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Spring 2019 Hours

Library-Level 2

[8-9pm first-come, first-served walk-ins only]

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 closed during Spring Break. We'll reopen on Sunday, March 24th at 4pm.

Apply to be a Writing Center Tutor!

We are now accepting applications for tutoring positions that begin in fall 2019. Please visit our Working at the Writing Center page for more information and online application materials.

Graduate Student Writing Retreat on Saturday, April 6th

Once a month, we provide Graduate writers with a space to enhance their productivity at day-long "Saturday Academic Writing Retreats." You can now register for the full day or half-day (morning or afternoon).

For more information, go to our Writing Retreats page.

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.

days until undergraduate application materials due

Ends On March 29, 2019

Upcoming Events

Mar 21 Spring Break Dissertation Boot Camp- Day 49:00am
Mar 24 Writing Center Opens4:00pm
Mar 29 Undergraduate Application Materials Due11:00pm
Apr 6 Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat10:00am
Apr 27 Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat10:00am
Apr 30 Aetna Celebration of Student Writing3:00pm

Spring Break Dissertation Boot Camp- Day 4

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
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Spring Break Dissertation Boot Camp- Day 4

***advance registration required***4 day Writing Retreat

Maintaining momentum on your dissertation can be tough, but making a commitment to structured writing time can help. Similarly, writing in the presence of others brings a sense of solidarity and productivity that get you through the complex challenges a dissertation presents. To this end, the Writing Center sponsors four-day writing retreats modeled on a similar event at Stanford.

The boot camps run during the January intersession, during the March Spring Break, and after the last week of classes in May. Participants arrive with their laptops, any notes or books, and their draftsâor simply ready to produce drafts. There is no tutoring, nor any lectures. The point is to commit to sustained, undistracted writing time. We supply coffee and tea each day to keep you fueled up.

Go to: https:/http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/boot-camps/ for more information and registration information.

Contact Information: gradwriting@uconn.edu

Writing Center Opens

Sunday, March 24th, 2019

04:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Storrs Campus
HBL, 2nd floor

The Writing Center opens today at 4pm.

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

Undergraduate Application Materials Due

Friday, March 29th, 2019

11:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Storrs Campus
online submission

Application materials for undergraduate tutoring positions for the 2019-2020 academic year are due today. For more information and online application materials, visit http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/working-at-the-writing-center/

Contact Information: Margie Ouimette

Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat

Saturday, April 6th, 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

Day-Long Saturday Writing Retreat

Saturday, April 27th, 2019

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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

Contact Information: gradwriting@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

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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