Writing Across URI is pleased to announce a Faculty Writing Group for Fall 2020. Participants will receive a free copy of this workbook! This is an opportunity to start, restart, or finish a writing project with support from the group. Group size will be limited and preference will be given to early-career tenure-track faculty. Please […]
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Congratulations to the 2020 Undergraduate Writing Award Recipients! In Advocacy: Julie Falk ’21, Pharmacy Title: Expanding Access of the Influenza Vaccine in Connecticut In Scholarly/Research: Margaret Rodrigue ’20, Marine Biology and Environmental Science Management Title: The effect of mangrove health on fish abundance Thank you to all of the students who submitted their work. Over […]
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Thank you to everyone who submitted their work. Winners will be announced in May. The URI Undergraduate Writing Award celebrates the best writing produced by URI undergraduates. Awards will recognize student work that has an impact; understands audience, purpose, and form; and demonstrates rigor and precision. Writing of any length may be submitted; short forms […]
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Claim some time for your writing project! All writers are invited to our writing retreats on Fridays throughout the year. Come for an hour or stay all day. Just bring your laptop, plus your own food and drink. Retreat Dates: Fridays, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, and Mar. 20 (Cancelled) Time: Come by anytime during retreat […]
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Writing Across URI has an institutional license for Eli Review, a web-based platform that emphasizes peer learning through a straightforward process of implementing reviews and delivering feedback to each writer. Along with drafting and revising, frequent review is fundamental to effective writing, and one of the best ways to facilitate peer review is through Eli […]
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Claim some time for your writing project! All writers are invited to our writing retreats on Fridays throughout the year. Come for an hour or stay all day. Just bring your laptop, plus your own food and drink.
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Seven sessions facilitated by Heather Johnson and Karl Aspelund that explore strategies and practices any faculty member can use to help their students develop as writers.
Continue reading "Spring 2020: Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar"On April 5th, we welcomed URI alumni from the Writing & Rhetoric Department and Film/Media Program, who came to offer advice to current students. Panelists spoke about the importance of analytical and problem-solving skills gained in the course of their degrees. The alumni are working in public relations, brand development, non-profit foundations, film production, and […]
Continue reading "Writing & Rhetoric Alumni Return to Campus"Our Teaching Writing Workshop and Faculty Writing Retreat were a huge success! Here are a few images from the event.
Continue reading "2018 Teaching Writing Workshop"Writing Across URI’s first Faculty Writing Seminar was held in the fall semester of 2017. A group of 14 untenured assistants and lecturers from six different colleges or programs met twice a month to give each other support and suggestions to get writing done. Each member received a workbook titled Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks, which […]
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