Core Studio Workshops: Workshops Designed for First-Year Undergraduates
The Writing Studio is excited to launch a new, biweekly writing workshop series for 2025-2026 that we are calling our Core Studio Workshops.
Core Studio Workshops are open to all, but are intended specifically for first-year undergraduates as new college writers. Each of these weekly workshops will be an opportunity to focus in on a particular topic geared to helping you grow your skills and deepen your understanding of college writing in a group setting.
“Beyond the Core” option for A&S First-Year Core
Alongside holding an individual writing consultation, attending a Core Studio workshop serves as one more way you can engaged with Writing Studio for “Beyond the Core.”
DATES CHANGED DUE TO WINTER STORM – “Designing an Effective Slide Deck” – Spring Workshop 1
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Join us for our kick-off topic in the Spring Core Studio Workshop series: “Designing an Effective Slide Deck”In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about the elements of effective slide design and how build slides with your audience and purpose in mind. We will also discuss tricks for organizing and pacing presentation content. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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NEW DATES
“Using Your Professor’s Feedback” – Spring Workshop 2
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Join us for our second topic in our Spring Core Studio Workshop series: “Using Your Professor’s Feedback”In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about the different types of writing feedback, practical tips for moving from feedback to actionable changes in your document, and how to balance your voice with your professor’s expectations. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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“Build Your Revision Toolkit” – Spring Workshop 3
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Join us for the third topic in our Spring Core Studio Workshop series: “Build Your Revision Toolkit”.In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about how revision is different from editing as well as numerous tricks for revising different types of academic writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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“Entering a Scholarly Conversation” – Spring Workshop 4
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Join us for our fourth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Entering a Scholarly Conversation”.In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about actionable steps underlying the ‘They say, I say’ model that you can follow to create a thesis. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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“Writing an Op-Ed: Addressing a broader audience” – Spring Workshop 5
Join us for our second topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Writing an Op-Ed”.
In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about the disciplinary conventions of op-ed and other public facing writing projects, how awareness of your audience can inform how you write, and how translating your academic writing for a non-academic audience can deepen your thinking and ideas on a topic. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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“Your Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead” – Spring Workshop 6
Join us for our sixth topic in the Spring Core Studio Workshop series: “Your Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead to Next Year”.
In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about juggling paper writing during exam season, what writing tools and habits worked best for you this semester, and what writing topics and themes you might be tackling next year. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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Fall 2025 Workshop Schedule
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Fall 2025 Workshop List
“Let’s Talk about College Writing” – Core Studio Workshop 1
Join us for our kick-off topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Let’s Talk College Writing.”In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about how college writing differs from high school-level writing, how to move from assignment prompt –> brainstorming –> drafting, and how to identify what writing strategies might work best for you. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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- Monday, August 25, 6:00-7:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Wednesday, August 27, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, August 28, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Wednesday, September 3, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, September 4, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
“What’s Your Thesis?” – Core Studio Workshop 2
Join us for our second topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “What’s Your Thesis?”
In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about common thesis structures and how to identify which one is a good fit for your argument. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
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- Monday, September 8, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, September 10, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, September 11, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Monday, September 15, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
“Your Argument, Your Voice” – Core Studio Workshop 3
Join us for our third topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Your Argument, Your Voice”In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about the role narrative ‘voice’ plays in collegiate writing and how it persists even in 3rd person writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by:
- Monday, September 22, 6:00- 7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, September 24, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, September 25, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Monday, September 29, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, October 1, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, October 2, 2:00- 3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
“Using Your Professor’s Feedback” – Core Studio Workshop 4
Join us for our fourth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Using Your Professor’s Feedback”In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about the different types of writing feedback, practical tips for moving from feedback to actionable changes in your document, and how to balance your voice with your professor’s expectations. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by:
- Monday, October 13, 6:00-7:00 PM, A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, October 15, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, October 16, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Monday, October 20, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
“Build Your Revision Toolkit” – Core Studio Workshop 5
Join us for our fifth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Build Your Revision Toolkit”.In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about how revision is different from editing as well as numerous tricks for revising different types of academic writing. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by:
- Monday, October 27, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, October 29, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, October 30, 2:00-3:00 PM in he Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave—– HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
- Monday, November 3, 6:00- 7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, November 5, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, November 6, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
“Entering a Scholarly Conversation” – Core Studio Workshop 6
Join us for our sixth topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Entering a Scholarly Conversation”. In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about actionable steps underlying the ‘They say, I say’ model that you can follow to create a thesis. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by:
- Monday, November 10, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, November 12, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, November 13, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Monday, November 17, 6:00-7:00 PM in A&S Classroom 335, The Commons Center
- Wednesday, November 19, 3:00-4:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
- Thursday, November 20, 2:00-3:00 PM in the Yamada Conference Room, Curb Center, 1801 Edgehill Ave
“Your Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead” – Core Studio Workshop 7
Join us for our seventh topic in the new Core Studio Workshop series: “Your Growth as a Writer: Looking Ahead to Next Semester”.In our one-hour session, we’ll chat about juggling paper writing during exam season, what writing tools and habits worked best for you this semester, and what writing topics and themes you might be tackling next semester. We will then have free time to talk about whatever writing projects are currently on your desk. All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend!
RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by: