No matter how much you love to tutor, the extent to which you enjoy the company of other UCWbL employees, or whether or not you are the…
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The Theoretical “Writer”
Tommy and Logan here to talk some theory with you. When we read and discuss writing center theory in class, we necessarily associate and apply any given…
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Talent = Tutor?
I live with a chemist and a teacher. From what I can tell the Chemist works as hard as anyone on campus; he is, however, not the…
One of the most pivotal days so far in my experience at the UCWbL was my first day at work. I was nervous about the staff, the…
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Connection > Content
Tutoring and working with writers never seems to be exactly what you’d expect. But I have found that it is not the content, but the connection made…
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Ban Book Banning!
The first week of October is one of my favorites. I love the coming of fall, Halloween, and pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks. I also love the…
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わたし
The above, which reads ‘watashi,’ means simply “I.” It took my colleague and I two weeks to appreciate this, and we have far from mastered its use.…
People, papers, and red pens. This is what we new tutors envisioned going into the application process to become a Writing Center Tutor. Because the application process…
Throughout the first few weeks of my involvement in the Writing Center, much of my attention has been devoted to familiarizing myself with UCWbL logistics and becoming…
The ‘P’ word; that snarky, dismissive label; the term that is supposedly a compliment and yet…isn’t: perfectionist. It’s something that many are accused of being and all…