Picture this. The year is 2018 and you’re walking up the stairs to the second floor of South Campus Hall. You grab some food from Southside Marketplace and head over to sit in Velocity. That’s when you see it…
A wall - full of colours and messages.
You ask yourself, “what is all this?...”
Now that the new term has started, our new co-op student has arrived and is ready to help out at drop-ins and appointments! Learn more about our new co-op student.
Since September 2017, the Writing and Communication Centre has been providing the space and materials for a quilt composed of student voices. Quilting is a metaphor for the community that we have here, as well as the writing process itself since both involve parts coming together to form a whole.
Some of the thought-provoking prompts suggested by staff include “What are your opinions/frustrations/joys about writing?” “How do you feel about writing today?” and “I like writing because…”
Now that the new term has started, our three co-ops have arrived and are ready to help out at drop-ins and appointments! Learn more about our new co-op students.
Quilting, an excellent metaphor for community, assembles pieces to form a whole. Quilting is also an excellent metaphor for the recursive writing process: prewriting, drafting, editing, and publishing.
Throughout the year – September 2017 to August 2018, contribute a piece of yourself by adding to this living quilt.