{"id":35420,"date":"2024-01-22T10:43:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/writerscenter\/?page_id=35420"},"modified":"2024-12-30T17:49:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:49:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/writerscenter\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-01dd3af5\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d117f309\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fc558012 gb-headline-text\">Writers&#8217; Center<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-13a27b2f gb-headline-text\">Engage yourself and unleash your brilliance<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-14c1cc76\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-9655be9f\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-c0fa1e5b\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c0fa1e5b\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Washington University Writers&#8217; Center offers a variety of services and resources to support students become better writers and advance efforts to improve student learning and transition into higher education.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-9f0f55f0\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9f0f55f0\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Responders offer a collaborative experience that strengthens EWU writers of any ability, from any discipline, and at any stage of the writing process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What We Do<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Writers&#8217; Center, located in the EWU-Cheney John F. Kennedy Library Learning Commons and the EWU-Spokane Center, is a free service open to all writers across the EWU community: Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Writers&#8217; Center staff, known as Responders, are experienced, professional writers equipped to work with writers of any ability and from any discipline, including Business, Social Work, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, English, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writers&#8217; Center Responders collaborate with writers at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to polishing final drafts. Writers are encouraged to bring all types of writing or specialized communication formats, both course-related and personal, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic Essays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posters, Presentations, &amp; Speeches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multimedia Projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholarships &amp; Resumes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During a 50-minute session, Responders and writers work together to create an individualized experience, which emphasizes the writer&#8217;s needs and goals. These conversations are intended to help writers with their current projects and to develop long-term critical thinking and writing skills. While Responders will not edit work for writers, they will discuss strategies and techniques to help writers revise their own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9e0675a1\" id=\"support\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-efcde096\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-66fc6909\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-66fc6909\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-cb6d0fc6 gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><strong>Goal 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0f429a80\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zm0 96c48.6 0 88 39.4 88 88s-39.4 88-88 88-88-39.4-88-88 39.4-88 88-88zm0 344c-58.7 0-111.3-26.6-146.5-68.2 18.8-35.4 55.6-59.8 98.5-59.8 2.4 0 4.8.4 7.1 1.1 13 4.2 26.6 6.9 40.9 6.9 14.3 0 28-2.7 40.9-6.9 2.3-.7 4.7-1.1 7.1-1.1 42.9 0 79.7 24.4 98.5 59.8C359.3 421.4 306.7 448 248 448z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\">Students will engage in collaborative dialogue about their own writing, develop a vocabulary to talk about the writing process, and write effectively in response to a range of audiences and purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-62bf556f\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-62bf556f\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5d129611 gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><strong><span class=\"gb-headline-text\">Goal 2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f7ec8450\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 48c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m140.204 130.267l-22.536-22.718c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.068L215.346 303.697l-59.792-60.277c-4.667-4.705-12.265-4.736-16.97-.069l-22.719 22.536c-4.705 4.667-4.736 12.265-.068 16.971l90.781 91.516c4.667 4.705 12.265 4.736 16.97.068l172.589-171.204c4.704-4.668 4.734-12.266.067-16.971z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\">Students will view themselves as writers, gain confidence in their writing, and make independent decisions about the writing process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-f88c60b7\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f88c60b7\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0a279f62 gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><strong><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"gb-headline-text\"><strong>Goal 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a099202c\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M400 32H48C21.49 32 0 53.49 0 80v352c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h352c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V80c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm0 400H48V80h352v352zm-35.864-241.724L191.547 361.48c-4.705 4.667-12.303 4.637-16.97-.068l-90.781-91.516c-4.667-4.705-4.637-12.303.069-16.971l22.719-22.536c4.705-4.667 12.303-4.637 16.97.069l59.792 60.277 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