The Workshop’s goal is to participate in fostering a culture of writing on campus; as such, it is our mission to serve all University of Illinois writers, from the first-semester undergraduate to the visiting faculty member. In the last academic year, we provided writing support in over 7000 individual sessions and reached more than 27,000 […]
Ever wonder what our consultants take away from their time with the Writers Workshop? Catch up with alumni consultant Brendan McGovern (2017-2021), currently attending the University of Virginia School of Law, as he reflects on what he learned about writing and passes along advice to new writing center consultants.
Peek into a few sessions to meet our consultants and writers and to check out WW spaces in the Main Library’s Orange Room and Grainger Library.
Meet undergraduate consultants Macy Hoeveler (neuroscience) and Emma Ortega (English) as they reflect on their lifelong relationship to writing and divergent trajectories through humanities and scientific writing.
Our writing center has a longstanding history of conducting research that enhances our writer-centered pedagogy and contributes to the field of writing center studies. Learn more about recent projects and presentations at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT 3.5 in fall 2022, the landscape of college writing has changed. The Writers Workshop has not only supported student writers to take a critical and ethical approach but has also provided professional development for consultants to consider how GenAI fits within our center’s values and practices.
While the Workshop is best known for our one-to-one consultations, we also support dozens of graduate students through long-term projects each year with our writing productivity groups. Hear from several regular attendees about how these groups build writing routines, habits, and community.
The Paul M. Lisnek LAS Hub is located inside Lincoln Hall, tucked underneath the stairs; unless you know where you’re going, you might miss it. The tunnel-esque space opened in fall 2022 and now holds benches, cozy chairs, and a coffee and tea station for students to take advantage of between classes. Students often struggle […]
I remember one of the first times a professor marked up my essay in colored ink, more vivid and profound than all the other times my professors had complimented my writing. I shoved my essay quickly in my folder, unable to bring myself to read the comments and stare at the question marks etched at […]
The Writers Workshop has fostered the growth of strong writers across campus since opening in 1989. We have stayed committed to the Workshop’s founding mission while changing to meet the latest research standards and student needs. In 1991, Instruction at Illinois prominently featured an article titled, “Writing center to teach how to incorporate writing into […]