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Apply to be a Writing Tutor!

mickey-mouse-writing-tutorFord Fellow Gabe Borelli writes in:

If you love to read, write, and—most importantly—help others with their writing, apply to be a writing tutor this spring!

The Writing Workshop has several positions open for qualified students looking to be Writing Workshop tutors, writing mentors, and thesis mentors for the spring 2016 semester.

Writing tutors receive a $500 stipend and 1/2 course credit in the Writing Certificate. In order to apply, you will need to do the following:

1) Fill out a pre-application form HERE.
2) Fill out a hard copy of the full application by November 1st at 8:00 AM. Applications are due to Ford Fellow Gabe Borelli in Downey 103 and can be found HERE.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Gabe Borelli at writingworks[at]wesleyan[dot]edu or Interim Director of Academic Writing Meg Furniss Weisberg at mweisberg[at]wesleyan[dot]edu.

Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 1 at 8 AM

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The Writing Workshop is Officially Open for the Semester!

spongebob-essay-memeFrom Ford Fellow Gabe Borelli ’16:

Writing is hard. Sometimes we make mistakes. But whether you like it, love it, or hate it, writing is a part of life here at Wes. And sometimes it’s hard to get our ideas into just the shape we want them.

But fear not! Professor Meg Furniss Weisberg and I have just the solution! We’re excited to announce that the Writing Workshop has officially re-opened its doors as of Monday, September 12th.

At the Writing Workshop a staff of trained peer tutors is available to meet with you at every stage of the writing process. You can meet with a tutor to discuss ideas for an upcoming assignment, edit a rough draft of a paper, or review a professor’s comments on completed work. Everyone is welcome and all services are free. Make an appointment through your E-portfolio (click on “Writing Workshop”) or stop by during drop-in hours. One-on-one appointment slots last 45 minutes (though you do not have to use the whole time period), and all Workshop Tutors will be taking drop-in students in the event that there are un-booked appointments when you decide to drop in.

If you have any questions, please contact Ford Fellow Gabriel Borelli at (860) 685-2440 or writingworks(at)wesleyan(dot)edu.

For the writing workshop’s fall schedule, click through:

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The Writing Workshop Is Open!

Leonid_Pasternak_-_The_Passion_of_creation1Ford Fellow Elana Rosenthal GRAD writes in:

Does the long list of writing assignments on your syllabus make you shudder?

At the Writing Workshop a staff of trained peer tutors is available to meet with you at every stage of the writing process. You can meet with a tutor to discuss ideas for an upcoming assignment, edit a rough draft of a paper, or review a professor’s comments on completed work. Everyone is welcome and all services are free. Make an appointment through your E-portfolio (click on “Writing Workshop”) or stop by during drop-in hours.

The Workshop is open Sunday-Thursday, 7-11 p.m.

Spring 2016 Schedule:

Sunday:
Drop-in – Sci Li 77 – Allison Conley (ENGL)
Appointment – Olin 106 – Ariel Ciccone (RELI/WRCT)
Appointment – Sci Li 266 – Annie Ferreira (HIST)

Monday:
Drop-in – Sci Li 77 – Alison Denzer-King (PSYC/CSED)
Appointment – Olin 106 – Kobi Bordoley (COL/JIS)
Appointment – Sci Li 266 – Elizabeth Shackney (PSYC/GOVT)

Tuesday:
Appointment – Downey 104 – Sophia Franchi (FELLOW/ENGL/FRST) (1:45-4)
Drop-in – Sci Li 77 – Jenna Shapiro (HIST)
Appointment – Olin 106 – Jane Levy (ENGL/PSYC)
Appointment – Sci Li 266 – Savannah Jeffreys (PSYC)

Wednesday:
Drop-in – Sci Li 77 – Aryeh Lieber (ENGL/FRST)
Appointment – Olin 106 – Kate Bodner (ENGL/HISP)
Appointment – Sci Li 266 – Casey Smith (CSS/CMES/CIR)

Thursday:
Appointment – Downey 103 – Elana Rosenthal (FELLOW/COL/FRST) (1:45-4)
Drop-in – Sci Li 77 – Yao Ong (COL/ENGL)
Appointment – Olin 106 – Daniel Kim (GOVT/COE)
Appointment – Sci Li 266 – Oona Wallace (HIST)

Date: Every Sunday-Thursday
Time: 7-11 PM
Place: Olin 106, Sci Li 77, and Sci Li 266

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Apply to Be a Writing Tutor!

bunny with glassesFrom Ford Fellow Elana Rosenthal ‘GRAD:

Have you always dreamed of having your name on one of those colorful Writing Workshop posters? Are you chill with the editing process? If you’re an articulate writer, organized student, and all-around gregarious person looking for a job next year, look no further. Apply to be a writing tutor!

The Writing Workshop is currently hiring Workshop Tutors, Course Tutors, and Writing Mentors for the Spring 2016 semester.

If you have any questions, contact Professor Anne Greene at agreene[at]wesleyan[dot]edu or Ford Fellow Elana Rosenthal at writingworks[at]wesleyan[dot]edu.

Pre-Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 28 at 5 PM

Application Deadline: Monday, November 2 at 5 PM

The Writing Workshop is Open for the Semester

Ford Fellow Elana Rosenthal ’15/GRAD writes in with information about Wesleyan’s Writing Workshop:

Does the long list of writing assignments on your syllabus make you shudder?
At the Writing Workshop a staff of trained peer tutors is available to meet with you at every stage of the writing process. You can meet with a tutor to discuss ideas for an upcoming assignment, edit a rough draft of a paper, or review a professor’s comments on completed work. Everyone is welcome and all services are free. Make an appointment through your E-portfolio (click on “Writing Workshop”) or stop by during drop-in hours.

Read on after the jump for the Fall 2015 Writing Workshop schedule:

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Apply for a Writing Mentor

the passion of creation : writing mentor stuffFrom Elana Rosenthal ’15:

Never written a paper for college? Feel like you’ve never written a paper for college? Apply now for a Writing Mentor, a personal tutor who will meet with you privately to help you with your writing. Mentors can help you at all stages of the writing process—generating ideas; structuring your essay; improving grammar, clarity, and style; or simply managing your time—and will meet with you weekly to address all of your writing worries and woes. If you participate, a specially trained sophomore, junior, or senior will meet with you throughout the semester.

We work with students of all writing abilities and in all disciplines, and all services are, of course, free.

Applications are available here. Please apply by midnight on Monday, September 21st. We will notify new mentees by the 24th, and hold a reception for new mentor-mentee pairs on Friday, September 25th, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Downey Lounge.

Deadline: Monday, September 21 at midnight

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ESL Student Pizza Dinner

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this is a lovely picture of pizza

HEY FROSH:

International and other bilingual students are invited to share a pizza dinner while learning more about resources and support services available on campus. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about the Writing Workshop and Writing Mentor Programs, receive advice about course selection from Professors Anne Greene and Alice Hadler, meet other non-native English speakers, and eat delicious pizza. For more information about Writing Programs services, visit www.wesleyan.edu/writing.

Date: Thursday, September 3
Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
Place: The Daniel Family Commons (on the top floor of the Usdan University

Apply for a Writing Mentor

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Savannah Whiting ’13 writes in with an opportunity:

Never written a paper for college? Feel like you’ve never written a paper for college? Apply now for a Writing Mentor, a personal tutor who will meet with you privately to help you with your writing. Mentors can help you at all stages of the writing process —generating ideas, structuring your essay, improving grammar, clarity, and style, or simply managing your time — and will meet with you weekly to address all of your writing worries and woes. If you participate, a specially trained sophomore, junior, or senior will meet with you throughout the semester.

We work with students of all writing abilities and in all disciplines, and all services are, of course, free.

Applications are available here.

Please apply by noon on Thursday, September 11th. We will notify new mentees by the 15th, and hold a reception for new mentor-mentee couples on Monday, September 22nd from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Allbritton 311.

We look forward to working with you!

Apply: Here
Deadline: Thursday, September 11th, at noon

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Interactive Writing Workshop

An invitation from Chukwuemeka Uwakaneme ’16:

Come and bask in the company of others, delicious food, beautiful writing, and prizes in the gorgeous Shapiro Writing Center! This will be the second in a series of interactive writing workshops hosted by Writing House (soon to be Writer’s Block), in which we’ll better our craft and ignite our imaginations through active writing in a safe, relaxed space. The format will be pretty open, and ideas from you are encouraged!

Date: Friday, April 25
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Place: Shapiro Creative Writing Center

Apply to be a writing tutor

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that Savannah Whiting ’13/GRAD has written in with a great job proposal:

Have you always dreamed of having your name on one of those colorful Writing Workshop posters? Want to get Wes Compliments on your brains, not (just) your body?

If you’re an articulate writer, organized student, and all-around gregarious person looking for a job next year, look no further. Apply to be a writing tutor!

The Writing Workshop is currently hiring Workshop Tutors, Course Tutors, and Writing Mentors for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters.

Tutors will be compensated for one semester of work with a $400 stipend and 1 course credit in English. All tutors are trained in ENGL 491/2, the Ford Teaching Seminar, a one-semester course that meets on Tuesdays from 12-1 PM.

There are two steps in the application process:

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