Upcoming Events

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  • The Celebration of Student Writing is happening on May 9th. The Writing Program and Writing in the Disciplines will showcase and celebrate the work of undergraduate students who exemplify our goals and the values of empathy, collaboration, critical inquiry and creativity. This major end-of-year event will honor these students for their work and accomplishments with readings, accolades, music, and food.

Past Events

2024

  • BU’s first Celebration of Multilingual Writing was held on November 13th, 2024. More details here.
  • International Student “Cultural Connections” Film Viewing and Dinner Discussion: Exploring the Future of Identity Through Film, Saturday, 10/19/24. More details here.
  • Writing in the Disciplines Showcase & Discussion, Monday, August 19. More details here.
  • Genie Giaimo writing retreat (10:10) and talk (4:00), Friday, January 19, 2024. More details here.

2023

  • International Student “Cultural Connections” Donut Walking Tour of Downtown Boston, Saturday, 12/2/23, 12:00-2:00. Free for interested students.
  • WR 111/WR 112 Writing Center Welcome Reception, Tuesday, 9/19/22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Open to all WR 111 or WR 112 students and instructors: please join the Writing Center Director, Writing Center consultants (tutors), and other students in the Writing Center for food and informal conversation. Interested in getting feedback from a writing tutor? No idea what the writing tutors do? Either way, all are welcome!
  • Asao Inoue workshop (11:00), talk (1:30), and reception (3:00), Friday, August 25, 2023. More details here.
  • International Student “Cultural Connections” Trip to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Saturday, 4/1/23, approximately 9:30-2:30. Free for interested students.
  • “Writing As Self-Care,” Thursday, 3/30/23, 5:00-7:00, 100 Bay State Road, 3rd floor in the Writers’ Studio. Co-sponsored by the CAS Writing Center & the Center for Gender, Sexuality, & Activism. Join us for some low-key writing and art activities designed to encourage self-care at a stressful time in the semester. Writing prompts and art supplies will be provided, and food will be served. Open to all students!
  • “Advocating for Yourself in Writing,” Wednesday, 3/29/23 at 4:00. Open to all students, co-sponsored by the Newbury Center. More information and sign-up link here.
  • “Finding Hidden Statements” workshop with Writing Center Coordinator Jacob Burg and CAS Writing Center consultants, Monday, 3/27/23 5:00-5:45, 100 Bay State Road, 3rd floor in the Writers’ Studio. This workshop will help WR 15x students find moments in their writing that require expansion, clarification, and/or additional evidence. By focusing on actual readers’ pre-existing knowledge and expectations, students will be able to uncover the “hidden statements” – those moments when they’re saying more than they realize – throughout their writing, particularly in their thesis statements. In doing so, they will be able to extend their arguments, strengthen their reasoning, and sharpen their understanding of their audience(s).
  • Pamela Flash, “Writing Enriched Curricula: Faculty-Driven and Discipline-Relevant Approaches to Writing Instruction,” Wednesday, 3/22/23, 3:00-4:30. 100 Bay State Road, 5th floor. Reception to follow.
  • “Putting Grammar Back In: Linguistically-Responsive Writing Instruction,” Tuesday, 1/31/23, 4:00-5:00 p.m. and “Making Feedback More Transparent: Reframing Peer, Instructor, and Tutor Feedback,” Tuesday, 2/14/23, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Two Zoom workshops focusing on inclusive pedagogy particularly for first-gen students, in collaboration with the Newbury Center.
  • “Languaging Myths and Realities: Doing Linguistically Responsive Instruction in College Composition Classrooms,” Wednesday, 1/25/23. Qianqian Zhang-Wu (Northeastern University): 2:00-3:00 p.m., interactive workshop, and 3:30-5:00 p.m. guest speaker at the Writing Program’s All-Faculty Meeting

2022

  • “Belonging in Chinatown, and Beyond: Community and Identity in Action,” Monday 11/14/22 at 7:00 on Zoom. Open to all, hosted by WR 111 students in celebration of BU’s 11th Annual Global Education Week. More information and Zoom registration available here.
  • “Advocating for Yourself in Writing,” Wednesday 11/2/22 at 4:00. Open to all students, co-sponsored by the Newbury Center. More information and sign-up link here.
  • “Coming Out of the Past: What Can Historical Queer Literature Teach Us About Gender & Sexuality Today?” Presentation by Dr. Heather Barrett, Tuesday 10/11/22,  5:30pm-6:30pm, YAW 545A. Sponsored by the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism at Boston University.
  • “Using Reflective Writing to Make Progress on Your Dissertation,” Thursday 10/6/22 at 3:00. Open to all doctoral students in the dissertation stages, co-sponsored by the Educational Resource Center. More information and sign-up link here.
  • “Using Metacognition in the Classroom to Increase Student Community and Learning,” Tuesday, 9/27/22, 1:30 p.m. Workshop open to all GTFs/GWFs, co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. More information and sign-up link here.
  • “Confronting the Fear of Failure in Writing,” Wednesday, 9/21/22,  4:00 p.m. Workshop open to all students, co-sponsored by the Newbury Center. More information and sign-up link here.
  • WR 111 Writing Center Welcome Reception, Tuesday, 9/20/22, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Open to all WR 111 students and instructors: please join the Writing Center Director, Writing Center consultants (tutors), and other students in the Writing Center for food and informal conversation. Interested in getting feedback from a writing tutor? No idea what the writing tutors do? Either way, all are welcome!
  • “Critical Language Awareness: A Framework for Promoting Linguistic Inclusion, Equity, and Agency in Our Writing Classrooms,” Friday, 1/21/22, 3:30 p.m. Dr. Shawna Shapiro (Middlebury College), guest speaker at the Writing Program’s All-Faculty Meeting.
  • “Channeling CLA into Your Own Writing Activities, Assignments, and Feedback Practices,” Friday, 1/28/22, 11:00 a.m. Remote workshop for Writing Program faculty by Dr. Shawn Shapiro.

2021