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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Writer's Roosts reopen after busy first year
Drop-in centers had 2,000 visits last school year
By Clay McCusition
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The KU Writer's Roosts will begin another year of helping students write better on Sept. 27.
The free, drop-in writing centers provide peer-based assistance with brainstorming, topic selection, organization and proofreading. This year the roosts will be located in Wescoe and Templin Halls, Sunday through Thursday evenings.
The program logged more than 2,000 visits in the 1998-99 school year, its first year of operation.
Michele Eodice, assistant
director of the KU Writing Center, began the program. She said she hoped more students would use the service in the new school year.
"We would like to have students include us in their writing lifestyle," Eodice said. "People are recognizing the value of feedback in writing."
Last year, tutors for the program were trained in a rigorous three-day workshop. That initial education was supplemented with weekly meetings. This year, Eodice teaches a semester-long class for prospective tutors.
She said students tutoring students had distinct advantages.
"Peers are able to work with peers in different ways. We provide a supplemental experience," Eodice said. "Once people came the first time they were very likely to return."
Although feedback has been
"We have graduate students and faculty seeking help with their dissertations. I have even asked for help with writers block."
Diana Carlin Interim associate provost of academic affairs
positive, Eodice said verifying the program's success was problematic.
"It's difficult to say that what we do leads to a better grade, or directly to a higher GPA," she said. "I'm always thinking of ways to reveal the benefits of what we do."
Diana Carlin, interim associate provost of academic affairs.
oversees the KU Writing Center. She said the Writer's Roost program was valuable for the University.
"Everyone can always improve on their writing," Carlin said. "The people working at the Writer's Roosts know what instructors expect when they assign writing assignments."
Writers of every skill and grade level use the program, she said.
"We have graduate students and faculty seeking help with their dissertations," Carlin said. "I have even asked for help with writers block."
Jan Holliday, Great Bend graduate student, tutored in the program last year and is now enrolled in Eodice's class. She will be one of the 15 tutors going to work when the roosts reopen.
"It's very rewarding to help a student go through the process of brainstorming, coming up
with an idea and then distilling it down to an essay," Holliday said. "There's a really strong mentorship quality in what we do."
Although the Writer's Roosts aren't open yet, the writing center is taking appointments for help. Holliday said she had her hands full.
"We're swamped so far. Apparently the word is out," she said.
Seungyeon Lee, Seoul, South Korea senior, is just beginning her training as a tutor in Eodice's class.
"I especially want to help brainstorm before they actually go through the writing process," Lee said. "Writing is not for perfection, it's for processing."
If students do well in the class, they may intern for the program during the fall and be hired as paid tutors for the spring semester.
WRITER'S ROOST FALL
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STARTING SEPT. 27
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9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays at Wescoe
4005
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.at Wescoe 4005 Tuesdays and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at Temalog ARC.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays at Wescoe 4005
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