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Getting “The Scoop”!

Hello classmates and instructors!  I hope everyone is having a good week and staying healthy before Spring Break next week!  I am still getting over an upper respiratory infection that I had last week, and I know our professor was ill as well as just about everyone I know.  I guess it was just going around.  But we all need to get better so we can have fun in the sun during our much needed Spring Break!

Last week, I had my interview with Kate from the writing center and asked her all of my prepared questions and then some.  She was incredibly nice and very helpful.  I learned a lot about the writing center.  In fact, I will be making an appointment for myself very soon because they provide an invaluable service to all majors, especially English majors.  A little known fact is that they see fewer English majors than any other major when English majors are the students they could probably help the most!  I found this information shocking at first, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. English majors probably feel like they don’t need the help with writing because they already know how to write, and perhaps feel like they already know everything there is to know about writing.   But this assumption is incorrect because there is always room for improvement in writing.  For a professional writer, having someone edit your work is crucial to producing work that is of the highest possible quality.  The same process should be applied to all levels of writing, including and especially writing at the learning stage such as college papers.  This made my think, “Why wouldn’t every English major bring all their writing assignment to the writing center?”

My goal in writing this article is to spread awareness about the writing center to students and remind them of the services provided (especially for those who have never used it or don’t even know that it’s there), the changes being made, and the benefits of using the Writing Center.  My audience will be USF students and faculty.

I will be checking out other articles on college writing centers so my article will be even more informed.  There has been 1 article written and published in the Oracle on the writing center in the past. (I’m going to try and check the Oracle archives to get a copy of it).   This article’s focus was on the writing center’s funding rather than their services.  My article will have a different focus and aim.

I am meeting with Anastasia at the Oracle (the student newspaper) on Friday to discuss a few things: 1. the Oracle’s requirements for student publication of articles,2.  internship opportunities, and 3.  feature story requirements such as length, angle, audience, the type of stories they are looking for, etc.

Check back soon for more updates and progress.

P.S. I noticed that I am the only student who didn’t change the style or layout of my blog … and that is because I really like the way the standard blog layout looks.  I like the pictures of USF’s Tampa campus and I like the simplicity and white space.  If I need to change it, I will, but I like it the way it is.  My belief has always been less is more.  Besides, why mess with a good thing?

To my classmates:  Keep up the good work and have a safe and happy Spring Break!!

March 1st, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized

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