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The Crossover: Going from a High School Writer to a College Writer!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Gilford Tolona was confused: a freshman in college, he came in with heightened confidence in his writing as he had passed all his high school English courses, but after taking a writing placement test was told by his advisor a remedial writing course would probably…
Celebrating the Courage of Women Writers
Hi everyone, Today is March 3, and it’s National Women’s History Month once again! Since the theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” we thought it would be fitting to revisit a post from 2014: “Celebrating the Courage of Women Writers.” Let’s continue to celebrate the women who tell our stories! By…
Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day
Tuesday, February 14 was Valentine’s Day, and what better way to continue to celebrate love than to practice kindness? Today, February 17, is Random Acts of Kindness Day! The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (2023) invites us to “make kindness the norm” and take a minute or two to practice random acts of kindness at…
Curing the Most Common Disease of Writing: Commaitis
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Romano Wilmani simply detested any writing. Coming up with a topic was never a problem, and overall she enjoyed doing research when that was part of the assignment. As for the writing portion, here is where her dislike blossomed: that confusing comma! No matter what she…
How to be SMART About Goal-setting
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. How are those new year’s resolutions going? While many of us resolve to make changes in our lives at the start of the new year, very few of us actually follow through on those plans beyond a few weeks. In fact, studies have shown that…
Happy 2023!
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity, and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce The Academic Success Center staff wishes you holiday cheer and a happy new year! We hope the New Year brings…
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays from all the tutors and staff in the Purdue Global Academic Success Center. We wish you a peaceful and happy holiday season!
What a Friendship: The Writer and the Tutor!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. This was not the best day for Serfeti Alcobar. She was looking at her midterm essay the Economics professor had just returned, and once again the grade was disappointing. Again and again and again there were comments about what was incorrect, ranging from proofreading…
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are taking a break this holiday weekend to thank you for listening, reading, and subscribing to the Resource Center & Blog. We will return two weeks from today with a new blogcast. We wish you a happy thanksgiving and hope your holiday is filled with good food, friends, family, and books and boundless gratitude.
Learn Like Lizzo. Behave like Beyonce: Strategies for Faculty and Students to Deal with Microaggressions in the Classroom
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Has real life made you stop and think about an issue you had never considered? Back in June 2022, social media called out two pop culture icons – Lizzo and Beyonce –for using a slur for people with Cerebral Palsy and other similar disorders in…
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