{"612285":{"#nid":"612285","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Communication Center Forum Helps Writing Center Tutors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.communicationcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology Communication Center\u003C\/a\u003E partnered with the Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) to host a forum for writing center tutors and administrators on Sept. 15, 2018. This forum served as a networking opportunity for center administrators and tutors across the state of Georgia, a brainstorming session for writing center improvement, and a workshop session for the SWCA conference.\u0026nbsp;Breakout sessions allowed participants to delve into topics such as helping non-traditional students, facilitating faculty outreach, defining leadership roles for undergraduate tutors, creating data-driven research projects, etc. Participants left the forum with ideas for their center as well as ideas for conference proposals. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Communication Center is affiliated with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, which is a unit of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Communication Center partnered with the Southeastern Writing Center Association to host the forum.  "}],"uid":"34559","created_gmt":"2018-10-03 15:54:56","changed_gmt":"2018-10-12 16:35:03","author":"pdemerritt3","boilerplate_text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;is at the forefront of interdisciplinary teaching and research\u0026nbsp;examining the human context of\u0026nbsp;engineering, science, and technology. The College is comprised of six schools \u0026mdash; Economics; History and Sociology; Literature, Media, and Communication; Modern Languages; Public Policy; and The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;and offers bachelors and masters of science and doctoral degrees. Graduates are prepared for professional leadership in government, business, national security, law, medicine, technology, and new media. 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