Writing Center Program Seminars

Archive
2024
  • Writing Up Data October 09, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A Session September 26, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
  • How to Write A Literature Review September 19, Led by Jim Swider
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose September 12, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
  • Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism, September 5, Led by Jeff Carney
  • DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 22, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
  • Writing Up Data February 22, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • How to Write A Literature Review February 15, Led by Jim Swider
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A Session February 8, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose February 1, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
  • Avoiding Plagiarism January 25, Led byJeff Carney
  • Email Etiquette January 18, Led byJim Swider
2023
  • CVs & Resumes: Design and Content November 22, Led by Shane Coates
  • Writing Research Proposals November 16, Led by Yamen Rahvan
  • Exemplar Analysis (for Instructors) November 9, Led by Adina Arvatu
  • Using APA Style November 2, Led by Kevin Phillips
  • Using Data Part 2: Quantitative Data  October 24, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • Using Data Part 1: Qualitative Data October 17, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A:  October 12 Led by Shane Coates
  • Writing a Literature Review Part 2 September 28, Led by Jim Swider
  • Writing a Literature Review Part 1 September 21, Led by Jim Swider
  • SOP/Motivation Letters September 14, Led by Shane Coates
  • Avoiding Plagiarism: Saying it in your own words September 7, Led by Jeff Carney
  • Reading Strategies August 31, Led by Dennis Balint
  • DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 14, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Resumes & CVs: Content & Design April19, Led by Shane Coates
  • Using Instructor Feedback April 12, Led by Adina Arvatu
  • Using Data Part 2: Quantitative Data April 5, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • SOP/Motivation Letters April 6, Led by Shane Coates
  • Using Data Part 1: Qualitative Data April 6, Led by Carlos Abaunza
  • Creating Stem Conference Posters March 30, Led by Helen Johnson
  • Q&A APA Style March 15, Led by Kevin Phillips
  • Literature Reviews Part 1 February 15, Led by Jim Swider
  • Paraphrasing: Saying it in your own words February 9, Led by Jeff Carney
  • Reading Strategies February 1, Led by Dennis Balint
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 25 Led by Shane Coates
2022
  • Understanding Feedback October 26, Led by Adina Arvatu
  • APA Overview October 19, Led by Kevin Phillips
  • Motivation Letters Q&A October 12, Led by Shane Coates
  • Literature Reviews Part 2 September 28, Led by Jim Swider
  • Literature Reviews Part 1 September, 21, Led by Jim Swider
  • Motivation Letters September 14, Led by Shane Coates
  • Reading Strategies September 7, Led by Dennis Balint
  • Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism September 1, Led by Jeff Carney
  • DAAD Motivation Letters August 24, Led by Shane Coates
  • A Foolproof Guide to Designing Presentations April 7 ​Led by Conor Doherty
  • Introduction to Public SpeakingMarch 31 Led by Robert Winter
  • Bilingual Writers Writing In English: Contrastive Analysis & Language Transfer March 30 Led by Inzhuna Karazhanova
  • Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence March 3 Led by Adina Arvatu
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A March 2, Led by Shane Coates
  • Literature Reviews Part Two - Writing Strategies February 16 Led by Jim Swider
  • Literature Reviews Part One - Gathering and Organizing Research February 9 Led by Jim Swider
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose February 2 Led by Shane Coates
  • Paraphrasing: Say it In Your Own Words January 27 Led by Jeff Carney
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 26 Led by Shane Coates
2021
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose (Q&A Session) November 4, Led by Shane Coates
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose (General) October 28, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Conversation Workshop: Science as an Ever-changing Process October 20, Led by Heather Mello
  • Writing Argument: Claims, Reason, Argument October 13, Presented by Adina Avartu
  • Writing Your First (or Next) Scholarly Article September 29, Led by Shawn Ramsey & Dennis Balint
  • Conversation Workshop: What is the role of trust in communication... September 23, Led by Thomas Hughes
  • How to Create an Academic CV September 22, Hosted by The NU Career and Advising Center, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Conversation Workshop: How to Deal With Strangers... September 16, Led by Jonathan Dupuy
  • Literature Reviews Part 2: Writing Your Literature Review September 9, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Literature Reviews Part 1: Gathering Research September 2, Presented by Jim Swider
  • DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters (Repeat Seminar) August 27, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Paraphrasing: Saying It in Your Own Words August 26, Presented by Jeff Carney
  • DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 19, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Conversation Workshop: Language, Emotions, and Hypercognition July 21.
  • Conversation Workshop: Constructing Arguments in Conversation July 14.
  • Conversation Workshop: Using Signposting in Conversation OR Using Long and Complex Words: Does It Make You Seem More Clever? July 7.
  • Conversation Workshop: Science Denialism and Vaccines June 30.
  • Conversation Workshop: Self Presentation, Appearance, and Credibility June 23.
  • Conversation Workshop: Metrics - Are They the Best Measure of Your Success? June 16.
  • Conversation Workshop: Social Anxiety & Communication June 9.
  • Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence February 10, Presented by Adina Arvatu
  • Motivation Letters/Statements of Purpose Q&A February 3, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Literature Reviews, Part 2: Writing February 1, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Literature Reviews, Part 1: Gathering Research January 27, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Paraphrasing: Say It In Your Own Words January 21, Presented by Jeff Carney
  • Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 13, Presented by Shane Coates
2020
  • Literature Reviews: Content & Organization October 29, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Literature Reviews - Gathering Research October 22, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence September 30, Presented by Adina-Camelia Arvatu
  • Contrastive Rhetoric: When Russian Speakers Write English-1 September 24, Presented by Arlyce Menzies
  • Q&A Session on Motivation Letters and Statements of Purpose September 23, Hosted by Shane Coates
  • Motivation Letters/Statements of Purpose for Academic Programs September 16, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Motivation Letters for the DAAD Scholarship September 2, Presented by Shane Coates
  • Maintaining Healthy Mental Habits While Writing July 31, Presented by Simon Land
  • Formulating a Research Question: Back to the Basics: Tips on Developing Your Research Question July 24, Led by Theadora Siranian
  • Puzzling Out an Argument: Restructuring as a form of Editing: Tips on Editing Your Own Work July 19, Presented by Pramodini Paraytam
  • Hook, Line and Sinker: Techniques for Capturing Your Reader's Attention July 18, Presented by Greg Duran
  • Contrastive Rhetoric: When Russian Speakers Write English July 1, Presented by Arlyce Menzies
  • Craft Effective Thesis Statements June 30, Presented by Greg Duran
  • Rhetorical Invention June 29, Presented by Shawn Ramsey
  • Be Better at Paraphrasing June 25, Presented by Jeff Carney
  • Maintain Healthy Mental Habits While Writing June 24, Presented by Simon Land
  • Presentation Skills for STEM Researchers and Students April 21, Presented by Thomas Duke
  • Grammar Spotlight: Master the Passive​ March 12, Presented by Jeff Carney
  • How to Write and Format Lab Reports March 12, Presented by Michael Nielson
  • Introduction to Literature Reviews Part 2 March 9, Presented by Jim Swider
  • Introduction to Literature Reviews Part 1 March 2, Presented by Jim Swider
  • How to Write a Motivation Letter/Statement of Purpose February 24, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
  • How to Write & Format Lab Reports February 20, Presented by Michael Nielson
  • Critical Thinking and Reading February 17, Presented by Theadora Siranian
  • Grammar Spotlight: Writing Concisely February 13, Presented by Jeff Carney
  • Writing Argument February 3, Presented by Adina Arvatu
  • Avoiding Plagiarism January 30, Presented by Lori Enns
  • How to Write a Motivation Letter/Statement of Purpose January 27, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
  • Say it in Your Own Words: Paraphrasing Tips January 23, Presented by Lori Enns
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