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What Do I Talk About?: Making the Most of Your Time

As writing center tutors, we want to help writers as much as we can.  We want to make sure that if a writer makes a one-hour appointment…

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Sitting on Top of the World: How to Think Like an Administrator

I’m gonna let you in on a secret.  You might not notice it as you and your tutor talk about your paper, but around this time of…

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Relishing the Repeating Appointment

As a first-time writing tutor last term, I had new experiences and new lessons to learn almost every week.  When Winter Quarter came around, I thought I…

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Resume Advice: Should a Tutor Push the One-page Rule?

In the process of an overwhelming internship search, I have been updating, rearranging, and tailoring my resume to fit the perceived expectations of prospective employers in both…

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Taking Another Look At Editing as Tutoring

When I first signed up for my literary editing course, I didn’t really think it would have much in common with my tutoring job.  I mean, we’re…

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Outpost and Short Tutorials: Challenges, Strategies, and Pitfalls

While it’s nice to finish a conference in under thirty minutes and return to meebo until the next student arrives at the outpost, short tutorials take a…

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Calling all Writers and Readers – Join the Guild!

If you’re a creative writer or reader of prose, poetry, screen or stage plays, come check out the DePaul Writer’s Guild led by UCWbL tutor and creative…

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Tips For a Successful ELL Tutorial

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…

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“The Deflector” | Episode 2 of The Breakroom

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…

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The Importance of Building Rapport: Because Bradley could be your next appointment

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…