Writing Center Workshops
Writing & ESL Centers workshops help students with a range of skills necessary for success in college. Taught by faculty from the Department of English and ESL, workshops are held multiple times each week online and in-person at the Writing and ESL Centers. Workshops are offered during the fall and spring semesters.
Fall 2025 Workshop Schedules
Zoom Meeting IDs
Wednesday workshops: 943-1666-6716
Saturday workshops: 723-790-0714
September
- Wed. 9/10 at 4 p.m., Keys to College Success: Microsoft Office & Essay Formatting
- Sat. 9/13 at noon, Keys to College Success: Microsoft Office & Essay Formatting
- Wed. 9/17 at 4 p.m., Application Essay Workshop
- Sat. 9/20 at noon, Application Essay Workshop
- Wed. 9/24 at 4 p.m., Keys to College Success: Reading Strategies
- Sat. 9/27 at noon, Keys to College Success: Reading Strategies
October
- Wed. 10/1 at 4 p.m., Keys to College Success: Note-Taking Strategies
- Sat. 10/4 at noon, Keys to College Success: Note-Taking Strategies
- Wed. 10/8 at 4 p.m., Getting Started with Writing: 5 Great Brainstorming Strategies
- Sat. 10/11 at noon, Getting Started with Writing: 5 Great Brainstorming Strategies
- Wed. 10/15 at 4 p.m., Developing a Thesis Statement
- Sat. 10/18 at noon, Developing a Thesis Statement
- Wed. 10/22 at 4 p.m., Building Powerful Paragraphs
- Sat. 10/25 at noon, Building Powerful Paragraphs
- Wed. 10/29 at 4 p.m., Working with Sources 1: Paraphrases and Summaries
November
- Sat. 11/1 at noon, Working with Sources 1: Paraphrases and Summaries
- Wed. 11/5 at 4 p.m., Working with Sources 2: Handling Quotes
- Sat. 11/8 at noon, Working with Sources 2: Handling Quotes
- Wed. 11/12 at 4 p.m., Essay Organization: Beginnings, Middles & Endings
- Sat. 11/15 at noon, Essay Organization: Beginnings, Middles & Endings
- Wed. 11/19 at 4 p.m., Documentation: MLA Style
- Sat. 11/22 at noon, Documentation: MLA Style
December
- Wed. 12/3 at 4 p.m., Grammar: Avoiding Fragments & Run-Ons
- Sat. 12/6 at noon, Grammar: Avoiding Fragments & Run-Ons
- Wed. 12/10 at 4 p.m., Grammar: Writing Strong Sentences
Jefferson Hall (JH) 310 at 1 p.m. (unless noted).
September
- Tues. 9/9, Conversation Club: "Going Beyond Hello"
- Wed. 9/10, Conversation Club: "Staying Healthy"
- Tues. 9/16, Conversation Club: "Family"
- Wed. 9/17, Writing Workshop: Prewriting, Brainstorming & Freewriting
- Tues. 9/23, Grammar Workshop: Word Order
- Wed. 9/24, Conversation Club: "Loving Dogs and Pets"
- Tues. 9/30, MLA Basics: Essay Formatting
October
- Wed. 10/1, Conversation Club: "Job Interviews"
- Tues. 10/7, Conversation Club: "Studying English"
- Wed. 10/8, Grammar Workshop: Present Perfect
- Tues.10/14, Grammar Workshop: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
- Wed. 10/15, Conversation Club: "Sleep"
- Tues. 10/21, Documentation Workshop: MLA Citations: In-Text, Works Cited page
- Wed. 10/22, Pronunciation Workshop: Stress and Intonation
- Tues. 10/28, Reading Workshop: Main Ideas and Supporting Ideas
- Wed. 10/29, Grammar Workshop: Definite and Indefinite Articles
November
- Tues. 11/4, Conversation Club: "California Calling"
- Wed. 11/5, Conversation Club: "Moving to Music"
- Tues. 11/11, Conversation Club: "Clothes and Fashion"
- Wed. 11/12, Reading Workshop: "Active Reading and Annotation"
- Tues. 11/18, Grammar Workshop: Past Perfect
- Wed. 11/19, Conversation Club: "Enjoying Money"
- Tues. 11/25, Pronunciation Workshop: Commonly Mispronounced Words
- Wed. 11/26, Grammar Workshop: Using Modals in Academic Writing
December
- Tues. 12/2, Conversation Club: "Stress"
- Wed. 12/3, Conversation Club: "Traveling"