Current undergraduate students

Thursday, June 6, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Grammar studio series: Workshop 2

Explore the ways that words and phrases fit together. Build simple and complex sentences. Make your paragraphs shine.

This four-part summer series welcomes undergraduate and graduate students at all levels of experience to explore the mechanics of English, experiment with how its pieces fit together, and practice proofreading and editing.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:30 am - 11:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Copyright and the writing proces

Securing copyright or permission to publish are essential considerations in academic publishing. In this workshop, you’ll learn to navigate copyright challenges using research organization methods, writing skills, and licencing documentation.

Please bring your laptop and an image, graph, or figure that you would like to use in your work with you.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

As the Fall term is nearing its end and everyone is nose deep in assignments and projects, final exams are the last thing on students’ minds. But nevertheless, these exams are coming and preparing for them sooner rather than later will reduce much unneeded stress and potential white hairs.

Thursday, October 19, 2017 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Writing an undergraduate research essay

Build a better research essay by using the Library’s resources and databases to explore a topic, develop a research question, write a thesis, and build an argument. Research-based essay planning and development will help you create a more complex argument and essay structure.

Register for the workshop through WCONLINE.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Science Café

This Science Café is one of the events organized by the University of Waterloo Library during Science Literacy Week. Aimed to promote public engagement with science in an informal, discussion-rich setting, this event will feature three postdocs from the Faculty of Science. In addition to the individual’s research interest, the panel also highlights how and why a scientist’s research question is formulated.

This summer, the Writing and Communication Centre embarked on a campaign to promote reading for enjoyment. Often our lives get too busy to do things just for fun. It’s understandable. Life gets hectic and tasks pile up; however, it’s extremely important to take time for yourself just because you can. We need to make more time for enjoyment, and what’s a better time than summer? 

September can bring many things: a new school, a new term, a new adventure or a new job. As the leaves are just starting to change, you may be too. A new school year can mean new goals, expectations, discoveries and challenges. As a student heading into my third year of studies, September represents a chance to get back on track and refocus. After a summer of working at the Writing and Communication Centre and seeing so many students achieve their own academic goals, face their own challenges and learn new things in their field, I’m excited to do the same.