Workshops Location and Zoom Link
Wednesday workshops are held in 210 Stabley Library and on Zoom.
Zoom link for Wednesday workshops
AI in College Writing – September 2, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Graduate and Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop helps students understand how to work effectively with AI tools in their academic writing. Students will learn when and how to use AI writing assistants appropriately, following academic integrity guidelines. The workshop covers practical strategies for using AI as a brainstorming partner, draft reviewer, and research assistant. Students will also learn how to properly disclose AI use in their work and maintain their authentic voice and authorial agency while using AI tools. This workshop is ideal for students in any class.>
Avoiding Plagiarism – September 9, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Graduate and Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces undergraduate and graduate writers to how to avoid plagiarism in their writing, including through papers written in coursework and at the honors thesis, MA thesis, or dissertation stage. The workshop will cover cultural expectations, reading and citation strategies, managing large numbers of sources, and self-citation. We will also discuss iThenticate, which is used by the graduate school for submission of a thesis or dissertation.>
American Academic Conventions for International Students Workshop — September 16, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate International Student or Multilingual Writer
This workshop offers international students and multilingual writers insights and information about American academic conventions and strategies for successful writing in US institutions of higher education. The workshop will cover understanding writing assignments, rhetorical considerations of audience and organization, managing sources and source use, and common challenges that international and multilingual writers face.
APA Style — September 23, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Graduate and Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
In this workshop, students are introduced to the APA documentation style (7th edition), including how to quote and summarize from an original source. It’s a hands-on workshop in which students see examples and do exercises on their computers. Topics include citing within the text, using signal phrases, creating the References page, and documenting online sources.>
MLA Style — September 30, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate
In this workshop, students are introduced to the MLA documentation style, including how to quote and summarize from an original source. It’s a hands-on workshop in which students see examples and do exercises on their computers. Topics include citing within the text, using signal phrases, creating a Works Cited page, and documenting online resources.>
Résumés — October 7, 7:00–8:00 p.m.>
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to developing the content and designing an effective résumé. We explore effective résumé samples, how to frame experience to diverse audiences, and the different content that goes in a résumé. Students can also learn new features in MS Word that will make their résumés distinctive. Students can get started on one during this workshop, or polish what they’ve already written.>
Cover Letters — October 14, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to writing an effective cover letter. After reviewing models of successful cover letters, we’ll discuss the purpose of the cover letter, how to tailor a cover letter to fit a specific job, and how to highlight relevant experiences. Students will get a chance to draft a cover letter for intended positions.>
CV Workshop — October 21, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to developing the content and designing an effective CV. Typically used in academia, research, medicine, and law, and longer than a resume, a CV is a comprehensive document detailing one’s full academic and professional history. In this workshop, we’ll explore effective CV samples, how to communicate relevant experience to diverse audiences, and the different content that goes in a CV. Students can also learn new features in MS Word that will make their CVs distinctive. Students can get started on their CV during this workshop, or polish one they’ve already written.>
Personal Statements and Other Required Narratives — October 28, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: Undergraduate/Graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop introduces students to writing an effective personal statement. After reviewing models of successful personal statements, we’ll discuss the purpose of the personal statement, how to tailor a personal statement to fit a specific application, and how to highlight relevant experiences. Students will get a chance to draft a personal statement for intended applications.>
Reverse Outlining: Working Backward to Move Writing Forward — November 4, 7:00–8:00 p.m. NEW!
Level: Undergraduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
Reverse outlining is a revision strategy in which you skeletonize an existing document to reveal its underlying structure. This technique helps writers learn the conventions of different kinds of documents and see gaps between their intentions and how a draft has been written. In this workshop, students will learn to apply this technique across genres using provided samples and their own writing.
Clarity and Conciseness in Business and Professional Writing Workshop — November 11, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: undergraduate/graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop explores the critical importance of clarity and conciseness in a variety of writing contexts (including in academic and professional settings). Specifically, the workshop introduces students to the paramedic method, which can be used at the sentence and paragraph levels to make writing more direct, active, and precise. We’ll also explore purpose and audience-driven strategies for clarity and conciseness that can be used to reduce wordiness and provide clarity.
Proofreading — November 18, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Level: undergraduate/graduate – counts toward Business Writing Credential
This workshop helps students build the careful reading skills they need to proofread their papers, including reading slowly, using A Writer’s Reference, and applying useful editing techniques.
Acknowledgment: Many thanks to Jasmine Bishnoi and Emily Zylstra for helping curate this list of workshops.>