Thursday, December 04, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Camp Michigania
Summer 2009 . . . what are you doing? How about a counseling position at Camp Michigania? Here's the link:
http://www.alumni.umich.edu/michiganiaemployment/
Summer 2009 . . . what are you doing? How about a counseling position at Camp Michigania? Here's the link:
http://www.alumni.umich.edu/michiganiaemployment/
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Like to write? Go to the mall. . . .
The Writing Center is seeking qualified undergraduates who are interested in writing and who work well with their peers to serve as Writing Center consultants. A new satellite site in 138 FCN (Fairlane Center North) this semester will join our CB and SSB locations. We are particularly interested in students who have attained junior status and who have at least 2 or 3 semesters remaining in their courses of study. Rather than being simply editors, peer consultants are experienced readers who offer students guidance on a range of issues relevant to improving their communication effectiveness. Consultants help students understand assignment goals; formulate an approach to an assignment; develop confidence for new writing tasks; develop awareness of audience, purpose, and context; develop a focus/thesis; articulate and organize ideas; see the need for additional evidence; generate revision strategies; identify and use appropriate resources; improve control of grammar and mechanics; and become more skilled in using APA, MLA, Chicago and other documentation styles.
Required in-service meetings and supervised sessions with faculty provide peer consultants with regular preparation in the theory and practice of tutoring writing.
If a student is interested in applying to be considered for a consultant position, he or she should submit a letter of application, a writing sample, and a letter of recommendation from a professor. Submit all materials to the Writing Program office, 3018 CASL Building. For more information please call the Writing Program office at 313-593-5238.
The Writing Center is seeking qualified undergraduates who are interested in writing and who work well with their peers to serve as Writing Center consultants. A new satellite site in 138 FCN (Fairlane Center North) this semester will join our CB and SSB locations. We are particularly interested in students who have attained junior status and who have at least 2 or 3 semesters remaining in their courses of study. Rather than being simply editors, peer consultants are experienced readers who offer students guidance on a range of issues relevant to improving their communication effectiveness. Consultants help students understand assignment goals; formulate an approach to an assignment; develop confidence for new writing tasks; develop awareness of audience, purpose, and context; develop a focus/thesis; articulate and organize ideas; see the need for additional evidence; generate revision strategies; identify and use appropriate resources; improve control of grammar and mechanics; and become more skilled in using APA, MLA, Chicago and other documentation styles.
Required in-service meetings and supervised sessions with faculty provide peer consultants with regular preparation in the theory and practice of tutoring writing.
If a student is interested in applying to be considered for a consultant position, he or she should submit a letter of application, a writing sample, and a letter of recommendation from a professor. Submit all materials to the Writing Program office, 3018 CASL Building. For more information please call the Writing Program office at 313-593-5238.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Infinite Questions: Why Did David Foster Wallace Hang Himself?
I chose this picture of DFW because this is what he looked like the one time I saw him in person. This was about ten years ago in a bookstore in Dupont Circle, DC. He was reading from "Infinite Jest," and I attended the reading because I'd heard so much about him. How many people publish critically acclaimed fiction in their 20s? Well, he did. I remember my friends and I made fun of his bandanna later, but we knew he was the literary genius of Generation X -- clothing disorder or not.
After that reading, I decided to read some of his work, but it just wasn't for me. In fact, I hated it. Even last night, after I heard he was dead, I opened his latest short story collection using the Amazon.com reader. Snooze. Honestly, I really dislike the whole Foster/Eggers school of writing, and it's not because it's depressing. I love depressing stuff! I suppose I would have to wade through more of it to explain exactly what I don't like about it, and I'm not willing to do that.
But DFW's death has affected me, even moved me. I've been thinking about it quite a bit today as the rain pours down. There are so many questions -- was he sick? Did he dread the new school year? Did he have writer's block? Did he even leave a note? He must have -- I mean, he's David Foster Wallace . . . .
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Paglia on Palin
I just read this article by Camile Paglia on salon.com. Even though I don't agree with Paglia even halfway, I'm intrigued by her perspective of Sarah Palin as a new feminist force. However, I am beginning to wonder if Paglia is on some sort of drug here -- usually her arguments are so strong. But in this one, she seems to completely dismiss Palin's record on free speech. This article is more focused on how Palin looks like a pioneer woman or one of the first suffragettes rather than on the actions our first female presidential contender has taken to limit personal freedoms such as the books her constituents read and what they can do with their bodies. Paglia does discuss Palin on abortion, linking the VP candidate's pro-life stance to her own discussion in Sexual Personae. Paglia thinks that a pro-life position is "is more ethically highly evolved" than pro-choice. Interesting. Anyway, I think she is just trying to get people worked up here.
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