CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric

The Center for Writing & Rhetoric offers instruction and support on writing and presentation, providing over 1500 consultations each year!

11/29/2022

Join the CWR’s Anti-Discrimination Committee for a workshop on Code Meshing. Registration for this in-person event is now open!

Code-meshing describes a process of mixing and combining language from one’s own cultural background to produce new words and meanings. In this workshop, we will address how to code-mesh in the graduate setting with regards to writing style, language, tone, and content. We will brainstorm ideas for code-meshing in our own work and analyze examples that include the work of CGU students and published scholars.

DATE: Dec 2, 12:00pm-1:30pm

REGISTRATION: tinyurl.com/Codemeshing22

11/29/2022

Join the CWR’s Anti-Discrimination Committee for a workshop on Code Meshing. Registration is now open!

Code-meshing describes a process of mixing and combining language from one’s own cultural background to produce new words and meanings. In this workshop, we will address how to code-mesh in the graduate setting with regards to writing style, language, tone, and content. We will brainstorm ideas for code-meshing in our own work and analyze examples that include the work of CGU students and published scholars.

DATE: Dec 2, 12:00pm-1:30pm

REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/ADCdec22

11/15/2022

Join us for The Big Pitch, this Friday at 10:00am!

The Big Pitch is CGU’s 3 minute thesis competition, join us for the live event and see the wide range of interesting topics that participants will present. Prizes will be awarded to the top presentations!

RSVP on the CWR’s website to attend, link in bio. Hope to see you there!

11/08/2022

Sign up today for our next Write-In Studio session!

This student-centered event provides space to students across disciplines and at different stages in their degree programs to participate remotely in a real-time study group virtually. Additionally, students can request 15-minute one-on-one breakout sessions to ask the CWR consultant pointed questions about their work or process. Show up with a project or deadline and the CWR consultant will help you navigate 2 focused hours of work and scheduled breaks.⁠

Date: NOVEMBER 14, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

*Register using the link in bio⁠

11/08/2022

Sign up today for our next Write-In Studio session!

This student-centered event provides space to students across disciplines and at different stages in their degree programs to participate remotely in a real-time study group virtually. Additionally, students can request 15-minute one-on-one breakout sessions to ask the CWR consultant pointed questions about their work or process. Show up with a project or deadline and the CWR consultant will help you navigate 2 focused hours of work and scheduled breaks.⁠

Date: NOVEMBER 14, 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

*Register using the link in bio⁠

Photos from CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric's post 11/03/2022

Registration to compete in this years The Big Pitch is now closed, for those who registered to participate - you have until Sunday, November 6th to upload your presentations!

We’re excited to host this years The Big Pitch competition, mark your calendars for Friday, November 18th and RSVP to attend on our website.

In anticipation for this years event, check out 2021 Big Pitch winner Rebekah Call who won with her 3 minute thesis, “Ezer K’negdo: Neither Helpful Nor Sufficient.” You can watch the entire 2021 Big Pitch event on the CWR website, link in bio!

11/02/2022

Check out the CWR Anti-Discrimination Committee’s November Events! We have two events this month- don’t miss them!

To see event descriptions and register for events, visit:
tinyurl.com/adc22events

11/02/2022

REGISTER TODAY for our November Students of Color Writing Retreat! ⁠

The Center for Writing and Rhetoric offers closed Students of Color Writing Retreats. This is an inclusive space by and for students of color to keep each other accountable to writing goals and discuss writing in a supportive environment. Writing consultants facilitate goal-setting, work blocks, breaks, and a lunch discussion in a similar format to the CWR’s other work events but adapted to provide a shared community space for students of color.⁠

Location: Online⁠

Date: November 20, 10am - 3pm

*Register using the link in bio⁠

10/29/2022

REMINDER: The CWR’s LGBTQ+ Writing Retreat is coming up. Register today!

The LGBTQ+ Writing Retreat will offer q***r and trans students the chance to build community with one another and attend a mid-day mini workshop. This retreat aims to empower q***r and trans students’ knowledge and expertise while remaining productive and accountable. Participants have the option to meet with a Writing Consultant one-on-one using, and there will be activities like q***r trivia, community discussion, and rooms with music and virtual galleries. ⁠

This is an inclusive space by and for LGBTQ+ people and allies to keep each other accountable to our writing goals and for all of us to discuss our writing in a supportive environment. ⁠

*Register using the link in bio⁠

10/27/2022

The final deadline to register for The Big Pitch is coming up! If you’re interested in competing in our 3 minute thesis and the chance to win the grand prize of $1000, make sure you register to participate by Sunday, October 30th.

Visit the CWR’s website to register to participate or to book a 1-on-1 advising session. Link in bio

10/26/2022

REMINDER! The CWR Anti-Discrimination Committee's workshop on Diversifying Resources is this Friday! Register now to attend.

What is knowledge? On the surface, this question seems to beg a universal answer, but the politics of knowledge production are far from neutral. A Western philosophical paradigm has primarily shaped how we perceive knowledge and characterize those who can claim knowledge on a particular academic subject. The following workshop on “Diversifying Resources” attempts to help students question the Western assumptions of what knowledge is and what types of peoples and cultures are allowed to be the purveyors of knowledge by refocusing our attention on sites of knowledge production outside of the traditional Western canon.⁠

Location: IAC Library (831 N Dartmouth Ave, Claremont CA 91711)⁠
Date and Time: October 28, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm⁠

Students who need accommodations to attend or participate in this event should contact the Office of Disability Services at [email protected] at least one week prior to the event.⁠

09/30/2022

REMINDER: Register today to us at the California Botanic Garden for our Outdoor Writing Workshop, and read or write amidst natural surroundings to inspire our work!

This workshop will take place on Saturday, Oct 8th from 10am-2pm. Please meet us at the front of the botanic gardens near the information booth 10 minutes prior to the workshop, as we will walk as a group to our destination. Before the event, please make sure all electronic devices are fully charged and other materials you need for the day are on your person before we depart for our destination Our workshop will be followed by a brief tour of the gardens, courtesy of some of our own CGU botany students!

In order to receive free admission, students must sign up by 12:00 pm Friday, October 7. Admission after this deadline will be $6.00 at the door.

Address: 1500 N College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711

Date and time: October 8, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Students who need accommodations to attend or participate in this event should contact the Office of Disability Services at [email protected] at least one week prior to the event.

09/30/2022

Check out the CWR Anti-Discrimination Committee’s October Events! We have a variety of exciting events coming up this month, ones you won’t want to miss!

To see event descriptions and register for events, visit:
tinyurl.com/adc22events

09/30/2022

REMINDER: Register now for the upcoming CWR + Sister Citizen Writing Retreat!

Black Solace Virtual Writing Retreats are Black-centered space for students that will have work blocks, a community lunch, and a group meditation. There will be breakout rooms available for a quiet study space and a music room. A CWR writing consultant will also be on-hand to co-facilitate and provide short consultation sessions in a separate breakout room. Come for as many or as few blocks as you like and make progress on your projects in an affirming and productive space.

Timeline photos 09/29/2022

Preparing a presentation that is limited to one slide and three minutes to a non-specialist audience is a unique challenge; doing that on a complex topic that is meant to be condensed but not dumbed down is even more so!

This webinar provides quick coverage of a range of tips on developing and delivering a successful Big Pitch presentation. We will cover structure, essential persuasive elements, PowerPoint slide strategies, and presentation practice and delivery. Also, we will talk about our resources for how to use a phone camera to record a Big Pitch presentation with an embedded PowerPoint slide.

Check The Big Pitch webpage (link in bio) for more info and to register for this session.

09/27/2022

REMINDER! Register today for the CWR and Intercollegiate Feminist Center’s ZINE WORKSHOP happening THIS FRIDAY (Sept. 30)!

Learn tips and tricks to the trade and enjoy a brief workshop on the genre of the zine. Then engage in a guided zine writing activity with members of the 7C community. All you need is an 8X10 piece of paper, writing utensils such as pens, pencils, or markers, and scissors. Attendees will be provided with the materials to make their zine live. Feel free to bring along your favorite feminist quotes or images to integrate into your zine.

09/23/2022

Announcing the upcoming CWR + Sister Citizen Writing Retreat! Register today!

Black Solace Virtual Writing Retreats are Black-centered space for students that will have work blocks, a community lunch, and a group meditation. There will be breakout rooms available for a quiet study space and a music room. A CWR writing consultant will also be on-hand to co-facilitate and provide short consultation sessions in a separate breakout room. Come for as many or as few blocks as you like and make progress on your projects in an affirming and productive space.

09/23/2022

Don’t forget! Register today for the CWR and Intercollegiate Feminist Center’s ZINE WORKSHOP happening on Sept. 30!

Learn tips and tricks to the trade and enjoy a brief workshop on the genre of the zine. Then engage in a guided zine writing activity with members of the 7C community. All you need is an 8X10 piece of paper, writing utensils such as pens, pencils, or markers, and scissors. Attendees will be provided with the materials to make their zine live. Feel free to bring along your favorite feminist quotes or images to integrate into your zine.

09/19/2022

Mark your calendars! Join us at the California Botanic Garden for our Outdoor Writing Workshop, as work amidst natural surroundings to inspire our work. This workshop will take place on Saturday, Oct 8th at 10am-2pm.

Please meet us at the front of the botanic gardens near the information booth 10 minutes prior to the workshop, as we will walk as a group to our destination. Before the event, please make sure all electronic devices are fully charged and other materials you need for the day are on your person before we depart for our destination.

Our workshop will be followed by a brief tour of the gardens, courtesy of some of our own CGU botany students!

09/14/2022

REGISTER TODAY for our collaborative event with the Intercollegiate Feminist Center on Zine making! This interactive event will take place on September 30th, from 12:30-1:30 pm.

*Register today using the link in bio.

Learn tips and tricks to the trade and enjoy a brief workshop on the genre of the zine. Then engage in a guided zine writing activity with members of the 7C community. All you need is an 8X10 piece of paper, writing utensils such as pens, pencils, or markers, and scissors. Attendees will be provided with the materials to make their zine live. Feel free to bring along your favorite feminist quotes or images to integrate into your zine.

09/14/2022

Join our next Students of Color Writing Retreat THIS SUNDAY from 10am to 3pm. Registration is still open, reserve your spot today!

The Center for Writing and Rhetoric offers closed Students of Color Writing Retreats. This is an inclusive space by and for students of color to keep each other accountable to writing goals and discuss writing in a supportive environment. Writing consultants facilitate goal-setting, work blocks, breaks, and a lunch discussion in a similar format to the CWR’s other work events but adapted to provide a shared community space for students of color.

Photos from CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric's post 09/08/2022

It’s that time of year again! The CWR is excited to announce The Big Pitch 2022 😃

The Big Pitch is CGU’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, finals will take place on Friday, November 18th. Cash prizes to be won!

Link in bio for more details

Photos from CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric's post 09/08/2022

It’s that time of year again! The CWR is excited to announce The Big Pitch 2022 😃

The Big Pitch is CGU’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, finals will take place on Friday, November 18th. Cash prizes to be won!

Link in bio for more details

Photos from CGU Center for Writing & Rhetoric's post 09/08/2022

It’s that time of year again! The CWR is excited to announce The Big Pitch 2022 😃

The Big Pitch is CGU’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, finals will take place on Friday, November 18th. Cash prizes to be won!

Link in bio for more details

08/30/2022

Join our next Write-In Studio event! ⁠

Are you looking to join a community of scholars working on their projects in order to get motivated to complete your own goals? Students writing, reading, or studying in the coursework, qualifying exams, or thesis/dissertation phases are encouraged to join our CWR consultant-facilitated working hours. These sessions offer accountability and guided work blocks with a facilitated discussion about different aspects of writing in graduate school.⁠

*Register using the link in bio⁠

08/25/2022

Announcing our first Dissertation Bootcamp of the semester!

Our weekend dissertation bootcamps are two days of structured writing blocks and breaks (using an adapted version of the Pomodoro method) with a working lunch that features a group conversation on the dissertation process. The days also begin with a goal-setting activity and end with a reflection. The main goals of bootcamps are to provide community space, increase productivity, and develop sustainable habits that participants can utilize after the event.

(Register using the link in bio)

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