UWC: eTutoring, how does it work?
Sometimes physically coming to the University Writing Center can be a challenge. Work and class take up most of your time. Schedules don’t align. You live too far away. Or,...
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UWC: 2024 International Writing Center Association
The University Writing Center (UWC) admin team, Dr. Nikki Caswell, director, Dr. Rebecca Johnson, assistant director, and Elizabeth Gagne’, graduate assistant director, attended the 2024 International Writing Center Association’s (IWCA)...
Researching AI in the Writing Center
As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools continue to develop and filter into our everyday lives, the professional and student staff of the University Writing Center (UWC) recognize the need for...
Exploring the Research of Dr. Brene Brown: Leadership in the Writing Center
The University Writing Center’s staff of 20 to 25 undergraduate and graduate consultants complete weekly professional development (PD), reading about strategies to best support students and discussing them together as...
Dispelling Myths in the Writing Center: Summer Orientations
As the 2023-2024 academic year dawned, the University Writing Center (UWC) was already preparing. At ten new student orientations that summer, Dr. Rebecca Johnson and Steven Amador worked to debunk...
Research and Creative Achievement Week 2023
Each year, the Graduate School hosts the Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) to showcase the work that students across campus invest their time and effort into. In 2023, the...
CWCA Conference Workshop: Storying the Appointment Form
Dr. Nicole Caswell, Dr. Rebecca Johnson, and Steven Amador ran a workshop at the 2023 CWCA/ACCR (Canadian Writing Centres Association/Association Canadienne des Centre de Rédaction) Conference. In their workshop...
Scientific Writing Workshops
This summer, Graduate Assistant Steven Amador had the extreme pleasure of leading a Scientific Writing Workshop for Dr. Stacey Meardon and her science students at ECU. With a background in...
Mental Health in the Writing Center: Navigating Student and Staff Stress
Research shows that mental health concerns have been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among college students. Many colleges, including ECU, have services to aid students struggling with...
Linguistic Justice Canvas Module
The University Writing Center is an inclusive writing environment for our campus community. Through a consultant-led, semester-long professional development activity, these amazing students developed a Canvas-based module to educate their...