October 8, 2026
Please register for Campus Workshop: Preparing for Effective Peer Review
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to read your peers’ drafts with attention to clarity, argument, and audience, give specific and respectful feedback, and use the process of peer review to strengthen your own writing. This workshop is designed especially for first-year writing students, but all are welcome to attend!
October 13, 2026
Please register for Campus Workshop: Source Evaluation
This workshop offers strategies for finding reliable sources and evaluating their credibility. We’ll discuss how to assess a source’s author, publication, evidence, purpose, and relevance, as well as how to make informed decisions about which sources are appropriate to use in academic writing. This workshop is designed especially for first-year writing students, but all are welcome to attend!
October 15, 2026
Please register for Campus Workshop: Writing Lab Reports
This workshop introduces the key components of lab reports and offers strategies for clearly presenting data and analysis. We’ll discuss what instructors typically expect in each section of a lab report and share practical approaches for communicating results clearly and effectively across science courses.
University of Detroit Mercy faculty are invited to request Writing Center workshops. Workshops are an excellent way to introduce students to specialized topics in writing and to give students a chance to practice writing skills. You may request a workshop by contacting Writing Center Director Erin Bell at bellee@udmercy.edu or via phone at ext. 1289.
Workshops are provided by the director and may be co-taught by writing consultants with topic-specific training. Workshops can be held in your classroom or via Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate.