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Although the title might sound intimidating, Dissertation Boot Camps – as they are known at university campuses across North America – are meant to be friendly, supportive programs that offer graduate students the time and space they need to work on their theses or dissertations. These programs were developed to help writers get on with the daunting task of writing and make real progress towards finishing a graduate degree.

Did you know that the WCC offers support for GRADflix participants? Our Multimodal and Public Scholarship Program Developer, Elise Vist, works with participants in one-to-one appointments to support them in developing impactful videos that showcase their research. This year Elise had the pleasure of working with both the People’s Choice award winner, Maria Bernadette Bataglia, and 4^th place winner, Mariam Gad on their award-winning videos.

We're so impressed with the brand-new student-run Journal of Undergraduate Health Research (JUHR) here at UWaterloo, which was founded by two undergraduates. The journal aims to give peer-reviewed publication opportunities to undergraduates in any health-related field. We're thrilled to be able to support JUHR by providing workshops for both the editorial team and for student authors.

The Writing and Communication Centre is excited to announce the the newest addition to our graduate student programs, the BIPOC Virtual Writing Café.

An op-ed is an opinion piece expressing the viewpoint of the author who wrote it. However, unlike a personal diary or reflection piece, op-eds are informed by evidence, which involves acquiring facts, figures, and/or statistics about the subject matter. Op-Eds are persuasive pieces of writing that require rhetorical strategies in order to be convincing. This workshop will teach you strategies to engage your audience, structure your argument, and integrate analysis into your op-ed to help you craft a piece that is both persuasive and exciting for your audience to read. 

Applications for Speak like a Scholar close today. Speak like a Scholar is designed to help Master's and PhD students develop their professional scholarly voices and give effective academic presentations with confidence.

https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/speak-scholar

Hey undergrads! Are you stuck on a draft and need some feedback? Working to a deadline but can’t book an appointment at the WCC?  We’re here for you with our email tutoring service. Get feedback over email on your papers, reports, resumes and cover letters, presentation slides, or any other writing or communication assignments! Available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

If writing from home makes it difficult for you to focus or find motivation, consider joining a #WaterlooWrites group!