By Genevieve Balivet On October 19, the Organization for Professional Writers (OPW) hosted the Writing Department’s annual Internship Info session for writing majors and minors. The speakers included the internship…
By Audrey Kelly The rise of ChatGPT and generative Artificial Intelligence programs raises important questions for creators. Whether it is a short story, a business memo, a thumbnail photo or…
By Genevieve Balivet ChatGPT has become a ubiquitous talking point recently, especially in the academic sphere, with faculty facing the possibility of students using the software to write essays for…
By Lindsey Schmidt At this point we have all heard of ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that generates pieces of writing based on users’ prompts. The latest model, GPT-4, has been…
By Mark Lavish Though most of us communicate with images and words on a daily basis (hello, memes and GIFs!), we still tend to associate professional writing with the linguistic…
By Lindsey Schmidt As a soon-to-be graduate who is completing degrees in biochemistry and psychology, works at the writing center, and recently joined OPW, I have a passion for both…
By Audrey Kelly On October 28, Chelsea Best and Dawson Heath were the guests of a virtual fireside chat during which they shared valuable insights and advice for current students.…
By Genevieve Balivet "Sometimes the toughest part of being a technical writer was to try to make somebody understand what was important in a process of getting a proposal or…
By Audrey Kelly With graduation on the horizon, most students’ thoughts turn to the dreaded job search. How do you find a job? How do you gain relevant experience? Luckily…
By Genevieve Balivet I once heard that if a sentence uses an exclamation point, then that sentence isn’t strong enough on its own. And yet we use exclamation points all…