Writing Center – WRD Blog

February 24, 2021 depaulwrd

A Chat About Two Writing Centers

Three graduate student got together to talk about their times working in their undergraduate writing centers.

September 24, 2020 Alex Treat

Introducing the 2020-21 Graduate Assistants

With the start of a new year, we also have new additions to the WRD graduate assistantship. Learn about them and their responsibilities here in this introduction.

January 28, 2020 Maddy Crozier

Jobs Spotlight: The Writing Center

The Writing Center’s staff includes more than 90 peer writing tutors, but many WRD students choose to work there because the position aligns well with their interests. We checked in with many WRD students who work as tutors so they could share their experiences at the UCWbL.

April 1, 2019 Channing Tabb

Course Spotlight: WRD 582, Writing Center Theory & Pedagogy

Writing Center Theory & Pedagogy is an invitation-only course designed to prepare graduate students for their role as Peer Writing Tutors in DePaul’s Writing Center. The course is offered each Autumn quarter.

March 5, 2018 Anthony Melville

Job Sleuth: Teaching Writing

The WRD department is home to DePaul’s First-Year Writing Program and offers coursework and opportunities for students interested in teaching writing at the college level. WRD majors can work in the University Center for Writing Based Learning, and at the graduate level the MA in WRD offers the Teaching Apprenticeship Program to prepare students with hands-on experience instructing students in writing. If you’re looking to work as a writing instructor, this post will introduce you to some resources to help you in your job search and professional development.

October 17, 2016 Admin

MA in WRD Weekly Job Listings: October 17, 2016

On the job hunt? Here are the job postings the MA in WRD graduate assistants found around Chicago for this week: Associate Director, Writing Center DePaul University “The Associate Director for the Writing Center directs the UCWbL’s Writing Center, an appointment-based and walk-in service that provides writing feedback for all DePaul students, faculty, staff, and alumni through two full-time offices, the Learning Commons, and online services.” M.A. in related field, relevant tutoring and teaching experience required, PhD. preferred. Communications Assistant Elks National Foundation “The Elks National Foundation has an opening for a Communications Assistant at its headquarters in Chicago. The

July 12, 2016 depaulwrd

WRD Alumni Spotlight: Molly Rentscher

Molly Rentscher is the latest alumna to be featured in the WRD Spotlight series. She graduated in 2015 with a Master’s in Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse. Currently, Molly works as a writing center coordinator at Arizona State University. What have you been doing professionally since you earned your degree? I earned my degree in June of 2015, and shortly thereafter, I accepted a full-time position at Arizona State University (ASU) as a writing center coordinator. In my position, I am responsible for managing all aspects of operations for the West campus Writing Center and Graduate Writing Center; this includes hiring,