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UCWbLing is moving to a new home

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: Since we started UCWbLing in 2010, it has outgrown our expectations for what a writing program blog … more →

"Does poetry need paper?": Writing Advice from Don DeLillo

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: This week, the Chicago Public Library Foundation awarded novelist Don DeLillo the Carl Sandburg Lite … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, things that help writers, Writing Tips, Fiction, Chicago Public Library, harold washington library, Don DeLillo, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, the angel esmeralda

Get Busy This Friday, Next Friday, and the Friday After Next 1 comment

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: This Friday, you might actually get some work done. The Writing Center is now open on Fridays, in th … more →

Tags: UCWbL, DePaul writing center

New Tutors on Tutoring: Banned Books Week & Dumb Cynicism

Logan B. wrote 7 months ago: Throughout the first few weeks of my involvement in the Writing Center, much of my attention has bee … more →

Tags: tutors on tutoring, Banned Books Week, new tutor reflections, UCWbL Outreach

Why Do Societies Ban Books?: DePaul Panelists Offer Answers1 comment

courtneymacintyre wrote 7 months ago: Last Thursday,  October 4, in the Richardson Library, DePaul students, faculty, and the public were … more →

Network, Collaborate, Learn: The 2012-13 Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: The 2012-2013 Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit was this past Friday, and as usual, it delivered on its … more →

Tags: Writing fellows, collaborative for multi-lingual writing and research, Writing Groups, UCWbL Outreach, Writing Center, Tutoring strategies, Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit, office of veterans affairs, Teaching Commons

Scrawl Season 5 Episode 2: (Radio Edit)

Robert Wilson wrote 7 months ago: Robert sits down with Heather Jagman, DePaul University’s Coordinator of Library Instruction, … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, things that help writers, scrawl radio, Banned Books Week, Heather Jagman, Robert Wilson

A Safe Space to Geek Out About Writing

allegrapusateri wrote 7 months ago: The Chicago Land Writing Center Conference! It was held this past weekend at North Park University a … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, tutors on tutoring, things that help tutors, writing, "writing center conferences", Tutoring strategies

How to Be a Better Mentor #1: Attend the PTMS on Oct. 5

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: DePaul’s third annual Peer Tutor & Mentor Summit takes place Friday, October 5, from 10 AM … more →

Tags: Peer Tutor and Mentor Summit

DePaul's Banned Books Week Events (Doesn't Include Banning Books)

Mark Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: Banned Books Week runs September 30 through October 6. Along with DePaul University Libraries we are … more →

Tags: Reading, Banned Books Week, DePaul University, Rene De Los Santos, Heather Jagman, Lauri Deitz

Chat with a Tutor: A Force for Democracy?1 comment

Mark Jacobs wrote 8 months ago: The UCWbL’s highly popular Chat with a Tutor service is back and better than ever. Let’s … more →

Tags: things that help writers, Resources for Writers, resources for tutors, chat with a tutor, asynchronous feedback

Happy Thirtieth Anniversary, Banned Books Week!1 comment

Jen F. wrote 8 months ago: Banned Books Week is observing its thirtieth anniversary at the end of the month, and we at the UCWb … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, Banned Books Week

Scrawl Season 4 Episode 8: Scrawl Signs off with some Snookie3 comments

markalazio wrote 11 months ago: Greetings all ye lovers of Scrawl! After some viewer feedback about our famous segment “Snooki … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, things that help writers, the love of writing, Radio DePaul, scrawl radio, Awesome, snookie's corner, Gorilla Beach, The Hottest State

Review of the 2012 First-Year Program Writing Showcase

kateflom wrote 12 months ago: Mid-May brings with it lots of exciting signs of the end of yet another academic year… My favorite s … more →

Tags: the love of writing

Scrawl Season 4 Episode 6: Scrawl Gets Haner-ed1 comment

markalazio wrote 1 year ago: Boy are you in for a treat! Scrawl Radio, once again, is graced with the musical stylings of the one … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, the love of writing, scrawl radio, Awesome, morgan haner music, war and cocaine, Song Writing

Join us for the Threshold Launch Party!

Mallory G. wrote 1 year ago: Threshold, DePaul’s student-run arts and literary journal, is having a party for the release o … more →

Tags: the love of writing, Readings, Threshold, DePaul University, Literature, Free Stuff, Food, fun stuff, Depaul University Art Museum

Scrawl S4E4: At Least Tobey Maguire Isn't In It1 comment

markalazio wrote 1 year ago: Good afternoon (or good morning (or good evening) depending on when you are reading this)! Whether y … more →

Tags: the love of writing, scrawl radio, Awesome, Comic Books, superheroes, The Avengers, Stan Lee, tobey maguire sucks

Hot Topics in Writing: Rage Against the Writing Machine

DePaul UCWbL wrote 1 year ago: The Hot Topics in Writing team has found a way to talk about prewriting that won’t put you to … more →

Tags: things that help writers, hot topics in writing, Podcast, writing process, Prewriting, Writing Strategies, Prewriting techniques, Grammar nazism, prewriting skills

WRITE CLUB will infuse your life with meaning

Tom Harrison wrote 1 year ago: I can see you now: despondent, lonely, doubtless trundling unlikely amounts of ice cream into your t … more →

Tags: What Do YOU think?, the love of writing, Creative Writing, Performance, spoken word, write club, Tom Harrison, Competition


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