{"id":447,"date":"2015-02-18T10:19:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:44:09","slug":"accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Past Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2015<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Northeast Writing Center Association Conference &#8211; April 18 and 19 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madeline Kelly, Morgan Tidd and Ben Bucklin were scholarship winners at the conference, and made a panel presentation entitled&nbsp;&ldquo;Empowering a Writer&rsquo;s Voice: Examining the Personal Pronoun and Identity&rdquo;. &nbsp;They packed the room and were recognized across campus for their efforts. Here are some photos and the presentation:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignleft wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08013-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Writing Center representatives Catherine, Ben, Morgan, Maddy, and Paige attend the Northeast Writing Center Association Conference\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-510 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08012-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tutors are all smiles at the NEWCA conference\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Team UMaine<\/strong> &#8211; Catherine, Ben, Morgan, Maddy and Paige<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel Presentation complete<\/strong> &#8211; Morgan, Maddy and Ben<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-508 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08010-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC08010\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-503 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/04\/DSC08002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Paige, Ben, Morgan, and Maddy get ready for their presentation \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Empowering a Writer&#8217;s &nbsp; Voice&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; extra seats were brought in for the full house of attendance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Prep &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>powerpoint, discussion questions and a few&nbsp;nervous jitters<\/p>\n<p>Read Morgan Tidd&#8217;s reflection on her experience <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/09\/NewJerseyRelfection.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>International Writing Center Week &#8211; February 8th-14th<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; supporting student writers of all disciplines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">International Writing Centers Week is an opportunity for students who work in writing centers to celebrate writing and become more aware of the important role of their individual campus\/community writing centers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">U Maine students across majors and programs worked in the Writing Center with the help of tutors. &nbsp;Students attending won prizes during International Writing Center Week and wrote on the Exquisite Corpse scroll:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/02\/exquisite-corps-border-b2.docx\">Page 1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/02\/exquisite-corps-border-c2.docx\">page 2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/wcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2015\/02\/exquisite-corps-border-d2.docx\">page 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Thank you for joining us!<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LGBTQ <a title=\"Safezone Training\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/lgbt\/safe-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safezone Training<\/a> with the <a title=\"Rainbow Resource Center\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/lgbt\/about-us\/mission-vision-and-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rainbow Resource Center<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; February 4th<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A SafeZone is a place where all people feel welcome and safe.&nbsp; It may be a room, a car, or an entire college campus. &nbsp;The Gay Alliance SafeZone program aims to increase the awareness, knowledge, and skills for individuals and address the challenges that exist when one wants to advocate for their LGBTQ peers, family members, friends and co-workers. 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