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Spring 2019 Hours

Library-Level 2

[Flash tutoring, 7-9pm]

Sunday	2pm-10pm
Monday	10am-10pm
Tuesday	10am-10pm
Wednesday	10am-10pm
Thursday	10am-10pm
Friday	10am-4pm

Writing Center Staff
Come at any stage of the writing process
One-on-one tutoring
Grad Student Saturday Academic Writing Retreat
Good conversation around your writing ideas
Make an appointment today!

The Writing Center will be open 4-10pm on Sunday, April 21st

Undergraduate Writing Retreat, Sunday April 28th, noon -3pm

Looking for a space to write? Come to the Writing Center anytime between noon & 3pm. Snacks will be provided.

Flash Tutoring 7-9pm Each Night

Have a quick question that doesn’t require a full tutorial? Drop in during our new Flash Tutoring hours, 7-9pm each night. We’ll handle quick questions on a first-come, first-served basis. Tutors will take 5-10 minutes with each writer, and you're welcome to stay in the Writing Center and work on your paper.

2018 Aetna Writing Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to the 2018 Aetna Award Winners and Honorable Mentions. Visit our Aetna Writing Awards page for information about this annual writing award the list of 2018 winners.

May & August W Teaching Orientation

We're offering two W Orientation dates this summer. Participants only need to register for one session and can view the agenda and register online here.

Upcoming Events

Apr 27 Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat10:00am
Apr 28 Undergrad Writing Retreat 12:00pm
Apr 30 Aetna Celebration of Student Writing3:00pm
May 15 W Teaching Orientation9:00am
Aug 22 W Teaching Orientation9:00am

Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat

Saturday, April 27th, 2019

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Augustus Storrs Hall, Widmer Wing, Rm. 16

***advance registration required***

Carving out time to do serious academic writing during the semester can be tough. But finding a place to do itâand a support network of fellow grad students doesnt' have to be!
Modeled on Stanford University's dissertation boot camp and UConn faculty writing retreats, the Writing Center and the Graduate Student Senate sponsor days to write complete with coffee in the mornings and afternoons, with an optional hour break for lunch. (Feel free to bring your own lunch and snacks.)
The goal of this initiative is to provide a distraction-free environment where participants can write. You should come prepared, bringing your notes, books, and laptops, so that you can spend the time getting words on the page. These sessions are not workshops, and no writing instruction will be provided.
We encourage you to stay all day, but half-day tickets are available, too.
Go to: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/writing-retreats/ for registration information.

Contact Information: gradwriting@uconn.edu

Undergrad Writing Retreat

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

12:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Writing Center, HBL -Level 2

Looking for a space to write? Come to the Writing Center anytime between noon & 3pm.

Snacks will be provided.

Contact Information: writingcenter@uconn.edu

Aetna Celebration of Student Writing

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

03:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Storrs Campus
North Reading Room, Wilbur Cross Building

Showcasing Student Research

The Aetna Celebration of Student Writing will open with student-led poster presentations from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m with awards ceremony at 5pm. Posters showcase student research from writing-intensive courses at UConn (including First-Year Writing courses) and/or on the subject of writing, rhetoric, or a related topic. We especially welcome projects with roots in a UConn First-Year Writing or writing-intensive course.
Celebrating Prize-Winning Student Work

Following the poster session, the Aetna Celebration of Student Writing will celebrate prize-winning academic and creative work by UConn students. To submit your writing for consideration, see the âWriting Contestsâ link: https://writing.uconn.edu/contests/first-year-writing/

Contact Information: Brenda Brueggemann, Aetna Chair of Writing

W Teaching Orientation

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

09:00 AM - 02:30 PM

Storrs Campus
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This orientation outlines best practices for teaching writing in the disciplines. It features interactive workshops on building robust revision processes into W courses, designing effective assignments, responding to student writing, and handling the paper load. Our aim is not only to enhance the quality of student learning in W courses but also to explore strategies that can make each instructorâs writing-intensive teaching more effective and rewarding. This orientation is required of all graduate assistants assigned to assist in a 2000+level or to instruct a 1000-level W course.
Go to: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/w-teaching-orientation/
for agenda and registration information

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

W Teaching Orientation

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

09:00 AM - 02:30 PM

Storrs Campus
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Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

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Contact Us

Phone:	860 486.4387
E-mail:	writingcenter@uconn.edu
Address:	Administrative Offices: HBL, Level 2, Rm 2131 369 Fairfield Road Storrs, CT 06269 Mailing Address: Homer Babbidge Library 369 Fairfield Road U-Box 1168 Storrs, CT 06269-1168