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I was talking with Jona and he had an idea for students to come by for a quick 5-10 minute WC conference appointment after the COMP classes in Derthick Hall (i.e. get a classroom and have coaches available for 5-10 minutes after COMP).

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Thoughts on having this sometime during the middle/ end of the semester with people looking for summer jobs and actual adult jobs?

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We need to do a second CMS workshop for 1st year Emmanuel students :)

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We need to do a second CMS workshop for 1st year Emmanuel students :)

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Some of us were talking about how we have our Bedford books but we don't always have them in the Writing Center. One thought was to just have them here in the Writing Center for us to use while doing training but then we thought about how we aren't always going to be doing our training in the Writing Center. Thoughts on how we can balance having the books in both places? Should the Bedford readings also be scanned into Canvas?

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Thoughts on power strips/chargers under the center tables?

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Thoughts on power strips/chargers under the center tables?

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I was noticing a dearth of available charging spots today and thought it might be helpful.

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I found one translation page that doesn't use AI to rewrite sentences as it translates, in case you work with any multilingual students this week: https://www.apertium.org/

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Apertium | A free/open-source machine translation platform

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Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform. It is free software and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

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Some sort of presence at Connections in April?

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Some sort of presence at Connections in April?

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Maybe we do a small table at check in where we can help them set up an account, or run a raffle where them setting up is an entry and stopping by the center (if they have time - I dont remember the schedule) as another?

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I would like to use the organizer on the bookshelf to organize and label the papers in our binders so they are easier to find. The next time a few of you have a free hour, would you look through the binders and think about how to organize/label the stuff in them? We'll be getting lots more material from faculty moving forward, so those will need to be in categories and not by faculty or class. There are labels in the bottom right compartment. Before you start, make sure we'll be able to see the labels with the papers in them--otherwise we may need to think about a different kind of label.

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I bought three floor lamps for the corners and one table lamp for behind the desk. They are in boxes right now. Anyone have time to assemble today? Boxes get flattened and put on the bookshelves by the library back door (there's a sign).

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What if teachers/the library made making a writing center account mandatory? I've noticed that the walk-in situation is a little tricky if the student doesn't have a lot of time and has to go through the process of creating an account on the spot. I'm unsure if this has been suggested already... but I thought I'd toss it out.

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Anyone have a free hour and want to try building the new whiteboard? It's to the left of the library basement door to the outside. The company sent it in hopes that it won't be as wobbly as the first one.

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I just replaced the chairs! Used $650 chairs for $65 each. :) No arms though--sorry. One quirk to note. You press DOWN on the level to go up AND down, so that's a little different. Try them out!

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What do y'all think about making creative baskets for tutors and students to use during sessions? These would include different color notecards, sticky notes, highlighters, and markers for hands on and visual learners. I attended a session at the writing center conference about this and I found it extremely helpful. This allows for tutors to be creative in how they approach the writing process by using tactile materials that the writer can move around and color code. I would be happy to make these baskets if everyone likes the idea.

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Bryant and I discussed this... would need to collaborate with Vespers and Chapel. Maybe Dr. Booher could come in?

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Especially for Comp next year...

We could have weekly open hours where we provide snacks, and students come in and work on HW/writing they have been avoiding. Ideas can be discussed, and the writing coaches can provide additional support. This would help with writer's block and procrastination.

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I would love to have some of the comp professors/humanities professors come in and do an event with us. It could be a story time/Q and A (I am imagining a similar atmosphere to my2words). Where professors share their writing inspiration, processes, favorite things about writing, general tips, etc. I think it would be a fun way for students to see a different side of professors.

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This is for next semester. Typically they distribute copies of the Phoenix in the sub. I wonder if they would be interested in hosting the Phoenix party in the writing center.

We may not have enough space, but it could be a fun way to partner with them.

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I can't remember if this is supposed to be campus-wide or just the writing center- so some of this will need to be modified if it is campus-wide :)

Some team Launch Ideas:

Cutting up old assignments into snowflakes

Curated playlist

Hot chocolate bar + snacks

Trivia

Air-dry clay/paint ornaments

One-line stories, telestrations

Kindness jar (or notes for people on your shift)

White elephant ($5) - ugly thrifted shirts/ugly thrift

Outfit Contest

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For a Sunday in November 7-8 PM

Advertising- fliers, social media posts, email, professors pitch it to their classes

Play a cozy playlist (charliie brown soundtrack,

Put the poetry up around the writing center

Supplies:

Snacks- pumpkin pie, more ideas?

Hot chocolate/tea bar (whipped cream)

Pick humanities texts + old books to use as inspiration

Sharpies/Markers/black pens/ pencils

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In order to generate more publicity, we could do a creative writing contest. We could offer prizes to the first-place winner and the runner-up (either exposure or gift cards?)

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Next semester: creative project workshop

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Next semester: creative project workshop

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We could hold a little session for the HUMN creative projects! Talk to studenst about doing artistic write-ups/ project generation.

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I think it would be a good idea to do an editing and proofreading workshop. We can give practical tips and tricks to students about how to edit and proofread their papers before they come to the writing center so we can help them more efficiently. Also, teaching them how to use Microsoft Editor (or Google Editor), an extension service like Grammarly, and giving them our "editing and proofreading superstitions" or tips could be helpful as well. Thoughts?

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We just added mugs to the tea/hot chocolate table! Special thanks to Eloria, who plans to take dirty mugs home every week to wash. To lighten her load, please bring your own empty tumbler or mug when you work.

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Could floor lamps or Edison lights be added for a softer/ more relaxing space?

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Would a staff workshop/ meeting about having an effective workshop be helpful for anyone else? Maybe hearing from different teams to help bridge the gap with communication about these workshops?

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Workshop for an overview of how to "lay out" styled papers

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Workshop for an overview of how to "lay out" styled papers

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Maybe for the spring with COMP students? Pull in some librarians to help with this (i.e., Mary/ Janeen?). Have workshops for MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, and SBL? Add in citations and works-cited and proper citation usage in this as well?

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I would like to have a workshop in November about writing grad school application essays. Anyone want to help lead and/or plan this one?

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Pre-final/ pre-midterm de-stress party? Coloring, blackout poetry, snacks

Christmas party - Making paper snowflakes out of old assignments

Cross-cultural Christmas

Word of the Day/week wall

What does it mean to be human?

Overheard humanities

A workshop/collaboration with the professors

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Sometime in February? Events of some sort for that week? Give-aways?

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To create a branding kit, Canva pro (or Canva free) is really helpful for this. Flyers can be created and saved and PowerPoints can be made with this. Canva can be hard to adjust to if you are not used to it, but its so amazing!

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Could we decorate for holidays? Thanksgiving? Christmas? Valentines Day? St. Patties Day?