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• Face-to-face and Zoom with the Writing Studio: This option is for all undergraduate students. Sessions will take place with one of our undergraduate writing consultants.
• Email Submissions via the Online Writing Lab (OWL):  This option is for veterans, nurses, graduate students, certificate program students, students in online classes, and faculty/staff only. Online Writing Lab consultants are graduate students and/or professionals in their fields. You will receive written feedback no later than midnight of the second day after the slot that you chose (Sundays excluded).
• Video Consultations: This option is for graduate students in the School of Education who would like to meet virtually with a writing consultant to discuss their writing project in real time.
• Tutoring Services: This option is for all undergraduate students who would like to study and review content material for Core and subject courses across disciplines.

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Creative Writing (BA)

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Why study Creative Writing?

Our Creative Writing program, one of the first of its kind in Canada, immerses you in every aspect of the writing life, from the development of ideas to the publication of finished works. As a Creative Writing student, you’ll learn to approach literature from a writer’s point of view as you develop your own craft under the guidance of published writers and fellow students.

Whether it’s through prose, poetry, or drama, our workshops help you find your voice and your subject. Creative writing students also have the opportunity to supplement their regular courses with master classes conducted by internationally renowned writers during the Writers Read at Concordia series. Concordia has hosted writers such as Julian Barnes, Dionne Brand, CAConrad, Roxane Gay, Renee Gladman, Jorie Graham, Ben Lerner, Daniel David Moses, Fred Moten, Claudia Rankine, George Saunders, A.E. Stallings, and Colm Tóibín.

Montreal’s vibrant English-language literary scene offers a showcase for the work of student writers as well as published authors. The skills acquired in our Creative Writing program can help prepare you for a professional life as a writer, editor, or publisher in print or in electronic media. The Honours in English and Creative Writing is a gateway to graduate study in literature or to further study in creative writing.

Program highlights

• Small class sizes enable students to workshop their writing as a group
• Opportunities to develop your writing across numerous genres

Special funding for out-of-province students

Up to  $4000  for undergraduate programs.

Program structure

A Bachelor of Arts degree takes a minimum of three or four years (90 – 120 credits) of full-time study, depending on your academic background .

Program options

• Honours in English and Creative Writing (66 credits)*
• Major in Creative Writing (42 credits)
• Minor in Creative Writing (24 credits)

*Honours is a highly concentrated program, ideal for students planning to continue to graduate studies. If you are interested in Honours, speak with your program advisor in your first year of study at Concordia. Students applying to the University are able to apply to the major or specialization.

United States students : A U.S. Federal Student Aid-eligible version of this program is offered. This version meets all U.S. regulations (such as no co-operative education or e-courses) for eligible programs.

Admission criteria

Minimum cut-off averages and course requirements.

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• ACT or SAT is NOT required 
• Canadian curricula course requirements
• Accepted international qualifications
• International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma:  26
• Baccalauréat français:  11
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• AS-levels: At least 4 AS-level exams with equivalent results or
• BTEC: Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in a related subject area with equivalent results
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• University Transfers (internal/external):  C

Additional requirements for admission

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English proficiency Some applicants may be required to write an English language proficiency test with the following minimum scores:

• TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) – a minimum score of 100 with 22 in the writing component
• IELTS – 7.0 overall with a 6.5 in the writing component
• DET score of 120 and above with no subscore under 90

Minimum cut-off averages should be used as indicators. The cut-off data may change depending on the applicant pool. Applicants who meet the stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission to these programs.

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March 1 is the deadline to apply for fall term entry. International students are encouraged to apply by February 1 to allow sufficient time for CAQ and study permit application processing.

November 1 is the deadline to apply for winter term entry. International students are encouraged to apply by September 1 to allow sufficient time for CAQ and study permit application processing.

Not all programs are available for winter term entry. Please check program availability for the term, before you start your application.

We reserve the right to close admission to a program at any time after the official deadline without prior notice.

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Graduates of the program have the knowledge and skill for any career that values critical thinking and superior communication skills, including a professional life as a writer, editor or publisher. You will also be prepared to undertake graduate studies in either English or Creative Writing.

Many graduates have fulfilling writing careers.

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Take on the narrative of the human story, through analysis and the re-interpretation of historical events.

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Writing Center

Welcome to CULearn’s Writing Center

The Writing Center is available to support all Concordia University Chicago undergraduate and graduate students. We offer in-person, online and over-the-phone writing support in our dedicated Writing Center located within CULearn, CC248. All writing appointments can be made using the Navigate App.

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• Students can book an appointment in person or in Teams via Navigate. Select ‘Get Assistance’ and then ‘CULearn.’ For the type of assistance, you can select ‘Writing Support’ or ‘Graduate Writing Support.’
• Students can also email their papers to [email protected] . The feedback may take up to 72 hours to arrive (not including weekends).

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CULearn’s Writing Center offers students support across the writing process with peer writing tutors who assist students with:

• Generating and Organizing Ideas
• Editing and Revising
• Transitions
• In-text Citations - APA, MLA, Chicago Style
• Reference Citations - APA, MLA, Chicago Style

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Services the Writing Center Provides

• We dialog with students to help them focus and fulfill their writing goals.
• We discuss writing assignments with students to help them understand and focus their work.
• We are a sounding board for students’ work. We provide constructive feedback on the students' writing looking at the writing process, as well as the content, structure and style.
• We work with a range of writing strategies to help students with the writing process.
• Freewriting
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• We work with students to critically examine their own writing and begin to identify its strengths and weaknesses. Working with them to use this assessment to improve their drafts.
• We model and review appropriate writing strategies with students.
• We work on one writing assignment per session.
• We will work with a student on the same assignment for multiple appointments as long as the student continues to make revisions from their tutoring sessions.
• We support and encourage students and their efforts.
• We adapt our approach to meet the students' needs.
• We celebrate writing across the curriculum.

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• We are not your professors; as such we cannot fully explain assignments on their behalf. If you are unsure, please reach out to your professor prior to your writing appointment.
• We ask you questions and offer suggestions and assistance.
• We can help model approaches to writing an essay, thesis, paragraph and citations.
• We do not “correct” your paper for you. We can model revisions and editing for you in part of your writing, so you can continue the process on the remainder of your writing.
• We do not edit or revise for you; we help provide tools and guidance for you to make the corrections and revisions yourself.
• Student work cannot be dropped off for “proofreading.” The Writing Center is an interactive, collaborative support where students take a prominent role in the process.
• Students may submit a paper by email and receive suggestions from a tutor.
• We cannot predict or guarantee any grade for student writing assignments. Your professors determine all grading.
• We are not faculty and will not interfere with student-instructor relationships.

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The writing process.

• Choosing a Topic and Creating a Thesis Statement Writing is a process. Invention/pre-writing > Planning > Drafting > Revising > Editing > Proofreading Don’t try to work through all of these stages in one sitting; start early and visit the stages at different times. These stages are fluid and often overlap; you won’t go through them in the same order for every paper you write. This is particularly true for research papers; you may find as you are drafting or revising that you need to go back to do some more research and planning. The Writing Center is a great place to talk over your ideas at any stage of the process—especially if you are having trouble getting started. This handout provides some simple steps to get started!
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• Writing a Paragraph or Essay Using the Comparison / Contrast Rhetorical Pattern This handout shows both the Subject-by-Subject and Point-by-Point methods for organizing your Comparison/Contrast essay. Outline examples for both are also included.
• Outline Examples for an Argument Essay This handout includes three ways you can organize an argument essay.
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• APA Versus MLA: Citation and Formatting -Why cite sources? -How do I know which style to use? -How do APA and MLA differ in paper formatting? This handout explains the differences between these two styles.
• Standard Elements of an Academic Paper Writing a paper usually involves reading, interrogating, ruminating, analyzing, and explicating, among other things. Academic assignments often ask you to synthesize ideas from texts and class discussions. The first step to writing a successful paper is understanding what each part of the assignment is asking you to do. This handout provides explanations and descriptions of the most commonly used parts of writing assignments, as well as suggestions for how to approach each part.
• Research Paper Assignment Calculator This site from the U of M provides some helpful tips to help you plan ahead when writing a research paper!
• Academic Writing Basics Every discipline has its own conventions, but there are some rules that apply to any college writing situation. The following tips are some of the most important things to remember when approaching any college-level writing project.

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Attacks in Russia’s Belgorod: What we know so far

Ukraine has denied any involvement in a daring cross-border assault that threatens to further escalate the war.

Fifteen months after Moscow’s troops invaded Ukraine, one of the largest and most daring cross-border attacks since the war began has been carried out in Russia.

On Monday, two anti-Kremlin groups – the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Freedom of Russia Legion – claimed responsibility for the incursion in the Belgorod region.

Fighting continued for a second day early on Tuesday. A dozen people are reportedly wounded and some residents have been evacuated.

Later on Tuesday, Russia’s Defence Ministry said that the units it blamed had been forced back into Ukrainian territory. More than 70 attackers have been killed, the ministry said, a figure that was not possible to verify.

After accusing Ukraine, Russia opened a “terrorism” investigation. Officials in Kyiv say they had nothing to do with the attacks.

Here is what we know so far:

Where is Belgorod?

Russia’s Belgorod province borders Ukraine’s Luhansk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

It is about 600km (373 miles) from the Russian capital, Moscow, and has been a front-line region, serving as a vital base for the Kremlin’s armed forces to launch attacks towards Ukraine.

But Belgorod has also exposed Russian vulnerabilities.

Moscow accidentally bombed Belgorod city last month, while f uel and ammunition stores in the region have been rocked by explosions since the start of the war.

What happened in Belgorod?

Early on Monday, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov raised an alarm with the Kremlin, saying a Ukrainian “sabotage group” had entered Russian territory in the Grayvoron district.

According to Russia, the raiders opened fire with mortars and artillery on residential and administrative buildings and civilian infrastructure. Russian air-defence forces reportedly shot down drones over the region.

Moscow later said it was carrying out a counterterrorism operation.

Gladkov said one elderly lady had died while being evacuated, but that no civilians were killed in the clashes.

He described the situation as “extremely tense”.

Social media users said air raid sirens rang out and that checkpoints had been targeted.

Fighting continued for a second day. At midday on Tuesday, Russia said it had pushed back the attackers and that 70 had been killed.

On Tuesday, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington, DC-based based think-tank, said that two “all-Russian pro-Ukrainian” groups had crossed the border with tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other weaponised vehicles, citing Russian sources.

Who was behind the attacks?

Russia accused Ukraine of launching the attacks, but Kyiv has denied involvement.

Throughout the war, Ukraine has not taken responsibility for any attacks against Russia, saying its fight is purely defensive.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as quoted by Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti, said the purpose of the alleged Ukrainian mission in Belgorod was “to divert attention from the direction of Bakhmut”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that Kyiv had “nothing to do with it” and suggested that an “armed guerrilla movement” had emerged to oppose “a totalitarian country”.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States, European Union and United Kingdom, which he referred to as “the sponsors of the Kyiv regime”, of being responsible for “sabotage”. Kyiv’s denial was “an absolute lie”, he said.

Ukrainian news broadcaster Hromadske, citing Ukrainian military intelligence sources, said that two armed Russian opposition groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), consisting of Russian citizens, were responsible for the attack on the Belgorod region.

Asked about reports that the attackers were ethnic Russians, Peskov said: “They are Ukrainian fighters from Ukraine. There are many ethnic Russians living in Ukraine. But they are still Ukrainian militants.”

What do we know about the anti-Kremlin militias?

The RVC was founded by a far-right Russian national last August and is comprised of Russians who have been fighting in and for Ukraine against their own country.

The group has also been active over the border in Russian territory, and claimed responsibility for a raid there in March.

The Ukrainian military intelligence agency says the RVC is an independent underground group inside Russia that also has a unit in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion. The Foreign Legion says it has nothing to do with the RVC.

Late Monday, the RVC published video footage on its Telegram feed appearing to show fighters operating an armoured vehicle on a country road inside Russia. The Reuters news agency was able to identify one of the men as Ilya Bogdanov, a Russian national who received Ukrainian citizenship in 2015 after fighting for Kyiv against Russian-backed forces in Ukraine’s east.

The Legion and the RVC completely liberated n/a Kozinka, Belgorod Oblast. Forward units have entered Graivoron. Moving on. Russia will be free! — "Liberty of Russia" Legion (@legion_svoboda) May 22, 2023

The Freedom of Russia Legion – also known as the Liberty of Russia Legion – says it was formed in spring 2022 “out of the wish of Russians to fight in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Putin’s armed gang”.

It says it cooperates with the Ukrainian armed forces and operates under Ukrainian command. It has claimed responsibility for the attack in Belgorod and says it has been fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military intelligence agency’s spokesperson said on Monday that the attacks in Belgorod only involved Russian citizens and that they were creating a “security zone” to protect Ukrainian civilians. He did not confirm or deny that the forces operating there are a Ukrainian unit.

The Freedom of Russia Legion said on Twitter that it had “completely liberated” the border town of Kozinka in the Belgorod region and its forward units had reached the district centre of Grayvoron, further east.

“Moving on. Russia will be free!” the group wrote.

What’s next?

The attack on Russia has upped the ante and comes just as Moscow announced the capture of Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city levelled by months of fighting.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov cast the attack as an “invasion” of “serious concern”, promising “great efforts in response”.

On Monday, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti, Peskov also said that work was under way to “squeeze out Ukrainian saboteurs from Russian territory”.

According to the UK, the attacks highlight Moscow’s struggles in the war.

“Russia is facing an increasingly serious multi-domain security threat in its border regions with losses of combat aircraft, improvised explosive device attacks on rail lines, and now direct partisan action,” the British defence ministry said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Podolyak has said that Kyiv is continuing to monitor reports “with interest” and is “studying the situation.”

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A Russian border region reels from sustained Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes

Firefighters tackle a blaze at the site of a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he meets his authorised representatives for the presidential election campaign in the Andreyevsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Medics evacuate a wounded man at the site of a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia President Vladimir Putin meets his authorised representatives for the presidential election campaign in the Andreyevsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia President Putin meets his authorised representatives for the presidential election campaign in the Andreyevsky Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

This photo released by Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov’s telegram channel on Monday, March 18, 2024, shows emergency ministry employees working at the destroyed building after shelling from the Ukrainian side, in Nikolskoye village, Belgorod region, Russia. Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says four people were killed in the shelling, not far from the border with Ukraine. (Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov telegram channel via AP)

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires its cannon at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod region, Russia. Ukrainian forces have launched repeated cross-border attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Medics apply first aid to a man at the site of a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a joint press conference with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan listens to questions during a joint press conference with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan grimaces during a joint press conference with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, shakes hands with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, speaks during a joint press conference with the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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A Russian border region being pounded by Ukrainian shelling and drones is expanding its closure of schools and colleges amid a major evacuation plan, authorities announced Wednesday, as Kyiv’s forces extend their campaign of long-range strikes that aim to put the Kremlin under pressure.

Ukraine lacks ammunition supplies along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line because of a shortfall in promised Western supplies, which is one of the main factors forcing its army to take a more defensive stance. But at the same time, it’s attacking oil facilities deep inside Russia and seeking to unnerve Russia’s border regions.

Some Belgorod schools near the border will close early before school holidays, regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov announced, after Ukraine shelling continued to cause deaths and injuries among the local population.

Schools in and around the city of Belgorod will close Wednesday through Friday, he said. Also, universities and colleges will switch to remote learning, and clubs and cultural, sports and other educational institutions will stay closed.

The measures were announced a day after the governor unveiled plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from the region and several days after a rubber-stamp presidential election in Russia in which President Vladimir Putin extended his rule in a landslide.

Despite the attacks, the official voting turnout in the Belgorod region was 87%, and Putin officially captured 90.66% of the vote, which has been described as a sham by Ukraine and its Western allies.

Ukraine’s attacks on Russian soil have embarrassed the Kremlin. A Dec. 30 artillery strike on the center of Belgorod city killed 21 people , including three children, local officials said.

Putin vowed Wednesday to provide support for Belgorod civilians who have lost their homes and businesses.

“There is a lot to do and we will do everything which depends on us,” he said at a televised meeting at the Kremlin. “Of course, the primary task is to ensure safety. There are different ways to do this. They are not easy, but we will do it.”

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that it intercepted 13 Ukrainian rockets over the Belgorod region around midmorning Wednesday. Gladkov, the governor, said that three people were killed and two others were wounded, including a 17-year-old girl, in “massive shelling” of Belgorod city, the regional capital. He said that 16 people have been killed over the past week alone.

In another possible sign of Kyiv’s strategy, Ukrainian drones targeted the city of Engels, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of the border with Ukraine in the Saratov region. An air base for strategic bombers is near the city.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that it took down four drones over the Saratov region.

Long-range strikes on Russia are “a cost-effective way to create challenges for the Russian state,” said Michael Kofman, a military expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Without more Western help, however, “Russian advantages will mount,” Kofman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, late Tuesday. “The risk of a Russian breakthrough (on the front line) in the second half of the year rises dramatically” unless support arrives, he said.

The European Union is moving ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of Russian assets frozen in Europe to help provide weapons and other funds for Ukraine. EU leaders are expected to endorse the plan at a summit in Brussels starting Thursday.

But the United States is Ukraine’s crucial military supplier, and U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan visited the Ukrainian capital Wednesday for meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his officials. Speaking at a briefing after the talks in Kyiv, he voiced confidence that the Congress will deliver the aid and acknowledged that the process had “taken too long.”

“We will get a strong bipartisan vote in Congress,” Sullivan said. “We will get that money to you as we should, so I don’t think we need to speak about Plan B today.”

Sullivan added that “there is wide understanding in the United States that Ukraine matters, that the security and future of Ukraine matters to the security and future of United States of America.”

The U.S. has repeatedly pledged to stand by Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” but Washington’s failure to do so leaves Ukraine at the mercy of Russia’s much bigger and better provisioned army, analysts say.

Meanwhile, the Czech government has pressed ahead with a plan to source from around the world large amounts of artillery shells, which Ukraine desperately needs. Officials say they have confirmed purchases for 300,000 shells and promises for another 200,000.

The Czech government’s national security adviser, Tomas Pojar, said that Ukraine should get the first of those shells in June at the latest.

In other developments, four people were killed and five others were wounded in a Russian attack on Kharkiv city in northeastern Ukraine, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Rescuers were searching for people under the rubble amid a huge blaze.

Also, a 74-year-old school worker in northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy region was killed in a Russian airstrike on Tuesday, the Prosecutor General’s Office said. Russian troops destroyed a school and house in a border village.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

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The Concordia University Writing Center opened its doors for the first time in 1996 as a resource for writers. Originally, the Writing Center was located in Library 111, the largest study room in the library. We quickly outgrew that space and relocated to Theta Lounge close to student dormitories. Theta Lounge gave resident students easy access to our services, but we lost commuters who had trouble finding us or didn’t want to make the long haul from their classrooms to the residential community on the other side of campus. In 2016, the Writing Center celebrated its 20th anniversary with a name change – Writing Studio – and a newly renovated space on the main floor of the library accessible to all students, faculty, and staff. We relocated again in 2022 when the library building underwent significant renovation and became home to the Schroeder Library and Learning Commons. We continue to offer a relaxed environment on the top floor where students can discuss their writing with undergraduate writing consultants trained to provide instructive feedback.

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