Ice Cube? Good Day? What day, you may ask. Well click that there fancy link at the bottom and hear for yourself. As you may have guessed, the Scrawl team gets to the bottom of the age old riddle: What … Continue reading
I’ve never had a conversation partner appointment, but I’d like to think that I’d know what to do with one. The UCWbL abounds with strategies for a successful conversation partner appointment, and everyone has ideas of what to say, how … Continue reading
Charlotte, Dubs, and Zorno are back for the second episode of DePaul’s newest web series of writing center videos, The Breakroom. “The Deflector” addresses the need to establish rapport in a writing fellows conference, along with recognizing some of the red … Continue reading
Threshold is DePaul’s premier student-run literary journal, and they’re accepting submissions now for the Spring 2012 issue! If you’re a poet, a writer, or just someone interested in getting some feedback on your writing, submit your work today! That’s right … Continue reading
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Sit back, relax, and get ready to dive into the newest episode of Scrawl. UCWbL Productions Queen, Tracey Hulstein, stops by to chat about the newly posted episode of The Breakroom, an UCWbL Productions web series. … Continue reading
Question time: would you think less of someone for reading a certain book or kind of book? Might you form an opinion about the person sitting across from you on the train based on whether they were reading James Joyce … Continue reading
The Faculty Development and Research Team has been working hard for the past few months on our three part series “Writing for the Mission” which has been made possible thanks to the MLK Celebration Awards, the Teaching Commons, and the … Continue reading
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the latest episode of The Breakroom on the UCWbL’s youtube page. This video depicts and discusses the importance of building rapport with writers during conferences, a practice that can be easily overlooked … Continue reading
The UCWbL’s Conversation Partner appointments offer English language learners the unique opportunity to practice conversational English in the Writing Center. Since Conversation Partner appointments are so new and distinct from (though entirely connected to) more “classic” Writing Center approaches to written … Continue reading
Here’s the situation: we welcome you to Season 3 of Scrawl, in which we pour one out for our fallen (read: graduated or newly-employed) comrades, Natalie Desjardins, Joe “B.S.” Anderson, and Caylie Sadin. In this episode, Robert flashes back on … Continue reading