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The CLC Writing Center celebrated International Writing Centers Week this past February 10^th through the 15^th. This annual event was created by the International Writing Centers Association in 2006 to celebrate writing and to spread awareness about the important roles that writing centers play in schools, on college campuses, and within the greater community. 

We celebrated by hosting a tabling event at the Grayslake Campus on Monday, February 10, where we had handouts for students to fill out. Prompts included “What writing advice would you give new students at CLC?” and “Who or what inspires you to write?” We also had writing center-themed word searches for participants to enjoy. 

We hosted a week-long ‘work with a writing tutor raffle’ at all three campuses. We had a total of 102 students visit the Tutoring Center. They worked with our writing tutors in-person and online on things like college transfer essays, assignments for CMM, ENG, and other courses at CLC, and attended Conversation Circles! Our three winners included a student who attended Conversation Circle at the Southlake Campus, a student who worked with a tutor in-person at the Grayslake Campus, and a student who submitted their work for written feedback.  

We’re eternally thankful to all the students, staff, and faculty who helped promote and participate in International Writing Centers Week this year, and we’re excited to come up with more activities for the CLC community next year!