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HWS Writing Colleagues Program

Writing Colleagues help students become independent leaders through strengthening their ability to read, write, and think about complex ideas and texts.

The Writing Colleagues Program, founded by Cheryl Forbes over twenty-five years ago, is a curriculum-based peer-tutoring program that serves Hobart and William Smith Colleges by providing well-trained embedded tutors in courses across the disciplines and by providing the Center for Teaching and learning with carefully selected and experienced writing fellows. These talented HWS students have compl

eted WRRH 335, a course that consists of rigorous reading and writing practices with the intention of providing each student with the critical thinking and reflective skills necessary to work with peers at HWS. After completing the Writing Colleagues Seminar, students become qualified to work with professors in a series of field placements. It is here where they will lend support to other writers and continue to develop their own skills as both peer mentors and writers. This semester we have 18 writing colleagues in placements across disciplines. With their diverse backgrounds, unique abilities and enthusiasm for learning and sharing ideas, we know these students will make great partners in learning through writing.

02/20/2024

🌟Writing Colleagues of the past, present, and future!🌟Join us for our FIRST ever WC Celebration! We will hear from our guest of honor Aja Y. Martinez, while also officially welcoming the ‘23-‘24 WC cohort into the program! There will be refreshments, insightful points, and lots of celebrating! 💚📝❣️We hope to see you there!

02/03/2024

Will you be in Smith anytime soon? If so, check out the new WC Bulletin board! 📌📄📋 On it, you can learn more about the WC path, grab a FAQ sheet, or try to find yourself on the mosaic! Pictured with the new board is WC Frances Wilson ‘24 and WC Kennedy Jones ‘24! 👏

01/31/2024

Last night, current Writing Colleagues came together for the first Professional Development meeting of the Spring ‘24 semester! The program was honored to engage with Prof. Audrey Roberson’s rich knowledge and insightful connections between Global Englishes and the WC practice, the theme for this semester! The questions posed from Audrey will continue to be weaved throughout the entire semester. The Writing Colleague program would like to extend its deepest thanks to Prof. Audrey Roberson for joining us! 🗺️📝🗣️

01/27/2024

🚨Attention all Writing Colleagues!🚨Do you want to put your Writing Colleague skills on your résumé but you’re not sure how? Please join us for this free WC résumé workshop! RSVP to Amy Green ([email protected]) by Friday, February 2nd! 📝🧑‍💻

11/11/2023

At the start of the month, WCP Alumna, Stephanie Nieves ‘15, visited campus as one of the Founder’s Day speakers! Stephanie then led an interactive conversation over breakfast with members of the WCP where she shared her experiences being a Writing Colleague, with a focus on community building, and explained how she built a career with writing after HWS! Finally, Stephanie met with future WC Addie Brinkler ‘26, after Addie was the winner of the mentorship raffle at Founder’s Day! The Writing Colleague Program would like to thank Stephanie for visiting and for her dedication to building connections with WC students!

10/24/2023

Tuesday Tip! How to read an assignment sheet📄Looking at an assignment sheet can sometimes feel difficult or confusing. If you feel this way, try following these tips!

Join the WCP for a light breakfast with HWS alumna, Stephanie Nieves ‘15! Be sure to RSVP to Amy Green (green@hws.edu) b...

10/18/2023

Join the WCP for a light breakfast with HWS alumna, Stephanie Nieves ‘15! Be sure to RSVP to Amy Green ([email protected]) by Friday, October 27th!

It is time to nominate the next cohort of Writing Colleagues! 🗳️Please email nominations (from any class year) to green@...

10/11/2023

It is time to nominate the next cohort of Writing Colleagues! 🗳️Please email nominations (from any class year) to [email protected] by Monday the 16th! Students, faculty and staff can make these nominations! Please DM us with any questions.

10/05/2023

October Professional Development this week was a success! 📝 Active Writing Colleagues worked together to do mock meetings using specific tactics, exploring their effectiveness. This work all tied back to the Writing Colleague Program Fall 2023 theme: “Feminist Pedagogies and Tutoring Practices!”

10/03/2023

TUESDAY TIPS: Each Tuesday we will be posting a tip about the writing process! Take a look at these suggestions for a successful Writing Colleague meeting! 📝🧑‍💻🖊️

09/28/2023

Happy Week Five! The Writing Colleagues Program is wishing all students a wonderful semester. Check out this post to learn more about who Writing Colleagues are! 📝✍️🧑‍💻

02/20/2023

What an amazing trip to CCCC 2023 in Chicago where current and former WCs and program faculty got to talk about how awesome all of you Writing Colleagues are!! .konstantinou

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