Presentations Workshops & Consultations || University Writing

Wednesdays, September 7-28, & October 12-19, 2:00-3:00. 

How can you use writing to support critical thinking in your classroom? How can you make your assignments more engaging for your students? In this faculty learning community, we will read John Bean and Dan Melzer’s new edition of Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. All participants will receive a free copy of the book from University Writing. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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The Miller Writing Center will be closed for Fall Break October 6^th and 7^th. Normal hours will return October 8^th_.

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Each semester, University Writing offers a writing retreat that supports faculty and staff in powering through writing projects with a day of writing! This semester, the writing retreat will be held in a hyflex format on October 7 from 8:30-4:00 p.m. All registered attendees will be sent information on the retreat, including the Zoom link for those attending virtually. Writing retreat attendees can participate in a morning goal setting session, progress tracking check-ins, afternoon mindfulness breaks, and an afternoon debrief. If you are unable to attend the writing retreat live, you can access the retreat materials and complete it asynchronously as your schedule allows.

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WriteFest is open to graduate students working on their thesis, dissertation, eProtfolio, or piece for publication. Over four sessions, participants will bring their writing projects and have dedicated time to write alongside peers in a supportive environment. Each session will offer participants two structured periods of focused writing, accompanied with discussion and learning about habits and skills that support well-being and productivity during the completion of longer projects.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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This workshop will focus on writing effective professional emails with attention to the audience and purpose of an academic institution. Participants will discuss best practices, consider specific email scenarios, practice revising email samples to be more effective, and ask questions related to their own use of email in the workplace.

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Thursday, October 20th, 1:00 (lecture) and 2:00 (workshop). 

University Writing is pleased to invite Dr. Mike Palmquist, Professor of English at Colorado State University, and founder and Publisher of the WAC Clearninghouse to deliver the inaugural Shug Jordan Lecture and Workshop on Thursday, October 20^th. Dr. Palmquist will discuss "writing to engage," which he defines as a kind of assignment faculty can use to push "students beyond their initial understanding of disciplinary context and processes to deeper enagement with the information, ideas, and arguments central to a discipline." After his lecture, Dr. Palmquist will lead a two-hour workshop to help faculty plan a writing to engage assignment they can use in a course. Participants are welcome to attend either the lecture, the workshop, or both. Please register via Qualtrics by Thursday, October 13^th.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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WriteFest is open to graduate students working on their thesis, dissertation, eportfolio, or piece for publication. Over four sessions, participants will bring their wiring projects and have dedicated time to write alongside peers in a supportive environment. Each session will offer participants two structured periods of focused writing , accompanied with discussion and learning about habits and skills that support well-being and productivity during the completion of longer projects.

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Graduate Writing Partners Program pairs graduate students with a Miller Writing Center peer consultant who work one-on-one to help them improve their writing abilities and become more effective communicators in their respective disciplines. Participants will benefit from consistent, semester-long, individualized consultations with graduate writing consultants and must commit to attend two hours of standing appointments each week for the entire semester (two hours per week for 16 weeks.) Attendance can be in-person or virtual. To be eligible for the program, you must have an advisor/professor who is willing to sponsor you.This deadline to apply for the spring semester is October 31.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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Tuesday, November 8, 3:00-4:30 p.m., location TBA.

Students improve as writers through practice and feedback. In this workshop, we will discuss the second of these elements, with a focus on when to provide feedback and what to address when you do. Participants will examine a typology of comments, reflect on students’ experiences and expectations for comments, and (re)consider their own feedback practices. Please register by November 1^st via Qualtrics.

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Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, consider signing up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Tuesday between September 6^th to November 15^th from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. in RBD Library. The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is a program sponsored by the Libraries and supported by University Writing. Please complete this survey by September 2^nd to register for the program.

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This workshop will introduce you to principles of accessible design, including metadata, hierarchy, font, hyperlinks, color, and alternative text. You will also learn about and practice using relevant tools in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.

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The Miller Writing Center will be closed November 20^th to November 26^th for Thanksgiving Break. Normal hours will return November 27^th.

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The Miller Writing Center is open for summer semester from August 22 to December 2. Auburn students, faculty, and staff can get free, one-on-one feedback from a Miller Writing Center peer consultants on any kind of writing at any point in the process. 

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This workshop will offer strategies and best practices for communicating via email, including guidance on how to address common challenges. Discussion topics will include responding to difficult messages, balancing friendless with concision, and editing for clarity. Participants will consider specific email scenarios, practice revising and writing emails, and raise questions related to their own professional context.

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