{"id":6832,"date":"2021-03-22T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2021-03-22T19:40:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T19:40:00","slug":"registration-open-for-the-undergraduate-writing-symposium-events-on-april-9-and-april-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/2021\/03\/22\/registration-open-for-the-undergraduate-writing-symposium-events-on-april-9-and-april-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Open for the Undergraduate Writing Symposium events on April 9 and April 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-wpfsx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2021\/03\/UWS-2021-Promo-Image.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2021\/03\/UWS-2021-Promo-Image-300x237.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>Registration is now open for the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/symposium2021\/\">Undergraduate Writing Symposium<\/a> events coming up in April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Save the dates and register today to join us for one or both of these events over Zoom as we shine a spotlight on the achievements of Vanderbilt&#8217;s undergraduate students as writers, whether they are composing fiction, poetry, essays for their courses, or independent research.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/symposium2021\/creative\/\"><strong>UWS: Creative Writing Showcase<\/strong>\u00a0(schedule and links)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, April 9, 3:00-6:00 PM CDT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>On Zoom (<em>registration required to attend<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/WuziXaWaxCYDMpJL6\">Creative Writing Showcase registration form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to have you join us in celebrating Vanderbilt undergraduate authors from across the university and the poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and digital stories they will be sharing and discussing during this event.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is required to attend the virtual session and for access to the (password-protected) online gallery of creative work to be available the week of the event.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/symposium2021\/academic\/\"><strong>UWS: Academic Writing Showcase<\/strong>\u00a0(schedule and links)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, April 15, 4:00-7:00 PM CDT<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>On Zoom (<em>registration required to attend<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9HrTW9cH85TNGw2k7\">Academic Writing Showcase registration form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Academic Writing Showcase will feature first-year authors as well as authors of advanced undergraduate research projects presenting and discussing their work following a keynote presentation, &#8220;The Meaningful Writing Project and Revisioning Research,&#8221; by Anne Ellen Geller.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6840\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2021\/03\/Anne-Ellen-Geller-headshot-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2021\/03\/Anne-Ellen-Geller-headshot-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UWS 2021 Keynote Speaker: Anne Ellen Geller, St. John&#8217;s Univeristy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anne Ellen Geller, PhD is Professor of English and Director of Writing Across Communities at St. John&#8217;s University as well as one of three co-researchers of <a href=\"http:\/\/meaningfulwritingproject.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Meaningful Writing Project<\/a>\u00a0and co-author of\u00a0<em>The Meaningful Writing Project: Learning, Teaching, and Writing in Higher Education<\/em>\u00a0(Utah State University Press 2016) and\u00a0<em>Teaching Meaningful Writing<\/em>\u00a0(under contract with West Virginia University Press).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is now open for the two Undergraduate Writing Symposium events coming up in April 2021. 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