Core Studio Workshops: Workshops Designed for First-Year Undergraduates
The Writing Studio is excited to launch a new, biweekly writing workshop series for 2025-2026 that we are calling our Core Studio Workshops.
Core Studio Workshops are open to all, but are intended specifically for first-year undergraduates as new college writers. Each of these weekly workshops will be an opportunity to focus in on a particular topic geared to helping you grow your skills and deepen your understanding of college writing in a group setting.
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Alongside holding an individual writing consultation, attending a Core Studio workshop serves as one more way you can engaged with Writing Studio for 鈥淏eyond the Core.鈥�
Core Studio Workshop Calendar
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Spring 2026 Schedule
DATES CHANGED DUE TO WINTER STORM 鈥� 鈥淒esigning an Effective Slide Deck鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 1
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Join us for our kick-off topic in the Spring Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淒esigning an Effective Slide Deck鈥�In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about the elements of effective slide design and how build slides with your audience and purpose in mind. We will also discuss tricks for organizing and pacing presentation content. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淯sing Your Professor鈥檚 Feedback鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 2
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Join us for our second topic in our Spring Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淯sing Your Professor鈥檚 Feedback鈥�In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about the different types of writing feedback, practical tips for moving from feedback to actionable changes in your document, and how to balance your voice with your professor鈥檚 expectations. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淏uild Your Revision Toolkit鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 3
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Join us for the third topic in our Spring Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淏uild Your Revision Toolkit鈥�.In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about how revision is different from editing as well as numerous tricks for revising different types of academic writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淓ntering a Scholarly Conversation鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 4
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Join us for our fourth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淓ntering a Scholarly Conversation鈥�.In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about actionable steps underlying the 鈥楾hey say, I say鈥� model that you can follow to create a thesis. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淲riting an Op-Ed: Addressing a broader audience鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 5
Join us for our second topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淲riting an Op-Ed鈥�.
In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about the disciplinary conventions of op-ed and other public facing writing projects, how awareness of your audience can inform how you write, and how translating your academic writing for a non-academic audience can deepen your thinking and ideas on a topic. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淵our Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead鈥� 鈥� Spring Workshop 6
Join us for our sixth topic in the Spring Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淵our Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead to Next Year鈥�.
In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about juggling paper writing during exam season, what writing tools and habits worked best for you this semester, and what writing topics and themes you might be tackling next year. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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Fall 2025 Workshop Schedule
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Fall 2025 Workshop List
鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk about College Writing鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 1
Join us for our kick-off topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk College Writing.鈥�In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about how college writing differs from high school-level writing, how to move from assignment prompt 鈥�> brainstorming 鈥�> drafting, and how to identify what writing strategies might work best for you. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淲hat鈥檚 Your Thesis?鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 2
Join us for our second topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Your Thesis?鈥�
In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about common thesis structures and how to identify which one is a good fit for your argument. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淵our Argument, Your Voice鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 3
Join us for our third topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淵our Argument, Your Voice鈥�In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about the role narrative 鈥榲oice鈥� plays in collegiate writing and how it persists even in 3rd person writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing聽projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淯sing Your Professor鈥檚 Feedback鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 4
Join us for our fourth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淯sing Your Professor鈥檚 Feedback鈥�In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about the different types of writing feedback, practical tips for moving from feedback to actionable changes in your document, and how to balance your voice with your professor鈥檚 expectations. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淏uild Your Revision Toolkit鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 5
Join us for our fifth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淏uild Your Revision Toolkit鈥�.In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about how revision is different from editing as well as numerous tricks for revising different types of academic writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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鈥淓ntering a Scholarly Conversation鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 6
Join us for our sixth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淓ntering a Scholarly Conversation鈥�. In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about actionable steps underlying the 鈥楾hey say, I say鈥� model that you can follow to create a thesis. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by:
鈥淵our Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead鈥� 鈥� Core Studio Workshop 7
Join us for our seventh topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: 鈥淵our Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead to Next Semester鈥�.In our one-hour session, we鈥檒l chat about juggling paper writing during exam season, what writing tools and habits worked best for you this semester, and what writing topics and themes you might be tackling next semester. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All 91吃瓜网 students are welcome to attend!
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