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We're open for the summer! (June 2 through August 7)
Jun. 3, 2015—The Writing Studio is now open for the summer session, June 2 through August 7. SUMMER HOURS FOR THE WRITING STUDIO, 117 ALUMNI HALL Regular daytime hours: Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm New summer evening hours: Wednesdays until 8pm We look forward to seeing you in Alumni Hall!
Exam Week hours: The Writing Studio is here for you!
Apr. 21, 2015—As the semester enters its final stretch, we want to make sure you know that the Writing Studio will be open throughout most of the exam period. Our last appointments of the semester will be the evening of Thursday, April 30. Until then, we’ll be open our regularly weekly hours, and we look forward to...
2015 Morgan Award Winners!
Apr. 17, 2015—Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Henrietta Hickman Morgan Memorial Award for First-Year Writers! Thanks, too, to all who submitted their work for consideration. This year the Morgan Award committee reviewed over 80 submissions and over 500 pages of writing by Vanderbilt’s first-year students. Learn more about the annual Morgan Award competition here.
Dissertation Writers’ Retreat
Mar. 30, 2015—Dissertation Writers’ Retreat May 18-22nd, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. SPONSORED BY THE WRITING STUDIO, THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND THE GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK PhD students often use their summers to make significant headway on their dissertations. This May, the Writing Studio will help to start the summer off...
Undergraduate Writing Symposium 2015 (symposium program now available)
Mar. 18, 2015—Click here to download and view the Undergraduate Writing Symposium Program 2015 On Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2015, Vanderbilt will host its seventh annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, a forum for excellent undergraduate writing of all kinds. In addition to essays, the Symposium will feature the great diversity of writing projects produced by students in all four undergraduate schools....
First-Year Writers: Submit your work for the Henrietta Morgan Memorial Award!
Mar. 18, 2015—Each year the Writing Studio conducts the competition for the Henrietta Morgan Memorial Award for first-year writers. Established by William Morgan in memory of his wife, the award goes to the first-year student who submits the best sample of original writing. The winning student’s name will appear in the commencement program. In spring 2015, the deadline...
On Writing – "Research, Advocacy, and the Academy: Making Writing Count"
Feb. 10, 2015—The Writing Studio “On Writing” Series will present “Research, Advocacy, and the Academy: Making Writing Count” on Wednesday, February 25, at 4:30pm in Alumni Hall 100. Join George Hornberger, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science, Craig E. Philip Professor in Engineering, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Director...
Graduate Writing Consultant Applications Due February 27
Jan. 28, 2015—The Writing Studio is in the process of hiring Graduate Writing Consultants for the 2015-2016 academic year. Available positions for graduate students include Graduate Consultants, who offer 5-15 hours of writing consultation per week, as well as the following fellowships: the Arts and Science Writing Fellow, the Peabody Writing Fellow, the Philosophy Writing Fellow, and...
Now seeking Undergraduate Writing Consultants for 2015-2016!
Jan. 5, 2015—In January 2015, the Writing Studio will begin its hiring process for 2015-2016 Undergraduate Writing Consultant positions. Undergraduate Consultants earn $10.00 per hour. All Vanderbilt undergraduates with an overall GPA of 3.5 or better are welcome to apply. Application Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2015 Click here for full application instructions. Find out more! Join us...
Affective Meets Effective: Emotion and Academic Writing
Dec. 8, 2014—By Faith Barter English Writing Fellow for Fall 2014, Vanderbilt Writing Studio As someone who thrives on the semester-long relationships built through classroom teaching, I began my semester as a Writing Studio Fellow with some trepidation. Would I spend the semester making tentative connections with clients I would never see again? It seemed like an...