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Hello from the Writing Hub at the University of Sydney, Australia
Hi All. It's so great to read all the posts so far. I'm Susan Thomas, the founding director of The University of Sydney Writing Hub (a name that Mickey Harris helped me settle on after much deliberation). I'm an American-trained Writing Program Administrator who never thought for a second that I'd be this far away from home directing a writing center! I'd like to offer a little background information on the Hub in hopes of opening up a dialogue on some of the challenges of starting a writing center--particularly in environments where writing is viewed
Introducing Ireland’s first academic writing centre
In 2006, €27,000 was awarded to Caroline Graham, Director, University of Limerick (UL) Language Centre, and Dr. Angela Chambers, Professor of Applied Languages, to develop a number of Writing Centre activities and an academic business plan for the creation of a Writing Centre in UL. Subsequent to that initial award, Sarah Moore, Dean of UL’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, assisted with the expansion of the UL application to take advantage of the newly announced Higher Education Authority (HEA), Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) context. Subsequently, UL was successfully awarded a 2.5 year, €250,000 budget
Space matters – Invitation to the Writing Center at European University Viadrina/Germany
Let's go to the Writing Center at the European University Viadrina. At the wooden door hang colorful signs that indicate the opening times, the writing hours, consulting hours for doctoral candidates and other services of the Writing Center. You’ll also find our mission statement, printed on red paper, and various newspaper articles. I open the door and hear the gurgling of the coffee machine. Throughout the room it scents like coffee. Sebastian is sitting at the tutors’ computer and smiles at me. The room is big and many things happen in this room.
