After months of planning, slaving, and, frankly, a lot of help from technologically gifted friends, the design team of consultants Blair Banwart, Brad Rossi, and Paul Thomas got the Writing Center's home page up and running in mid-April. A good way to access the web page on campus is through the DePaul home page. Once there, student and staff surfers will find links to information regarding what the Center does, its hours, phone numbers, e-mail address, names of consultants, and an issue of the most recent Writing Center Quarterly. In the future the Writing Center hopes to offer much more, including a direct e-mail link through the web page, sketches of the people who use the Center and their various experiences, and, of course, pictures of our relatively attractive staff and facilities. Longer-range plans include the possibility of working with students and their papers online, from remote locations.
Consultants read required texts and took part in in-class assignments and discussions.
During the 1996 Spring Quarter, Scott Markwell continued to investigate the possibilities behind the tutor-link project. He worked with Dr. Darsie Bowden in her Screenwriting 309 class. While participating primarily in a workshop environment, he was also available to meet with students to discuss their individual work. At this time the Writing Center is deciding in which direction to take the program. Along with recent computer and online advances, the tutor-link program is yet another step toward realizing the Writing Center's potential.