Graduate Writing Center
405 Lamar Hall
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-3173
Email: gwc@olemiss.edu
Website: https://rhetoric.olemiss.edu/writing-centers/gwc/
Director: Dr. Claire Mischker
Summer 2016
- Welcomed Summer Assistant GWC Director Henry Wise, who consulted, assisted with administrative duties, and contributed to institutional history of University of Mississippi Writing Centers
- Director attended Writing Center Administrators Summer Retreat, July 29th
Spring 2016
- Director presented at annual MSWCA conference, with Brad Campbell and Rachel Johnson; title: “Demystifying the Writing Center and Empowering Writers: A Rhetorical Approach to Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
- Offered “End Game” workshop, in collaboration with Candace Oswalt in the Graduate School, focusing on the final steps to complete major graduate writing projects; attended by 5 graduate students
- Director participated in planning committee to host 2017 SWCA
Fall 2015
- Conducted workshop, in collaboration with Paige Duke of The Graduate School, on research and writing for major graduate projects; attended by 30-40 graduate students
- Assisted by graduate student consultant Bailey Fletcher
Summer 2015
- Participated in Fall 2015 Graduate Student Orientation to market GWC services
Spring 2015
- Director participated in panel discussion at annual MSWCA Conference, with Alice Myatt, Brad Campbell, Jeanine Rauch, and Rachel Johnson, entitled “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Overcoming the Silo Effect”
- Director partnered with Brad Campbell to present “How to Make ‘A”s in Writing: Achieving, Authority, Authenticity, and Agency Through Code-Meshing in the Writing Center” at the annual SWCA conference
- Offered “End Game” workshop, in collaboration with Candace Oswalt of the Graduate School, focusing on the final steps to complete major graduate writing projects; attended by 18 graduate students
Fall 2014
- Offered Graduate Workshop, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Council, on research and writing for major graduate writing projects; attended by 12 students
- Assisted by work-study student, senior Charis Clark, who composed helpful handouts and helped with assessment of services
Summer 2014
- Director attended IWCA Summer Writing Institute in June, themed “Writing Center Craft”
- Participated in Fall 2014 Graduate Student Orientation to market GWC services
Spring 2014
- Director attended Mississippi Writing Center Association Annual Conference and contributed to the composition of the founding by-laws
- Offered “End Game” workshop, in collaboration with the Graduate School, focusing on the final steps to complete major graduate writing projects; attended by 18 graduate students
Fall 2013
- Participated in Graduate Student Orientation to market GWC services
- Visited Engineering 691: Technical Writing to promote services of the GWC
- Offered “Getting Started” Fall Graduate Workshop, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Council; focusing on beginning the dissertation/thesis process; attended by 10 graduate students
- Conducted 65 appointments with approximately 40 unique clients from 6 different departments
Summer 2013
- Dr. Claire Mischker hired as inaugural director of the newly expanded Graduate Writing Center
- Participated in Fall 2013 Graduate Student Orientation to market GWC services