About Us
Our Present
The 2012-2013 Writing Center staff members are:
Administration
Dr. Jim Purdy, Director
Jennifer Collins, Assistant Director
Graduate Writing Consultants
Lindsey Albract
Katelyn Bienas
Anna Blake, business writing specialist
Jonathan Fecik, writing consultant for the Online Writing Center for Nursing
Morgan Larchuk, ESL writing specialist
Ethan Lennox
Cheryl Read
Shannon Richter
Josie Rush, science writing specialist
Shawon Sarkar
Abraham Schneider, writing consultant for the Online Writing Center for Leadership
Sara Tavela
Undergraduate Writing Consultants
Katie Bennett
Stephanie Confer
Andrew Gaiser
Allison Keene
Kylie McGraw
Margaret Pavlick
Adjunct Consultant
Richard Clark, writing consultant for the School of Law
Joining the Staff
Students interested in applying to be a consultant at the Writing Center should submit a cv/résumé, academic research-based writing sample, and application form to the Director. Please contact the Director, Dr. Jim Purdy, at 412-396-1293 or purdyj at duq.edu for more information.
Benefits
Consultants receive ongoing training and professional development in teaching writing. They have the opportunity to attend writing center conferences (e.g., the Pittsburgh Area Regional Writing Centers Conference, National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, East Central Writing Centers Association Conference).
Past consultants have gone on to work at writing centers at other universities; been accepted to graduate programs at top universities (e.g., Brandeis, Illinois State, Purdue); and pursued successful careers in education at middle, secondary, and postsecondary levels, as well as in business and law.
Our Past
The Writing Center has been a part of Duquesne’s academic life for more than twenty years. Originally housed in the English Department and designed to meet the needs of the Core Curriculum, the Writing Center has grown and expanded its scope of service to address the writing needs of the entire campus community, including students and faculty.
- Between 1995 and 2005, the Writing Center was directed annually by an advanced graduate student in the English Department.
- A full-time administrator directed the Center from Fall 2006 to Spring 2008.
- A full-time, tenure-track faculty member from the English Department now directs the Center.