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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Quick Questions: On Professional Bios

May 31, 2012

Question:  I am working on a professional bio. Can you tell me how to properly write this, specifically  how to write out the degrees (Masters, Master, master, etc.): 1) . She earned a masters of international marketing from Colorado College … Continue reading →

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Tom Puts on His Writing Shorts (Scrawl Radio S4E7)

May 29, 2012

Warning: The audio content below is both entertaining and informative. Listen at your discretion. Have you ever seen a movie and thought Hey, I can do that! Well according to Tom, you can!  On this episode of Scrawl, Tracey joins … Continue reading →

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Presenting the Best You: The Personal Statement

May 29, 2012

I think we can all agree, personal statements are the worst.  Hated and feared by the high schooler, and blacked out over the undergraduate years, it’s no contest that personal statements are one of the most dreaded forms of writing. … Continue reading →

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Review of the 2012 First-Year Program Writing Showcase

May 24, 2012

Mid-May brings with it lots of exciting signs of the end of yet another academic year… My favorite sign, (and whose planning committee I volunteer on throughout the year), is the First-Year Program Writing Showcase! The Showcase is an annual … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Season 4 Episode 6: Scrawl Gets Haner-ed

May 22, 2012

Boy are you in for a treat! Scrawl Radio, once again, is graced with the musical stylings of the one and only, Morgan Haner.  Promoting his new album “War and Cocaine,” set to release June 20th, Morgan talks with us … Continue reading →

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Paperback 4ever: A Reader’s Manifesto

May 22, 2012

I will be the first to admit that I’m a proud techie.  Gadgets, blogs, e-readers, and all things digital – bring them on.  But with reading, it’s a little different.  Even with an iPad and easy access to e-books, I … Continue reading →

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Join us for the Threshold Launch Party!

May 20, 2012

Threshold, DePaul’s student-run arts and literary journal, is having a party for the release of its spring edition this Friday.  Join us at the DePaul Art Museum, on May 25th from 3-6 pm, for refreshments, readings from some of DePaul’s … Continue reading →

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Global Voices: Publishing June 1st

May 18, 2012

The CMWR is pleased to announce the forthcoming second edition of our e-magazine Global Voices, which showcases the work of the DePaul’s multilingual community.  We are very excited about the work we are sharing this year ranging from narratives, to … Continue reading →

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A Conversation about Discrimination in Tutorials: After the Inservice

May 16, 2012

This past Friday Elise N. and I hosted the last inservice of the 2011-2012 academic year, “A Conversation about Discrimination in Tutorials.” Our overall goal was to encourage conversation about our experiences with encountering discriminatory language and attitudes in tutorials, … Continue reading →

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Scrawl Season 4 Episode 5: Forgot About S.C.R.A.W.L.

May 15, 2012

This week on Scrawl, your boys discussed the evolution and evaluation of rap music; why it gets a bad rap (I know it’s a pun, ya wanna fight about it?) and why it’s one of the last true forms of … Continue reading →

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