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Oct. 04, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 05, 2023
11:00 AM

WriteFest Session 3

WriteFest is open to graduate students working on their thesis, dissertation, ePortfolio, or piece for publication. Over four sessions, participants will bring their writing projects and have dedicated time to write alongside peers in a supportive environment. Each session will offer participants two structured periods of focused writing, accompanied with discussion and learning about habits and skills that support well-being and productivity during the completion of longer projects. Graduate students can register to participate either in person, in the University Writing Studio on the second floor of RBD Library (Room 2056), or virtually, via Zoom, and are expected to attend all four sessions. Sessions will be held on the following dates from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: September 7, September 21, October 5, and October 19. 

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 11, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 13, 2023
12:00 AM

Miller Writing Center Closed for Fall Break

The Miller Writing Center is closed on October 13 for Fall Break. Normal hours resume October 15.

Learn more about the Miller Writing Center.

Who Can Attend

  • undergrads
  • grads
  • faculty
  • staff
Oct. 18, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 19, 2023
11:00 AM

WriteFest Session 4

WriteFest is open to graduate students working on their thesis, dissertation, ePortfolio, or piece for publication. Over four sessions, participants will bring their writing projects and have dedicated time to write alongside peers in a supportive environment. Each session will offer participants two structured periods of focused writing, accompanied with discussion and learning about habits and skills that support well-being and productivity during the completion of longer projects. Graduate students can register to participate either in person, in the University Writing Studio on the second floor of RBD Library (Room 2056), or virtually, via Zoom, and are expected to attend all four sessions. Sessions will be held on the following dates from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: September 7, September 21, October 5, and October 19. 

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 25, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 29, 2023
12:00 AM

Graduate Writing Partners Application Deadline

The Graduate Writing Partners Program pairs graduate students with a Miller Writing Center peer consultant for a semester’s worth of one-on-one writing appointments. These appointments help graduate students improve their writing abilities and communication skills in their disciplines. Participants will benefit from consistent, semester-long, individualized consultations with graduate writing consultants and must commit to attending two hours of standing appointments each week for the entire semester (two hours per week for 16 weeks). Attendance can be in-person or virtual. To be eligible for this program, you must have an advisor/professor who is willing to submit a recommendation. 

Please complete this application by October 29.

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Oct. 31, 2023
2:00 PM

WAC Workshop: The Generative AI Art + Writing Playground

Tuesday, October 31st, 2:00-4:30, 3011 RBD Library. Are you curious about generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT or DALL-E, but don’t know where to start? Do you want to think about how these technologies might impact your teaching, research, or creative scholarship? University Writing and the Innovation and Research Commons are here to help! In this hands-on event, facilitators will lead a structured activity to familiarize participants with the capabilities and limitations of freely available generative AI tools, as well as Adobe Express (free to everyone at AU). After experimenting with these technologies, participants will reflect on their implications for teaching, learning, and professional activity.

Please register in advance.

Who Can Attend

  • faculty
Nov. 01, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Nov. 03, 2023
1:00 PM

2nd Annual Ralph "Shug" Jordan Lecture and Workshop: Promoting Access and Opportunity through Writing Across the Curriculum, with Drs. Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle

University Writing is pleased to invite co-authors and frequent collaborators Linda Adler-Kassner (Associate Vice Chancellor of Teaching and Learning, University of California, Santa Barbara) and Elizabeth Wardle (Roger and Joyce Howe Distinguished Professor of Written Communication, Miami University) to deliver the second annual Shug Jordan Lecture and Workshop. Drs. Adler-Kassner and Wardle will discuss access and opportunity, an innovative framework for using writing across the curriculum to support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. After their lecture, they will lead a two-hour workshop, during which instructors will reflect and plan ways of opening access and building opportunity for students.

 

The Lecture and Workshop will be held in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). Please complete this registration form by Wednesday, November 1.

Who Can Attend

  • faculty
Nov. 08, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Nov. 15, 2023
1:00 PM

Graduate Research and Writing Studio

Calling all graduate writers! Would you benefit from writing in the company of other students with expert assistance on hand? If so, sign up for the Graduate Research and Writing Studio. This weekly writing retreat will run every Wednesday between September 6 and November 15 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the University Writing Studio (RBD Library 2056). The Studio will offer a sense of community, access to a research librarian and a graduate writing consultant, and light refreshments, all to help you achieve your writing goals. The Graduate Research and Writing Studio is sponsored by the Libraries and by University Writing. 

Please complete this survey to register for the program.  

Who Can Attend

  • grads
Nov. 19, 2023
12:00 AM

Miller Writing Center Closed for Thanksgiving Break

The Miller Writing Center is closed November 19 - November 24 for Thanksgiving Break. Normal hours resume November 26.

Learn more about the Miller Writing Center.

Who Can Attend

  • undergrads
  • grads
  • faculty
  • staff
Dec. 01, 2023
9:00 AM

Miller Writing Center Final Day for Fall Semester

The Miller Writing Center is open for fall semester from August 21 to December 1. Auburn students, faculty, and staff can get free, one-on-one feedback from a Miller Writing Center peer consultants on any kind of writing at any point in the process. 

Make up to three online or in-person appointments per week through AU Access. Learn more about the Miller Writing Center.

Who Can Attend

  • undergrads
  • grads
  • faculty
  • staff