Thursday, September 5, 2024

College Writing Center's

Writing centers:


  • Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts 

  • The writing place is North Western University, Evanston Illinois 

  • Columbia college writing center Upper manhattan new york 


Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts:


How does this center describe itself?


  • This center is supposed to help students with writing skills and help with any writing assignments. 

  • They offer seminars and lectures 


In what ways does the center connect to its history?

  • Not sure 



          What sorts of terms does the center use for the people who work there and the people who come for its services?


  • They use personal bios about what the staff is interested in such as hobbies etc and a picture of the staff member. 


How does the center's website use colors and images? 


  • They use pictures of the staff. 

  • The colors that they use are black, white, and navy blue. 


Words and phrases that stand out to me and why?


  • “Quick links” stand out to me because they are easy links to navigate through the website. 

  • “New handouts- strategies for essay writing handouts” stands out to me because it looks like some tips for writing essays. 


https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/



The writing place North Western University, Evanston Illinois 


How does this center describe itself?


  • Engaging peer writing consultations, supporting beginning writers, and a program for undergraduates called “Creative Writing Program.” 


In what ways does the center connect to its history?


  • The writing place is Its sponsored by the Cook Family Writing program in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

  • The graduate place is supported by the graduate school



  What sorts of terms does the center use for the people who work there and the people who come for its services?


  • They include pictures of the staff as well as bios mentioning their academic accomplishments/ how they hope to help students within the center. 


How does the center's website use colors and images? 


  • The website uses the color purple a lot as well as many colorful artworks. They also have some pictures of the campus on the website. 


Words and phrases that stand out to me and why?


  • “96% of the students who completed a survey about their visit would recommend us to others!” This fact stuck out to me because it is a statistic and was bolded in purple.

  • In-person and online appointments 

  • “3345 Appointments Were Held Online and In-Person”, 

“1705 Clients Came in for Appointments”, 

“97.92% Of Surveys Completed Rated Appointments "Very Good" or "Excellent" - this stood out to me because it was bolded and has more statistics. 


https://www.writing.northwestern.edu/


Columbia College Writing Center Upper Manhattan New York 


How does this center describe itself?

  • Ivy League schools with useful resources to help with writing assignments 

  • high-quality tutorials, and a writing center also hold various courses on literature humanities, contemporary civilization, as well as art and music. They also offer group classes on various topics including creative and academic writing.



In what ways does the center connect to its history?

  • not sure




   What sorts of terms does the center use for the people who work there and the people who come for its services?


  • Provides some pictures of the staff. It also shows what year they graduate/graduated and what they studied. 



How does the center's website use colors and images?


  • They use this light blue color but do not have any images. 


Words and phrases that stand out to me and why?


  • “What we do” was bolded and tells the purpose of the writing center


https://www.college.columbia.edu/core-curriculum/undergraduate-writing-program/writing-center

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