WORKSHOPS

Round 1: Friday, September 4 from 12 pm - 1:30 pm

Round 2: Friday, September 25 from 1 pm - 2:30 pm

Description:

This workshop will review the process for applying to BEACH scholarships and how to find outside scholarship opportunities. The topics discussed include: application dates/deadlines and a general application guideline overview, review questions and prompt examples, and how to find other scholarship opportunities.

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Friday, September 4 from 2 pm - 3:30 pm

Description: 

The UWC is offering an online workshop to aid writing success at the college-level. Learn about the strategies that can elevate your writing and idea development, from decoding writing prompts to creating detail-oriented responses. Topics covered in the workshop include: time management and organization decode writing prompts, strategies to brainstorm, writing strategies to develop writing, and writer's resources.

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Round 1 Workshops: 

• Organization: Friday, September 18 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• Revision: Friday, September 25 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• Proofreading: Friday, October 2 from 12 pm - 1 pm

DESCRIPTION: The UWC is offering the online Essay Writing Series Workshops. These workshops will provide tips and strategies on common writing topics, such as organization, revision strategies, and proofreading. The following are the descriptions for our workshops:

• The Organization Workshop will review the best tips for organizing your papers, show you brainstorming/outline examples, and more!
• The Revision Strategies Workshop will help you decide what aspects to focus on when revising your papers -- learn what to prioritize and what not to -- and how to make appropriate revisions.
• The Proofreading Workshop will provide strategies to proofread and edit your papers at the sentence level. Some common errors that will be reviewed include boundary errors (e.g. fragments, comma splices, run-ons), agreement errors (e.g. subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement), coordination, and subordination. After this workshop, you will feel less intimidated working on grammar issues.

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Round 1: Friday, October 2 from 12 pm - 1 pm

DESCRIPTION: The UWC is offering the online Essay Writing Series Workshops. These workshops will provide tips and strategies on common writing topics, such as organization, revision strategies, and proofreading. The following are the descriptions for our workshops:

• The Proofreading Workshop will provide strategies to proofread and edit your papers at the sentence level. Some common errors that will be reviewed include boundary errors (e.g. fragments, comma splices, run-ons), agreement errors (e.g. subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement), coordination, and subordination. After this workshop, you will feel less intimidated working on grammar issues.

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ROUND 1:

• MLA Format: Friday, October 9 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• APA Format: Friday, October 9 from 1 pm - 2 pm 

DESCRIPTION: These workshops provide an overview of the format, in-text and reference page citations, and other writing tips. They are recommended for anyone who needs a refresher or is new to either writing format.

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ROUND 1: Friday, October 16 from 12 pm - 1 pm

DESCRIPTION: This workshop is for STEM majors and soon-to-be STEM majors or students taking a science writing course! This workshop will review the basic structure of a scientific paper (e.g. abstracts, introduction, methods...), formatting data and visuals, discuss passive vs active voice, give research tips, and more!

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Round 2 Workshops: 

• Organization: Friday, October 23 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• Revision: Friday, October 30 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• Proofreading: Friday, November 6 from 12 pm - 1 pm

DESCRIPTION: The UWC is offering the online Essay Writing Series Workshops. These workshops will provide tips and strategies on common writing topics, such as organization, revision strategies, and proofreading. The following are the descriptions for our workshops:

• The Organization Workshop will review the best tips for organizing your papers, show you brainstorming/outline examples, and more!
• The Revision Strategies Workshop will help you decide what aspects to focus on when revising your papers -- learn what to prioritize and what not to -- and how to make appropriate revisions.
• The Proofreading Workshop will provide strategies to proofread and edit your papers at the sentence level. Some common errors that will be reviewed include boundary errors (e.g. fragments, comma splices, run-ons), agreement errors (e.g. subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement), coordination, and subordination. After this workshop, you will feel less intimidated working on grammar issues.

RSVP for Essay Series Workshops 

Round 2: Friday, November 6 from 12 pm - 1 pm

DESCRIPTION: The UWC is offering the online Essay Writing Series Workshops. These workshops will provide tips and strategies on common writing topics, such as organization, revision strategies, and proofreading. The following are the descriptions for our workshops:

• The Proofreading Workshop will provide strategies to proofread and edit your papers at the sentence level. Some common errors that will be reviewed include boundary errors (e.g. fragments, comma splices, run-ons), agreement errors (e.g. subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement), coordination, and subordination. After this workshop, you will feel less intimidated working on grammar issues.

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Friday, November 13 from 12 pm - 1:30 pm

DESCRIPTION: Learn how to navigate the CSULB library database to find quality, peer-reviewed articles and other types of sources for your next assignment.

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ROUND 2:

• MLA Format: Friday, November 20 from 12 pm - 1 pm
• APA Format: Friday, November 20 from 1 pm - 2 pm 

DESCRIPTION: These workshops provide an overview of the format, in-text and reference page citations, and other writing tips. They are recommended for anyone who needs a refresher or is new to either writing format.

RSVP for Citation Series Workshops

DESCRIPTION: This workshop is for STEM majors and soon-to-be STEM majors or students taking a science writing course! This workshop will review the basic structure of a scientific paper (e.g. abstracts, introduction, methods...), formatting data and visuals, discuss passive vs active voice, give research tips, and more!

RSVP for Writing in the Sciences Workshop