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Services for Faculty
What We Offer
Writing Assistance for Faculty--It's a Go!
The UWC and the Vice President for Research are proud to offer convenient grant and proposal writing assistance as well as editing for faculty in all disciplines and at all stages of drafting, writing, and research. Because of their backgrounds in publishing and copy editing, UWC Writing Fellows Jacob Bender and Britta Ameel provide unique resources for faculty looking to bolster a proposal or publication or simply strengthen a sentence or two.
This service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so please plan ahead, especially near common grant and publication deadlines. At this time, Jacob and Britta are available twenty and ten hours a week respectively for face-to-face or online appointments. The UWC requests that faculty email uwc@utah.edu with specific requests. Please understand that more detailed projects may not be immediately accommodated, should the Writing Fellows already be booked with other faculty members.
For additional information, contact Sundy Watanabe (Director) or Jonathan Balzotti (Associate Director)
Graduate Student and Faculty Workshops on-site at the UWC
Thursdays from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. are reserved for small group workshops with graduate students and faculty on-site at the UWC. Working in tandem with UWC staff, graduate students and faculty can schedule 60 minute blocks of time to address specific concerns with writing or to practice conference presentation skills. Contact Sundy Watanabe to schedule a time.
Classroom Introductory Visits
Consultants can visit your classes to introduce the University Writing Center (UWC) or to address specific concerns with student writing. These classroom presentations typically last from 10 to 30 minutes. Contact Sundy Watanabe to establish a time for a consultant to visit.
Classroom Workshops
UWC consultants can visit your classes to address specific writing topics. Consultation Workshops typically last from 30 to 60 minutes. Contact Sundy Watanabe to establish a time for a consultant to visit.
Individual Consultations
Faculty can schedule appointments with UWC staff to examine syllabi, assignments, and course materials. In addition, UWC staff can discuss ways of easing the evaluation process through assignment sequencing, drafting, and the use of rubrics.
Writing Classes
WRITING 6020, Evaluating Student Writing, is a graduate course open to students and instructors in all discplines. The course addresses issues of appropriate feedback, effective suggestions for revision, managing peer review and student conferences, and evaluation and grading. The course is offered each fall semester.
Programs
The UWC will sponsor and cosponsor programs with the Writing Program and other interested departments on the effective teaching of writing each semester.
Recommended Reading
The UWC maintains a bibliography of books and web resources on a number of writing issues: preparing assignments, evaluation, grammar, and many others. The Center also offers a bookshelf of writing resource materials.
Is there some help that you need that isn't listed here? Contact Sundy Watanabe in the University Writing Center to make a suggestion.