Categories
Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

A Love Letter to DePaul’s Writing Center

It was an unseasonably warm March night, at about 12 am, and I was frantically searching the campus job board under the dim light of my computer…

Categories
Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

Joint Tutor Interview: Ishika B. & Eunice R.

This interview was recorded via Zoom on Monday, February 14th, between DePaul University’s writing tutor Ishika B. and Wheaton College’s writing consultant Eunice R. The current blog editor…

Categories
Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

New Year, New Writing Center

I’m not usually the type of person who anticipates the new year, but for the first time in a while, 2022 felt like a fresh start… at…

Categories
Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

UCWbL Origin Stories

Editor’s note: This post features a lovely throwback to previous staff members and treasured memories. On February 24, 2017, I attended the quarterly event, Dandelions in the…

Categories
Outreach and Events

My first year at the UCWbL online

My first impression of the University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) at DePaul was that the community was great, and everyone was so friendly and supportive. That…

Categories
Outreach and Events

Job Shadowing in the Hiring Process

At a past University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) Winter Retreat, an interesting dilemma was posed to fellow tutors: how can we spread representation among the UCWbL…

Categories
Multilingualism Outreach and Events Research

Honest Collaboration in Conversation and Culture

During the last couple quarters, the research team has participated in many assessment projects, aimed at assessing the current state of our writing center and our various…

Categories
Outreach and Events

Spring 2020 Flash Fiction Contest

The University Center for Writing-based Learning was excited to sponsor its second Flash Fiction Contest. The DePaul community, including the students, alumni, faculty, and staff, were invited…

Categories
Outreach and Events

Outreach…from home

If you’ve ever seen a table in Arts & Letters, the Stu, the hallway outside the library, or the 11th floor of the DePaul Center in the Loop…

Categories
Outreach and Events

Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit 2020

On February 21, 2020, the 10th Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit was held at the Lincoln Park Student Center. Celebrating the theme of “Spotlight on Collaboration”, students…