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Featured Student Writer Ayumi Fukushima
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A Bachelor of Arts candidate with a double major in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies, Ayumi Fukushima has been a regular client of the QWC for the last two years. Ayumi, who has already traveled to Kenya, recently applied for a study-abroad grant and hopes to be studying in Jordan soon. We sat down with Ayumi to talk about her career plans, her experiences as a second-language writer from Japan, and her time spent working with the Writing Center tutors.
Read the full interview here!
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QWC Tutors Present at National Conferences
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QWC tutors lead busy academic lives, teaching two classes each semester, taking graduate courses of their own, researching and writing, and tutoring students in our Kimpel and Mullins centers. This spring, four members of our staff also found time to honor invitations to present their research at national conferences. Grant Bain, Amy Schmidt, Iris Shepard, and Eve Williams (pictured left to right) shared their work with audiences in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Ohio. The QWC is proud to celebrate their achievements. For a brief summary of each tutor/scholar’s presentation, click here.
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Featured Student Writer Jonathon Modica
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Originally from Smackover, AR, Jonathon Modica has been active across the University of Arkansas campus, from playing on the Razorback basketball team to working as a graduate assistant in the Multi-Cultural Center with the Silas Hunt Scholars. He did his undergraduate work in broadcast journalism and earned his master’s degree in advertising and public relations. He is currently working on a doctorate in higher education and plans to complete the program in the fall of 2011. Jonathon’s goal is to work as a student affairs administrator at an institution of higher education.
Read the full interview here!
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QWC Mullins Satellite
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The QWC is proud to announce the opening of our new satellite center on the main floor of the Mullins Library. Walk-in graduate tutors, by-appointment graduate tutors, and walk-in peer tutors are available to serve student writers. The Enhanced Learning Center also offers math and science tutoring. The new satellite is brought to you by a partnership of the University Libraries, the Enhanced Learning Center, and the Quality Writing Center.
The QWC/Mullins Satellite is staffed during the fall and spring terms. No tutors work in the library location during the summer. For summer writing assistance, students can visit the QWC’s main facility in 315 Kimpel Hall.
Click here for a map of the Mullins location.
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Honors Thesis Writing Consultant Kelly Westeen
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Throughout the academic year, the QWC will offer one-on-one tutoring for students working on the Honors thesis. This service will help students with all Honors thesis writing challenges, from the proposal and planning stages to the finished project. QWC consultant Kelly Westeen will be available 20 hours each week. To schedule an appointment, log on to the scheduler, find Kelly's name, and schedule an appointment. For questions about this program, call the QWC (575-6747), e-mail Kelly at thesis@uark.edu, or click the link below to read Frequently Asked Questions about Honors Thesis Consultations.
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Featured Honors Thesis Writer Jordan Greenlee
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Jordan Greenlee, recipient of the UA Chancelloris Scholarship, is a senior double major in Electrical Engineering and Math from Oakridge, Tennessee. He is enrolled in the Honors College and is nearing the completion of his Honors thesis project. Jordan has been utilizing the services of Kelly Westeen, Honors Thesis Consultant at the QWC, since the beginning of the fall '08 semester. We sat down with Jordan to ask him a few questions about his research, his Honors thesis writing process, and his experiences working with the QWC Honors Writing Consultant.
Read the full interview here!
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QWC:
KIMPEL 315 | 479.575.6747 | writcent@uark.edu
ELC Satellite:
GREGSON BASEMENT |
479.575.2885
MULLINS Satellite: MAIN FLOOR | 479.575.6747
Graduate Tutoring Appointments |
Peer Tutoring Hours
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