May and Summer Seminars
Maymester:
Workshop: Research Roadmap
Presenter: Mindy Tomlin
Description: Learn how to select and refine a topic, form a research question, and generate keywords and
synonyms for searching library databases. Library research is much easier when you can focus on a good
research question and find the right databases with appropriate keywords. Come to this workshop and
polish up all these essential skills.
Wednesday, May 20 from 12:30 1:30 p.m. L110
Workshop: More Than Words: Using Descriptive Language to Enhance Writing
Presenter: William Brannon
Description: Are you interested in making your writing more vivid and powerful? This workshop will
teach you how using descriptive language can enhance your writing and increase its impact on your
audience.
Thursday, May 21 from 12:30 1:15 p.m. D225
Wednesday, May 27 from 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. D225
Workshop: MLA & Chicago Citation Styles: For the Humanities
Presenter: Alexis Wilson
Description: Learn the correct formatting style for essays written in the humanities, whether your
professor asks you to use MLA or Chicago.
Tuesday, May 19 from 4-5 p.m. D225
Tuesday, May 26 from 4-5 p.m. D225
Workshop: Tips for More Effective Writing
Presenter: Joani Reese
Description: Brush up your basic writing skills. Know which words to choose, which words not to use.
This seminar is a must for all students who want to avoid basic writing errors.
Friday, May 22 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. D225
Workshop: Writing the Literary Analysis
Presenter: Joani Reese
Description: Learn to use the language of literature when responding to short stories or poems. Learn
how to analyze a piece of writing rather than just offer a plot summary.
Thursday, May 28 from 3:30- 4:30 p.m. D225
Summer I:
Workshop: MLA & Chicago Citation Styles: For the Humanities
Presenter: Alexis Wilson
Description: Learn the correct formatting and citation style for essays written in the humanities, whether
your professor asks you to use MLA or Chicago style formatting.
Every Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Tips for More Effective Writing
Presenter: Joani Reese
Description: Brush up your basic writing skills. Know which words to choose, which words not to use.
This seminar is a must for all students who want to avoid making basic writing errors.
Thursday, June 25 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. D225
Workshop: APA: For the Social Sciences
Presenter: Luanne Kruse
Description: Learn correct APA formatting and citation style for essays in the social sciences.
Wednesday, June 17 from 4-5 p.m. D225, Wednesday, June 24 from 4-5 p.m. D225 &
Wednesday, July 1 from 4-5 p.m. D225
Workshop: Tips for Organizing Your Essay
Presenter: Kelly Martin
Description: Need help connecting your paragraphs? Connecting your points to your thesis statement?
Writing a cohesive essay? This workshop is for YOU . . . Learn the three essential keys to writing a fluid,
connective essay!
Wednesday, June 17 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. D225
Wednesday, June 24 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Plagiarism: When, Where, and Why Document
Presenter: Nichole Boone
Description: Learn how to paraphrase properly, how to recognize plagiarism, and how to avoid
committing unintentional plagiarism.
Tuesday, July 7 from 3:30 4:30 p.m. L110
Workshop: Writing the Literary Analysis
Presenter: Joani Reese
Description: Learn to use the language of literature when responding to short stories or poems. Learn
how to analyze the implicit themes in stories and poems rather than just writing a plot summary.
Monday, June 29 from 2:00 3:00 p.m. D225
Summer II:
Workshop: MLA & Chicago Citation Styles: For the Humanities
Presenter: Alexis Wilson
Description: Learn the correct formatting and citation style for essays written in the humanities, whether
your professor asks you to use MLA or Chicago style formatting.
Every Tuesday from 4:00 5:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Tips for More Effective Writing
Presenter: Joani Reese
Description: Brush up your basic writing skills. Know which words to choose, which words not to use.
This seminar is a must for all students who want to avoid basic writing errors.
Thursday, July 16 from 3:00 4:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Research Roadmap
Presenter: Mary Long
Description: Learn how to select and refine a topic, form a research question, and generate keywords and
synonyms for searching library databases. Library research is much easier when you can focus on a good
research question and find the right databases with appropriate keywords. Come to this workshop and
polish up all these essential skills
Wednesday, July 22 from 6:00 7:00 p.m. L110
Workshop: Avoiding Plagiarism
Presenter: Sean Ferrier-Watson
Description: If worrying about accidental plagiarism and inaccurate citations gives you writers block, a
workshop on avoiding plagiarism may help relieve your anxiety. This workshop will examine
contemporary standards for citation and appropriation of another writers work to better help students
understand how scholars attribute ideas to other authors in their writing.
Thursday, July 23 from 4:00 5:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Tips for Organizing Your Essay
Presenter: Kelly Martin
Description: Need help connecting your paragraphs? Connecting your points to your thesis statement?
Writing a cohesive essay? This workshop is for YOU . . . Learn the three essential keys to writing a fluid,
connective essay!
Thursday, July 23 from 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. D225
Tuesday, July 28 from 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. D225
Workshop: Grammar Review, Titles, and Quotations
Presenter: Mary Anne Andrade
Description: This seminar is a basic review of grammar with an emphasis on how to write titles to
essays and how to incorporate quotations into the text of essays.
Monday, July 20 from 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. D225
Monday, July 27 from 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. D225
Workshop: Think Before You Google
Presenter: Shannon Alexander
Description: Learn the basics of selecting and evaluating online resources for academic research and real
life ranging from blog posts to scholarly journals.
Wednesday, July 29 from 3:30 4:30 p.m. L110
Workshop: Tips & Tricks for Writing Introductions and Conclusions
Presenter: Sean Ferrier-Watson
Description: If you struggle getting started writing or putting on the final touches on your essays, then a
workshop on intros and conclusions might help. This workshop will give students tips for beating writers
block and getting through the tough parts of their essays
Wednesday, August 5 from 4:00 5:00 p.m. D225