Why Can't We Just Communicate?!
October 21, 2013

Facebook; twitter; texting; skype. Clearly it's pretty easy to communicate these days. Is there any more to learn about how to get information across to others? At Drexel the answer is yes. One of the 12 Drexel Student Learning Priorities (that is, the goals for what you will learn by attending Drexel) is Communication. We'd like to invite you for pizza and some interesting conversation about writing, speaking, Drexel and you.

Some questions for discussion during our session:

• Why do Engineers (Chemists, Biologists… you name it) have to take ENGL 101?
• What is a Writing Intensive Course and why should you care?
• How do you know if your writing is getting better?
• What is the Reflective Analysis that you have to write at the end of co-op—and what does it say about your writing and thinking skills?
• Why bother with a writing portfolio (what's in it for me?)?

In addition to participating in group discussions over pizza, you will leave the session with a clearer understanding of how writing fits into your Drexel education and how you can use your writing portfolio to market yourself for scholarships, fellowships, and graduate (and medical/law) school.

Event Details

• Date: Monday, October 21, 2013
• Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
• Location: MacAlister 2019, Chestnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104
• Event Catagory: Drexel Student Learning Priorities. This is the first DSLP event from a series of twelve DSLP events.
• Presenter: Dr. Karen Nulton, Director of the Writing Assessment, Department of English and Philosophy

Refreshments will be served. Promotional materials will be distributed to all students that attend the event.

Winning Question:

Discuss the purpose of a reflective analysis. Please incorporate the definition of the Communication DSLP in your answer.

Winner: Natalie Reale