Last week at training, we had fun looking at apostrophes. Purdue’s OWL (Online Writing Lab) answers questions about the apostrophe here this week.
Archive for October, 2008
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October 23rd, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniCSO Sponsored Career Conversation: Charles Strum P’08
October 22nd, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniCSO Sponsored Career Conversation:
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Charles Strum P’08
Associate Managing Editor, New York Times
Come join a career expert who has spent many years in the print and electronic media.
Bring your questions about a career in journalism, about media operations, and about how the industry is fairing today.
Learn tips about finding the best jobs and internships!
Thursday, October 23
6:15 p.m.
MBH 220
This event follows the session “Working with the Media” sponsored by Public Affairs for faculty and staff.
Questions?
Contact Tim Mosehauer
CSO Career Counselor
Important Peer Writing Tutor information
October 21st, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniThank you to all Peer Writing Tutors who have completed training and who are working so well in classes and drop-in sessions. Unfortunately, failure to complete training will result in your dismissal from your position as a PWT. Dilanthi will hold one more makeup session. If you still have sessions to makeup, please e-mail Dilanthi times that you are free to attend a session.
- Remember new PWTs attend 6 sessions (the Org Meeting+ 5 training sessions).
- Trained PWTs attend, at least, 4 sessions (Org Meeting, Session 1 or 2, and 2 more sessions). Trained PWTS may substitute one lunch or one RefWorks training for one session.
- All of these sessions (including lunches and RefWorks) are paid.
Whether or not you are trained or new, you must file out the forms distributed during Session 5. You may download these forms (Survey, Future Plans, Evaluation) on our PWT blog: http://blogs.middlebury.edu/peer_writing_tutors/archives/247. Please e-mail the forms back to me.
Keep in mind the following dates:
RefWorks training (Email Dilanthi if you would like to attend.
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first RefWorks training session coming up on Tuesday, October 21st, from 7-8 pm in LIB 105.
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second RefWorks session (for those who cannot attend the first session) on Wednesday, October 29th, from 7-8 pm in LIB 105.
Lunch dates are as follows:
Friday, October 24–First year seminars in Brainerd and Cook Commons
Friday, October 31–First year seminars in Wonnacott and Atwater Commons
Friday, November 14, Ross Commons and those unable to attend earlier lunches
To check which lunch to attend, click here: http://blogs.middlebury.edu/peer_writing_tutors/archives/239 If you are not on one of these invite lists, there will be room at the 11/14 lunch. Email me if you want an invitation.
Keep up the great work!
Mary Ellen Bertolini
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research
Associate Director, Writing
Lecturer, Tutor in Writing
Library Suite 225
Phone: (802) 443-3182
Student Writing Symposium
October 16th, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniThursday Oct. 16th-Thursday Oct. 23rd
Thursday 10/16
Student Reading
4:15pm, Abernathy Room (Axinn)
Come hear students read original fiction, nonfiction, and poetry!
Monday 10/20
Dinner Panel – Professional Writers Share Their Experiences
7:00pm, Kirk Alumni Center
Megan Michelson–Outside Magazine, Skiing Magazine
Hector Vila–Blog Writer and Professor
Chris Shaw–Nonfiction and Environmental Writer and Professor
Mike Ives–Journalist for Seven Days
*Dinner Included
Tuesday 10/21
Competitive Poetry Slam
9:30pm, Juice Bar
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places
*contact Ellie Moore THIS WEEK to participate
Wednesday 10/22
Creative Writing Colloquium Lunch
12:30pm, Chateau Grand Salon
Robert Cohen Discussing MFA Programs
*Lunch Included
Thursday 10/23
Writers’ Lunch – lead by guest Professor/Writer
12:30pm, Chateau Grand Salon
Bring your own work to discuss, and/or ideas to share
about building a writing community on campus
*Lunch Included
Questions? Contact Ellie Moore: emoore@middlebury.edu
Update: Working with International Students
October 8th, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniHolly’s Thursday October 9 workshop will focus on basic reading skills.
For International Students: English as a Second Language Seminars
Given by Lecturer Holly Stark
Mondays & Thursdays 3:30-4:30 In the CTLR conference room
Mondays: speaking
Thursdays: grammar
Speaking topics can be about current affairs such as the upcoming presidential election, cultural questions, and topics raised by students. This can also be a practice forum for oral presentations that you need to give in other classes.
Grammar day will always have a different point presented, but the focus can be changed according to popular consensus. All questions welcome.
Congratulations to 2011 Ward Prize Nominees
October 5th, 2008 by Mary Ellen Bertolini
Faculty Tutor FYSE Lunches
October 2nd, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniCTLR will hold three lunches this fall for faculty teaching first-year seminars. Peer Writing Tutor will be invited along with other members of the resource teams (librarians, ACEs, Educational Technoligists, tech tutors) and commons heads and Deans. Trained PWTS can use this lunch as one of their three training sessions. Both new and trained PWTs will be paid for attendng.
All lunches will take place in CTLR (Lib 225) from 12:15-1:30. Come for any or all of the time.
Lunch dates are as follows:
Friday, October 24–First year seminars in Brainerd and Cook Commons
Friday, October 31–First year seminars in Wonnacott and Atwater Commons
Friday, November 14, Ross Commons and those unable to atend earlier lunches