NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Welcome, Pomona students! The CSWIM is open for Fall 2024 for in-person, online, and drop-in appointments. Please find information about the Quantitative Skills Center (QSC) and Language Partners below. If you have any questions or would like to be matched with a regular Writing, Speaking, or Image Partner for weekly or bi-weekly appointments throughout the semester, please contact our Coordinator, Ashlee, at (909) 607-4599 or cswim@pomona.edu.
ID1 "Doing College" Workshop Series (designed for first-years, but all are welcome!)
This semester, the CSWIM is hosting a special "Doing College" workshop series, led by a cohort of sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and designed to help first-years (or anyone!) transition from high school to the varied rhetorical contexts of college.
We’ll have sessions on:
- adjusting to the reading load of college classes
- finding your voice in fast-moving class discussions
- reading like a writer: noticing the moves that scholars make in academic writing
- getting started and narrowing from a topic to a compelling research question
- demystifying citations and taking advantage of powerful citation managers like Zotero
- and learning how to use 8 "motivating moves" to engage real readers with your academic writing
JOIN US FOR A WRITE-IN! Friday, November 15, noon to midnight: First-year write-in in the CSWIM. Come write in community, with snacks (and pizza dinner)!
RAFFLE PRIZES FOR PARTICIPATION!! For every workshop you attend, you’ll receive an entry in the CSWIM raffle to win prizes from 2 Disneyland tickets to restaurant and movie gift cards, Cambodian art prints, CWIM swag and more (drawing on Sunday, November 24th at the Long Night Against Procrastination.)
Learn more and RSVP
Specialized Speaking and Image Appointments:
In addition to working with writers, the CSWIM now offers appointments with Speaking and Image Partners!
- Prepare or practice oral presentations
- Develop strategies for reading and engaging in class
- Think through how to lead and enter class discussions
- Work on visuals like PowerPoints or posters
- Practice mock interviews or acting exercises
- Work on projects related to art, images, videos, or visual rhetoric
Pomona College Center for Speaking, Writing and the Image (Smith Campus Center 148)
- Contact Ashlee Moreno (909) 607-4599, cswim@pomona.edu
- https://www.pomona.edu/administration/writing-center, CSWIM Post-appointment survey: https://pomona.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6eZqFeGL8PSKHLE
Quantitative Skills Center (Smith Campus Center 228)
- Contact Angel Bradley (909) 607-0302, QSC@pomona.edu
- https://www.pomona.edu/administration/quantitative-skills-center
Language Partners (FLRC - Mason 101)
- Contact Tamara Olivos (909) 607-1159, tamara.olivos@pomona.edu
- https://www.pomona.edu/administration/oldenborg-center/language-programming/language-partner-schedule
