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Godman Guild Workshops: Introductions, Conclusions, and the Paragraph
When: 12 - 2 pm and 5 -7 pm, Mon, April 3, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators provide guidelines for writing strong introductions, conclusions, and body paragraphs in response to GED essay prompts.

Godman Guild Workshops: Scoring the GED Essay
When: 12 -2 pm and 5 -7 pm, Mon, April 10, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators introduce GED essay exam scoring rubric, and clients score their own work and sample essays.

WAC Workshop: Theatre Department: Responding to Student Writing
When: 4:30 -5:30 pm, Tues, April 11, 2006
Where: TBA
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: The WAC team will be facilitating a workshop for GTAs in the Theatre Department on responding to student writing

WAC Workshop: FTAD: Responding to Student Writing
When: 11:30 am – 1 pm, Wed, April 12
Where: 300 Younkin Success Center
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: The WAC team will be facilitating a workshop for Faculty and TA Development on responding to student writing.

WAC Brownbag: International GTAs Teaching Writing
When: 12-1 pm, Thurs, April 13, 2006
Where: 311 Denney Hall
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: This roundtable offers the opportunity for International GTAs to openly discuss issues they have faced and overcome in their experience teaching writing.

Godman Guild Workshops: Strategies for the Timed Exam
When: 12 -2 pm and 5 -7 pm, Mon, April 24, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators introduce the 4-minute plan for success, and clients take a practice timed exam.

WAC Workshop: "Pod-agogy": Making Your Writing Pedagogy Accessible in a Wired World
When: 12 -1 pm, Thurs, April 27, 2006
Where: 311 Denney Hall
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: Learn about new technologies that can help you make your teaching more accessible for your students--it's a lot easier than you might think!

Godman Guild Workshops: One-on-One Student Reviews
When: 12 -2 pm and 5 -7 pm, Mon, May 1, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators meet individually with clients to go over writing produced throughout the quarter and to get feedback from clients.

Godman Guild Workshops: Lower Level Literacy Workshop, Part I
When: 5 -7 pm, Tues, May 2, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: A new workshop for adult clients with GED reading and writing scores below the sixth grade level.

Godman Guild Workshops: Lower Level Literacy Workshop, Part II
When: 5 -7 pm, Mon, May 8, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: A new workshops for adult clients with GED reading and writing scores below the sixth grade level.

WAC Workshop: Survivor II, Exile Island: Summer Research, Teaching and Writing
When: 12 -1 pm, Thursday, May 11, 2006
Where: TBA
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: This workshop will help you stay organized and on task this summer as you rest and prepare for another year of teaching writing.

Columbus Africentric Elementary After School Tutoring
When: 3:30-5:00 pm, Every Monday Through Spring Quarter 2006
Where: Africentric Elementary School
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW Outreach Consultant facilitates tutoring sessions in which trained volunteers from OSU provide individualized instruction and assistance to third and fourth graders. This program is in its sixth year.

Nola NOW! Teen Newsletter Project
When: 3:30-4:30 pm, Every Friday Through Spring Quarter 2006
Where: Indianola Middle School
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9512, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW Outreach Consultants facilitate newsletter writing sessions with trained volunteers from OSU to provide individualized instruction and assistance to middle school students. Students plan, produce story articles, and distribute the 'Nola NOW! Newsletter. This program is in its second year.

Linden McKinley High School Writing Groups
When: Through Spring Quarter 2006
Where: Linden McKinley High School
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW Outreach Consultant facilitates onsite writing sessions for high school students on basic writing and preparation of college statements with assistance from CSTW-staff. This program is in its third year.

Godman Guild Workshops: One on One Student Reviews
When: Workshop 4 -- 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, March 6, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators meet one on one with clients to go over writing produced throughout the quarter and to get feedback from clients.

WAC Workshop: The Press ReleaseWrite All About It!
When: 1-2:00 pm, Tues, February 28, 2006
Where: 311 Denney Hall
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: Led by Dr. Barbara Glass, Coordinator of the Professional Writing Minor, and Melissa Soave, Director of Communications for the College of Humanities, this workshop offers practice in teaching the press release as well as innovative ways to incorporate this newsworthy genre into your courses across disciplines.

Godman Guild Workshops: The Building Blocks of Writing II: Thesis Sentences & Topic Sentences
When: Workshop 3 -- 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, February 20, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: Clients will investigate how an essay differs from other types of writing. Session will focus specifically on thesis statements and topic sentences as constituting the skeleton of the essay.

WAC Workshop: Community-Based Pedagogy
When: 12:00-1:00 pm, Thurs, February 16, 2006
Where: 311 Denney Hall
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: Professor Vesta A. H. Daniel from the Department of Art Education will discuss her work on community-based curriculum development. This brown bag offers an opportunity for collaborative discussion on the possibilities of engaging students with contemporary issues affecting the community through curriculum development.

Columbus Public School Teacher Workshop: Writing Across the Curriculum
When: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Wed, February 8, 2006
Where: North Education Center Library
Who: Dr. Christopher Manion, WAC Coordinator, 614-292-9650, waccstw@osu.edu
Description: This professional development workshop will allow high school teachers to talk with colleagues in other disciplines about how to teach discipline-specific knowledge through writing, use writing to inspire critical thinking, and create meaningful writing prompts specific to their discipline.

Godman Guild Workshops: The Building Blocks of Writing: Words, Sentences, & Paragraphs
When: Workshop 2 -- 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, February 6, 2006
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: Instruction will include looking at the fundamental elements of writing: the best word, the types of sentences, and how to construct a paragraph.

Fall Quarter Deadline for Journals and Papers
When: November 29, 2005
Where: 419 Mendenhall Lab
Who: Dr. Barbara Glass, Minor in Professional Writing, 614-688-4652, glass.107@osu.edu
Description: Fall quarter intern deadline for turning in journals and reflective papers to Internship Coordinator.

Fall Quarter Internship Class
When: 3:30- 5:18 pm, Mondays
Where: 174 Mendenhall Lab
Who: Dr. Barbara Glass, Minor in Professional Writing, 614-688-4652, glass.107@osu.edu
Description: Meetings for fall internship class.

Little Known Things (LKT) Workshop: Office of Minority Affairs
When: 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Thur, October 13, 2005
Where: Younkin Success Center
Who: K. Terzano, CSTW and OMA, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: First year students benefit from workshop on CSTW Writing Center resources and services.

Godman Guild Workshops: Scoring the GED
When: Workshop 2 - 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, October 17, 2005
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: This workshop is designed to assist clients in understanding the scoring criteria and grading rubric used by GED exam evaluators.

Godman Guild Workshops: Strategies for Approaching the Timed Essay
When: Workshop 3 - 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, October 31, 2005
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: This workshop teaches students strategies for breaking down the 45-minute essay test on the GED exam into workable parts.

Godman Guild Workshops: One on One Student Reviews
When: Workshop 4 - 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm, Mon, November 14, 2005
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW workshop facilitators meet one on one with clients to go over writing produced throughout the quarter and to get feedback from clients.

Godman Guild GED Workshops: Strategies for Developing Ideas
When: Workshop III - 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Mon, August 22, 2005 and 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Tues, August 23, 2005
Where: Godman Guild and OSU Extension Learning Center
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9246, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: One of a series of workshops that focus on brainstorming, clustering, and messy first drafts.

Writing Center Summer Quarter Finals Week Hours
When: Hours to be determined and posted, August 23 - 24, 2005
Where: Mendenhall Laboratory
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Operation hours for finals week.

International Student Orientation
When: August 31, September 7, September 14
Where: Ohio Union
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Writing Center staff present information on services.

A Conference for New TAs
When:, 1:15 - 2:30 pm and 2:45 - 4:00 pm, Thur, September 15, 2005
Where: Location to be Determined
Who: Hosted by Faculty & TA Development
Who: CSTW Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Coordinator, 614-292-9650 waccstw@osu.edu
Description: WAC Coordinator presents on "Responding to Student Papers."

GA Involvement Fair
When:, 1:15 - 2:30 pm and 2:45 - 4:00 pm, Thur, September 15, 2005
Where: Location to be Determined
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Writing Center staff present information on services.

New TA Training Fair
When:, 4:30 - 6 pm, Wed, September 14, 2005
Where: Location to be Determined
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Writing Center staff briefly describes its services.

Summer Institute: Multiple Literacies and Digital Media: A Studio Course
When: 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 pm, July 11-15, 2005
Where: 343 Denney Hall
Who: CSTW, 614-688-5865, cstw@osu.edu
Description: The workshop, facilitated by Scott DeWitt, Director of the Digital Media Project, examines the multiple literacies students bring to school. Participants learn how to work with multimedia technologies (i.e., creating/ editing images, audio, and video) and explore how they might be applied in the classroom.

Summer Internship Application Deadline
When: Friday July 1, 2005
Who: Minor in Professional Writing, Dr. Barbara Glass, Coordinator, 614-688-4652, glass.107@osu.edu
Description: Application deadline for summer quarter internship class. Applicants must turn in three writing samples, a resume, and a cover letter in addition to a completed application form. See "Your Portfolio" on the Minor Web page http://cstw.osu.edu/writingMinor/default.htm. Eligible students will have completed 15 hours toward the Minor in Professional Writing, including HUM COL 450.

Summer Institute: Seeking Common Ground through Common Goals: Helping Students Negotiate the Transition from High School to College Writing
When: 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 pm, June 13-17 and June 20-24, 2005
Where: Digital Union, Science and Engineering Building
Who: CSTW Outreach, Kay Halasek, halasek.1@osu.edu Abby Dubisar, dubisar.1@osu.edu
Description: Middle school and high school teachers to spend either one or two weeks with colleagues from Ohio public schools and OSU exploring the ways that teachers can productively prepare students for college work. Class topics include digital media, college and high school teacher feedback on student writing, curriculum development, and Ohio English Language Arts Standards.

Writing Center Winter Break Closing Dates
When: June 13 - 17, 2005
Where: Mendenhall Lab and Younkin Success Center
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Mendenhall and Younkin will be closed.

Writing Center Spring Quarter Finals Week Hours
When: Hours to be determined and posted, June 6 - 8, 2005
Where: MendenhallLab
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Operation hours for finals week. Younkin Success Center will be closed during finals week.

Writing in 367: A Multidisciplinary Inquiry
When: Noon - 1:30 pm, Fri, May 6, 2005
Where: Hale Multicultural Center Multi-Purpose Room
Who: CSTW Writing Across the Curriculum Consultants and a Panel of Seasoned 367 Instructors, 614-292-9650
Description: A panel of 367 instructor/experts from Art Education, Comparative Studies, Engineering, English, and Psychology explore differences and similarities in writing for each department. Focus: Successes and failures in the 367 (second-level writing) classroom.

CSTW Presentation: Honors Collegium
When: 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Thur, May 5, 2005
Where: The OSU Writing Center, 475 Mendendhall Laboratories
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Faculty Coordinator for the Writing Center conducts a workshop on writing personal statements for honors student applying for scholarships.

CSTW Presentation: Writing a Dissertation
When: 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Wed, May 4, 2005
Where: Faculty Club, hosted by the Graduate School
Who: CSTW Writing Center, 614-688-4291, wcenter@osu.edu
Description: Writing Center Assistant Coordinators present information on writing a dissertation and services provided by the Writing Center.

Writing Group & Electronic Portfolio In-School Workshops
When: 9:00- 11:00 a.m., Continuous Through Spring Quarter 2005
Where: Linden McKinley High School
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9512, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: Trained CSTW Outreach and Writing Center consultants provide tutoring assistance to ninth, tenth and eleventh grade students at Linden McKinley on their writing. Students also work with Writing Center Coordinator, Dr. Kay Halasek on electronic portfolio activities in which they are engaged in ongoing e-mail discussions about their writing with CSTW Writing Center online tutors.

CSTW Panelist: Grant Writing for M. Ed. Graduates
When: 4:30 - 6:48 pm, Thurs, April 14, 2005
Where: Arps Hall
Who: CSTW, 614-688-5865, cstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW participates in a panel discussion on grant writing for pre-service teachers in foreign and second language education in the College of Education.

Writing Across the Curriculum for ESL Learners
When: 8:30 - 12:30 pm, Sat, March 12, 2005
Where: Denney Hall
Who: CSTW Outreach, 614-292-9512, outreachcstw@osu.edu
Description: CSTW Outreach hosts the Teacher Seminar Series of professional development workshops for Ohio's P-12 teachers. In this workshop, Dr. Khadar Bashir-Ali will engage P-12 teacher-participants in a 4-hour interactive workshop on how to successfully respond to the writing needs of English as a Second Language (ESL) learners.