Category: UWC Events

Write Space, Write Place: the Power of a Writing Community by Nathan Marquam   For a lot of the writers I work with, one of the hardest parts of writing isn’t coming up with ideas, organizing them, or even getting the words on paper– it’s finding the time to get the words on paper. It …

Written by: Nathan M. You might have noticed that in the last month, we’ve started advertising a new weekly online event called the Write-on-Site. We’ve been meeting on Thursdays every week from 3-5pm on Zoom. If you’ve considered attending but maybe feel a little intimidated or unsure about it, then this blog post is for …

By: Ethan M. Our fantastic consultant Ethan explains our on-going series, Difficult Conversations, and why exactly we should all learn to become more comfortable with being uncomfortable. If you’ve been checking up on the University Writing Center social media recently, you’ve undoubtedly seen the gorgeous flyers with quotes from April Baker-Bell’s book Linguistic Justice, urging you …

In accordance with IUPUI’s move to virtual instruction, the University Writing Center is moving to online-only consultations from March 23-April 5. Please note that face-to-face appointments are available until spring break. We are in the process of creating a fully functional online consultation program for our writing communities. These sessions will take place on Zoom, …

Nathan M. Our wonderful consultant, Nathan, has been kind enough to write a post concerning trans identities in Writing Centers, the self-discovery that is possible within queer spaces, along with the struggle to claim one’s identity in those same spaces that are increasingly closed off. His account of his own experience perfectly relates to our …

Howdy, Jags! Now that we’re officially in the swing of a new semester, the Writing Center has some very fun and interesting events on the docket! Tomorrow, September 11th, we’ll be holding the second in our Graduate Writers’ Retreat workshop and Write-On-Site series. Here’s some quick info from the host of the event, Logan G.: …

Written by: Emma T. Social media can be a Wild West of negativity and hate. Even on seemingly innocuous posts about puppies, babies, or baby giraffes people use the opportunity for a public forum to attack other people. It could be for anything, really– the way they dress, look, believe, anything. Kindness Week is the …