Consultant of the Week

Although two different people, the C.O.W. for the second week in a row is the minutes taker! This time the honor goes to Alison Polivka. In her final months as a Kohawk this was her first time being the C.O.W. She was recognized for her outstanding hospitality by baking lemon bars and brownies and popping the popcorn for the All Things Fun event last Friday. Great job Alison! Keep up the greatness!

Alison Polivka: Senior
Major: History
Involvement: Coe Review, Theater Department, Study Abroad

For those of you who may not know, Alison recently spent a semester in London. While she may not have been there thinking about the Writing Center, I asked if the experience had any impact on her role in the Writing Center. "Studying abroad made me very aware of how what a scholarly paper is supposed to be not only varies across disciplines, but also varies depending on the country. It certainly made me a more adaptable writer, and, I hope, a more adaptable consultant." This is a great perspective and one that should encourage us all to study abroad.

Since Alison is a senior I thought it would be appropriate to hear about her fondest WC memories. Topping her list was "an afternoon in the old WC during my Freshman year, back when Charlie Sheen had his quasi-breakdown wherein he claimed to have tiger's blood. Liz, Spencer and I had a very long and involved discussion about how we would feed our pet tigers in our quest for world domination. I don't quite know how we got on that topic to be honest." What a classic memory of things said in the CWC.

Once again congratulations go out to Alison!