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At the Writing and Communication Centre, we have the privilege of working with undergraduate and graduate students throughout their studies. We see their hard work, their creativity, and their perseverance as they advance through the various stages of their programs. It's incredibly exciting when they reach their goals of completing their degrees and embark on the next stages of their academic and professional journeys.

On June 1, 2022, the WCC’s very own peer tutor, Chris Lawrence, took over the UWaterloo Life Instagram account. Some of you may know Chris from drop-ins and appointments at the WCC, others from our Friday morning Hybrid Writing Cafés.

Chris has been working as a tutor at the WCC for four years, and they are also a PhD candidate in the department of English Language and Literature studying world building in video games.  

You may know Maša Torbica from her work as an undergraduate writing advisor, former peer tutor, or as an instructor for one or more of your writing courses. But did you know that she is a PhD candidate in the department of English language and literature or that she has given presentations at several conferences this past year? Learn more about Masa in an interview with the WCC.  

Question 1: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?  

The IBPOC Writing and Communication Workshops are spaces where graduate students identifying as Indigenous, Black, and people of color can come together to form a supportive community of writers. This is an intentional IBPOC-only virtual space. Join us on June 23 from 5:30-6:30 pm for our first IBPOC Writing and Communication Workshop, Writing Prompts. You can join the IBPOC writing groups channel through WCC’s Teams.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/current-graduate-students/waterloowrites

The ECC program offers a place to share resources, tell stories, and practice everyday communication. Make new friends and join the conversation at our English Conversation Circles on Fridays from 9:30-10:30 am and Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 pm.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/services-0/english-conversation-circles

Join us for biweekly sessions of the IBPOC Writing Café starting Thursday June 16 from 5:00-7:00 pm. The IBPOC Writing Café is a space where graduate students identifying as Indigenous, Black, and people of colour can come together to form a supportive community of writers. This is an intentional IBPOC-only space. You can join the IBPOC writing groups channel through WCC’s Teams.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/current-graduate-students/waterloowrites

The Writing and Communication Centre would like to congratulate all our amazing graduates on their great accomplishments! We hope you have a great convocation!

The WCC will have fewer appointments available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from June 14 to 16 as some of our staff are attending the Consortium on Graduate Communication conference this week. Drop-in and evening and weekend appointments are still available.

Whether you want to learn how to write for the sciences, revise and edit, or create an awesome presentation, we've got over 35 online workshops available to you anytime, anywhere through LEARN. Follow the link for more info.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/services-0/workshops

The ECC program offers a place to share resources, tell stories, and practice everyday communication. Join us Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 pm.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/services-0/english-conversation-circles