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Charlotte First-Year transition program builds diversity through summer support for writing.

Since 2014, the UNCC Conference on Writing Studies has been a space where scholars from secondary, two-year and four-year colleges, and collaborative partners have come together to discuss the research and teaching of composition, from traditional writing to new media. Welcome to our community. You’ll find expert scholars and teachers eager for you to join […]

Want to improve your writing? Hope to excel in communicating outside the University? Aren’t quite prepared for the writing demands of your majors?   UWRT 2101 Advanced Writing: Research and Critical Analysis Build on your current knowledge Acquire advanced research practices Analyze materials in your field Learn grammar, mechanics, conventions for different media Understand and […]

Marcelle Crickenberger will host a writing group for ALL military (active and veteran), their families-children, spouses, parents- and any interested students and faculty. For more information , contact Marcelle Crickenberger.    Do you have an idea for a Salon or Writing Group? Email Joan Mullin jmulli40@uncc.edu.

Blue Star is a story of war and its effect on family. The poems weave history, census and military records, letters, journals, and other documents to tell the 100-year story of a one Southern family. The title, refers to the stars family members hang from banners in their windows when a son or daughter is in service (now noted in our […]

Digital Media and Composition Conference (DMAC) Ohio State University Joan Mullin, Jan Rieman, Justin Cary,and Mary Ellen Muesing enjoyed participating in the annual DMAC institute at Ohio State University this past May. It was an intense time of reading, writing, discussing, learning and creating original audio and digital pieces. Some of the skills developed and projects created include: webpages, closed […]

Student digital stories projects around the theme “Boundaries” and personal histories and interviews are on “display” or available on the Levine Museum of the New South’s YouTube channel.  They are part of the “Video Viernes” series. (The museum has multiple video series running.) They have run the videos over the course of the exhibition, which opened in September […]

Tentatively titled “Between Panel and Screen: Comics, the Future of the Book, and the Book of the Future”, the book explores the dynamic relatinoship between printed and digital texts as well as they each has to offer in a rapidly chaging new media environments. 

Theme Crossing Borders: Different Culture. Different me. Write a reflection on how your international experience has affected your view of the world.  Eligibility Criteria Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate and Graduate Students and upper levels (5 or 6) of the English Language Training Institute (ELTI) Awards & Recognition One $400 cash award in each category (Undergraduate, […]