Sponsored by the Center for Writing Excellence, National Day on Writing celebrated across Elon's campuses.
Since Elon’s Writing Excellence Initiative, Elon University students, faculty and staff have recognized the National Day on Writing, a celebration of “writing—and the many places, reasons and ways we write each day—as an essential component of literacy” (NCTE, “Why I Write”).
This national celebration is hosted on or around Oct. 20 every year, and this year, the Center for Writing Excellence, as in previous years, sponsored various campus-wide events. This year’s events were coordinated by Writing Center Lead Consultant Grey Carr ’27. Hosts included The Writing Center in the Center for Writing Excellence, the Curriculum Resources Center in the School of Education, Live Oak Communications, Student Professional Development Center and Koenigsberger Learning Center, Undergraduate Research Program and The School of Law. The full list of events is below, and more details about the School of Law event are in this Today at Elon article.
Students attending the events were entered into a drawing to win one of several gift cards. Congratulations to all the winners who joined us on the National Day on Writing to celebrate the power of words!
Full list of events:
The Curriculum Resources Center, “Thank a Professor” Gratitude Card Writing
The Writing Center, “Words, Words, Words!” Magnetic Poetry drop-in
Student Professional Development Center & Koenigsberger Learning Center, “Peer Educators Cover Letter Workshop”
The Undergraduate Research Office, “Reflecting on your Research Journey Using the Fire Toolkit” drop-in event
Live Oak Communications, Tagline Tournament
Elon Law-Greensboro campus, “Elon Law Poetry Slam”
Charlotte Flex Law program, “Poetry Slam”