Issue For August 11, 2004
Writing Question of the Week
What happened to the Purdue OWL News?
Answer
Between our OWL coordinator changes, departmental exams, a couple of cross-town moves, etc., the Purdue OWL News fell off the map the last few weeks. But we're back on our weekly school-year schedule. See The OWL Help Nest below to help answer others' questions, or submit some of your own so that Purdue OWL News can serve up some fresh engaging content next issue!
The OWL Help Nest
Each week we'll publish a request for advice or information. If you wish to contribute a response to the topic, please write to us at owln-@owl.english.purdue.edu. Please let us know if you want us to include your name and/or your email address when we publish your response. The following week, we'll publish the best information and advice that we receive in the newsletter. If you have a question for our readers, please send it to us at owln-@owl.english.purdue.edu.
What's Happening on OWL
- OWL Eye on...New Technologies We've begun to test a piece of software called TutorTrac in order to better track and serve the Purdue community visiting the Writing Lab. This system will replace our current clipboard-and-paper method of gathering information about who's visiting us.
What's Happening in the Writing Lab
- OWL Eye on...Fall Schedule We are currently finishing the final details of the Writing Lab at Purdue's Fall 2004 schedule for workshops and conversation groups. Look for a complete listing in next week's Purdue OWL News.
- OWL Eye on...Goodbye, Mitch! Mitch Simpson, who has been, among many other things, caretaker of the Writing Lab Newsletter http://owl.english.purdue.edu/lab/newsletter/index.html, will be leaving us this Friday. Thanks for all of your help, Mitch, and congratulations on your new teaching position!
Final Thoughts
Thanks for reading our newsletter. You can email us at any time at owln-@owl.english.purdue.edu. You can also email the OWL coordinator, Chris Berry, at coordi-@owl.english.purdue.edu and the webmaster, Karl Stolley, at webma-@owl.english.purdue.edu. (Chris and Karl take turns writing the newsletter.)