Workshops and Events

Spring 2025 Workshops and Events

March 12: Writing with Jimmy Baldwin

Looking for ways to improve your writing? Learn from the greatest! In the “Write with Jimmy Baldwin” workshop we will read excerpts from James Baldwin’s essays and learn how to tell our own stories. 

We will discuss the writer’s strategies and analyze their effects on readers. We will also engage in fun and low stakes brainstorming exercises to explore the potential of his strategies and gain confidence in our own writing. The workshop will primarily focus on learning to communicate personal experiences in a compelling and effective way. As you engage in the writing activities at the workshop, you figure out which of them work specifically for you. These strategies will come in handy when you need to write a cover letter, statement of purpose, or any other application. Please see the workshop details below. 

Date: Wednesday, March 12 Time: 5 pm to 6:30 pm Location: MLC 370. Registration in Penji app. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome!

March 12: Beyond the Blank Page: Navigating Writer's Block and Writing Anxiety Workshop (Online)

Join the Graduate School Peer Support Network (GPSN) and The Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing for an interactive workshop on understanding and navigating writing anxiety and writer's block. This workshop helps graduate students reflect on their current writing habits and reframe their perceptions of academic writing using practical tips and mindfulness strategies.

Time: 12:00-1:30; Online; register here.)

March 13 & April 17: Literature Review Workshop

What are the standard elements of a lit review, and how should we effectively engage with our selected handful of texts? In this workshop, we aim to demystify the task of lit review writing. 

We will go over the steps for you to build your own text base when writing a literature review, and fortify your skillset for research-oriented reading, writing, and critical analysis. 

The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 13th from 5 to 6pm in MLC 370. All graduate students are welcome to attend. Another workshop session will be offered on April 17, 5-6 pm in MLC 30. 

Pen and paper will be provided at the workshop, but please bring your laptop if you want to share and discuss your own sample project during the focused free-writing session toward the end of our meeting! Register today in Penji.

March 13: CURO Poster WorksHOP

Are you preparing a poster for UGA's CURO Symposium in April? This workshop will help you get started in telling the story of your research. We'll cover the basics of the poster genre and walk you through a series of generative exercises so that you leave the workshop with a poster draft underway. 

This workshop is in collaboration with UGA's Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities and is limited to those active in the CURO program.

Time: March 13, 3-4 pm

Place: Moore Hall, Room 116

Register: see QR code in flyer to register or email curo@uga.edu with questions

March 14: From Search to SyntheSis: STEM Writing Workshop in Collaboration with UGA Libraries (online)

Join our workshop series for STEM students to enhance academic writing, master citations, and practice ethical paraphrasing. Boost you research and writing confidence!

Zoom: 11:00 am

Register here

March 20 & April 10: Personal Statement Workshop

Personal statement deadline coming up? Come down to MLC 370 for our personal statement workshop! We’ll provide an overview of what a statement includes as well as its "dos and don’ts." 

As tutors at the writing center, we have experience helping students of all majors with various types of statements, and we’ll be there to answer questions and provide writing exercises that will better prepare you for your own applications. 

This workshop will be available on two dates this semester: 

March 20th and April 10th

5:00-6:00 PM. 

Register on Penji today!

March 24 & April 21: Citation and Research SKills WorkShop

Need help formatting quotes and in-text citations? Are you having trouble with navigating the research process? 

The Citation and Research Workshop will cover everything from how to conduct library research to citation formatting. On March 24, from 5:00-6:30 in MLC 370, students will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with writing center consultants to tackle secondary sources and tricky citation formats. We work with students from all disciplines and all course levels, both graduate and undergraduate students alike! 

Another workshop session will be offered on April 21, from 5:00-6:30 in MLC 370.

We provide:

· Citation worksheets: Practice different citation styles that you can implement in your papers!

· Research resources: Learn skills in incorporating primary evidence and secondary sources in your own writing! 

Register today in Penji.

March 28: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Academic Conferencing: A Conversation and Workshop with Heather A. Love

Friday, March 28 @ 10-11:30am, MLC 369 

Coffee and snacks

During this two-part workshop, Professor Love will talk with us about everything from writing the conference abstract (she'll share her very successful formula with us!), to the delivery and style of presenting, to networking during the conference, to creating your research "elevator pitch," to organizing panels in your field to benefit your own professional development. The first part of the event will focus on Professor Love sharing her expertise and answering questions based on what attendees most want to know, and the second part will involve a hands-on writing activity where attendees will bring their own working projects, have the opportunity to practice her abstract writing formula, and receive feedback from Willis Center for Writing consultants. Please join us for part or all of the event! You can register in person or in advance on Penji. 

April 9: Writing with Jimmy Baldwin

Looking for ways to improve your writing? Learn from the greatest! In the “Write with Jimmy Baldwin” workshop we will read excerpts from James Baldwin’s essays and learn how to tell our own stories. 

We will discuss the writer’s strategies and analyze their effects on readers. We will also engage in fun and low stakes brainstorming exercises to explore the potential of his strategies and gain confidence in our own writing. The workshop will primarily focus on learning to communicate personal experiences in a compelling and effective way. As you engage in the writing activities at the workshop, you figure out which of them work specifically for you. These strategies will come in handy when you need to write a cover letter, statement of purpose, or any other application. 

Wednesday, April 9, 5:00-6:30 PM, MLC 370

Registration in Penji app. All UGA writers are welcome!