Writing Showcase Submissions Due April 1!

Have you submitted your outstanding work for SNL's Writing Showcase yet? Students may submit up to three pieces of work (including essays, poems, stories, ILPs, APs, Capstone projects, and Digication e-portfolios) before the April 1 deadline.

Students will be invited to read selections from their submissions at the annual SNL Writing Showcase Live event on April 21. Exceptional submissions composed during the 2015-2016 year will also be recognized at the Spring Awards Luncheon.

SNL's Writing Showcase is a great opportunity for students to augment their CVs and share their work with a supportive community. For more information and entry form, visit the Writing Showcase page on the Writing Guide. Submit entries and email any questions to SNLwriting@depaul.edu. 

We look forward to receiving your work!

Writing Boot Camp Tomorrow!

Join us in Naperville, this Saturday, February 27th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a faculty-led Incomplete Boot Camp and get your assignments completed! Sessions are designed for undergraduate or graduate SNL students who currently have an incomplete grade on their transcript or a current project they wish to complete.

Click on the image below for more details and dates for additional upcoming Boot Camps. Register for any session(s) by emailing SNLevents@depaul.edu; walk-ins are also welcome!

"Procrastination-Proofing Students"

Understanding procrastination and helping students work through its larger themes is the focus of a recent Inside Higher Ed blog by Steven J. Corbett and Michelle LaFrance. They write:

It seems to us that the more we understand procrastination and think it through with our students, the more we can help them build lifelong habits that allow them to be successful in our writing classes. Indeed, antiprocrastination habits can also help students manage the many competing priorities in their busy schedules as well as help us all remember what’s really important in life.

In the blog, Corbett and LaFrance discuss different causes of procrastination, some potential benefits, how to help students think through their procrastination habits, and the enduring advantages of procrastination awareness.

Click here to read "Procrastination-Proofing Students" now. As the authors say, "We must not wait too long in starting to offer our students some of this potentially lifelong good advice."

Writing Center WQ 2016 hours start Jan. 11!

The University Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL) will open its Writing Centers at both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses beginning Monday, January 11, 2016. Hours for both campuses are below.

Loop Campus Writing Center

(312) 362-6726

25 E. Jackson

Lewis Center 1600

Chicago, IL 60604

Monday: 9am-7pm

Tuesday: 9am-7pm

Wednesday: 9am-7pm

Thursday: 9am-7pm

Friday: 12pm-5pm

Saturday: 12pm-5pm

Sunday: Closed

Lincoln Park Campus Writing Center

(773) 325-4272

2320 N. Kenmore

SAC 212

Chicago, IL 60614

Monday: 9am-7pm

Tuesday: 9am-7pm

Wednesday: 9am-7pm

Thursday: 9am-7pm

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: 12pm-7pm

Click here for instructions on how to register and make an appointment. Be sure to select the correct campus from the drop-down box at the top of the WCOnline scheduler. Call either Writing Center with questions or concerns.