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Hey! That’s Mine!

They say possession is nine-tenths of the law.  But nine-tenths of possession is culture. The ideas that surround and police concepts like “intellectual property” and “academic integrity”…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

What’s your Type?

On Friday, October 3, 2014, an UCWbL leadership meeting merged with a freshmen EDGE  student meeting, which was led by Sarah Carbone, Assistant Director of Student Employment…

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UCWbL Workshops Update

The UCWbL Workshops Team is off to a busy start in the 2014 Autumn Quarter! We have already facilitated several in-class workshops on the topics of Digication,…

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UCWbLing 102 Staff Training

Agenda Share: what blogs do you read? Discuss: why does the UCWbL have a blog? Brainstorm blog topics in groups Read & Reflect: “How to Write an…

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Learning to be (not the) Queen of Social Media

“Learning…is life’s greatest adventure” – Taylor Caldwell, novelist This is something I’ve always believed in, and something I continue to discover and internalize during my first weeks…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Living It Up At The CMWR!

With Spring Quarter underway, the CMWR has been busy as ever! In case you couldn’t make it to some of our events in the last few weeks,…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Week 1 of Spring with the CMWR

Last Friday, the CMWR held the first Book Club meeting of the quarter. The turnout was wonderful, and we had so much fun diving into new material…

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Politics in Paris: “La Bise” of Conversation

I’m the first to admit I’ve been on a temporary hiatus from the UCWbLog sphere. While everyone at DePaul was suffering from finals, I was scrambling to…

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Outreach and Events

International Writing Centers Week

Every year, the UCWbL takes time to celebrate a very cool event: International Writing Centers Week (IWCW). We take this time to appreciate the tutors, writers, and collaborators at…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

“Out and About” in Paris

When the CMWR facilitated the workshop, “Out and About: A Short Guide to City Living” on February 24, I was devastated that I could not be there,…