Friday, December 27, 2013

Winter Break Update

So maybe the blog writers here were taking "winter hibernation" kind of literally in terms of updating the blog.

Whoops!

But, in our defense, with the end of the semester, finals, and figuring out the always inconsistent Iowa weather, we seemed to have quite a lot on our plates. So much on those figurative plates, I might add, we resorted to everyone wearing flannel to stay warm...


Okay, you've got me, it was intentional (blame, thank the Phi Taus for their annual Lumberjack Fest). Still made for a neat photo! 

So now we're all on break, enjoying a life without readings, Moodle postings, Orchid forms, and Sunday Meals (wait, I'm definitely missing those Sunday Meals!). Now that our adrenaline from taking finals has settled down, we've decompressed, we are ready to look back on 2013 and prepare for 2014. In that spirit, the blog team has revamped the blog a little. 

If you look across the top of the page, you'll see some tabs. Click on them! Many have been updated. Yeah! They are still in the works, but it's a start. And all you need is a start. 

In terms of posts before classes start up again in January, expect a few older posts recapping first semester events along with a special series starting the beginning of January. Brittney, one of our blog writers, is headed to Tybee Island. I won't give away the trip (she has an excellent post coming up soon), but I will let you in on her providing some live updates. 

Once school is back in session, the blog team hopes to begin posting with some regularity. We will have some weekly features, hoping to bring you readers back to our site at least once a week. We're also in the process of some serious brainstorming to create some neat series about aspects of the Writing Center and us as consultants. 

So stay tuned, you won't want to miss this blog in 2014! 

P.S. For some fun, check out the 12 Weirdest Stories of Christmas over at the Huffington Post. Our own WC consultant, Laura Farmer, is featured (she's number 10). 

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