Peer Consultant, University Writing Center “We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing – an actor, a writer – I am a person who does things – I write, I act – and I never know what I am going to do next. I think you can be …

by Brett Green, Guest Blogger, IUPUI Undergraduate Have you ever read a paper and had difficulty finding the true meaning behind it? We are all guilty of writing a paper of that sort at some point in our writing career. Sometimes the problem is just that the author is writing how they speak, but in …

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 Angela Herrman, Faculty Consultant, University Writing Center Your paper is due in two days. You’re stuck. You’ve decided to make an appointment at the University Writing Center. But you’ve quickly discovered that all of the appointments are taken today … tomorrow … and for the next two weeks. This time of year, getting an …