SNL Writing in Savannah, GA

The SNL Writing Program has been invited to present at the 2017 Student Success in Writing Conference. The conference, organized by the Georgia Southern University Department of Writing and Linguistics, has provided a forum for educators to discuss student success in writing since 1999. SNL Writing will be adding to the conversation by discussing the unique considerations that go into designing a writing curriculum for adult students. 

Writing Group Open Mic next week!

Writers Guild, a multigenre writing group for the entire DePaul community, will be holding their quarterly open mic event, Aloud!, on Wednesday, February 15th.

See below for details and be sure to email SNLwriting@depaul.edu if you are interested in joining a writing group at DePaul.

Aloud! 
Wednesday, February 15th
7-9 p.m. (open mic sign-up starts at 7 p.m.)
SAC 212, Lincoln Park Campus
Featured Reader: Michael Van Kerckhove

SNL Writing is Going to Scotland

The SNL Writing Program has been invited to present at the International Higher Education Teaching & Learning Association (HETL) Conference in Paisley, Scotland at the end of June. The conference theme is Creating Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education, which is an impulse at the very core of SNL. The Writing Program’s presentation “Designing a Writing Program that Meets the Needs of the Adult Student” will explore how SNL uses its writing classes and student outreach programs to address the needs of our unique student body.

SNL Writing Boot Camps - Winter Quarter

SNL Writing Boot Camps are a great opportunity for SNL students to get one-on-one assistance from an SNL faculty member to complete writing assignments. Boot Camps have been scheduled for all campuses.

For more information contact: SNLwriting@depaul.edu

Session Dates:                                                Location: 

Saturday, February 18, 9:00am-1:00pm         O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Lab 204 

Saturday, February 25, 9:00am-1:00pm         Naperville Campus 150 W. Warrenville Rd., Lab 104 

Saturday March 4, 9:00 am-1:00pm               Loop Campus, Daley Bldg., 14 E. Jackson, Lab 1325 

Thursday, March 9, 5:30pm-9:00pm               Loop Campus, Daley Bldg., 14 E. Jackson, Lab 1326 

Learning How to Email

The email sits in my box, and I read it multiple times: "What did I miss in class?" There is no subject. There is no signature. The address itself reads cutsienickname124@aol.com. And I am at a loss for what to say because I do not know who sent the message.

It is an email I seem only to receive when I am teaching multiple courses and keeping track of a few dozen students. My knee-jerk response is to send a snarky email. Yet I calm myself and remember that writing email is a genre. If a student has never been taught the rules, then they will not know how to structure a message clearly.

Thankfully, Colorado State University and Loyola University have created tools to help students learn how to email with clarity.

Email (Writing@CSU)

https://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=44

Email Etiquette (Loyola University)

http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/writing/loyolaowldocuments/Email%20Etiquette.pdf