{"id":74348,"date":"2018-10-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/students-find-creative-ways-to-express-themselves-at-national-day-on-writing\/"},"modified":"2018-10-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T00:00:00","slug":"students-find-creative-ways-to-express-themselves-at-national-day-on-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/students-find-creative-ways-to-express-themselves-at-national-day-on-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Students find creative ways to express themselves at National Day on Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erin Vermilye participating in the National Day on Writing Celebration. 溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Olivia Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. — Oct. 24, 2018 — More than a dozen tables filled the ballroom of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Memorial Union\u00a0recently to celebrate the National Day on Writing, allowing students to rent a poet, select a catchphrase to put on a button, or create a word selfie.<\/p>\n

Now in its second year, the event encouraged students across all disciplines to share the importance of writing — especially in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

\u201cNational Day on Writing provides a unique opportunity for students to compose with our faculty and people of different majors in an informal setting,\u201d said Stephanie West-Puckett, director of First-Year Writing. \u201cResearch emphasizes the importance of faculty engaging students outside of the classroom to increase student retention and success. This event allows us to showcase and share our passion for writing in its many dynamic forms, demonstrating why writing is a vibrant, production-centered major and everybody’s perfect double-major.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erin Vermilye, a junior writing and rhetoric major, sat at the \u201cWhy I Write\u201d table and shared a story about how she got her start writing.<\/p>\n

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From left Mia Roslin and Morgan Oliveira, both first-year nursing students, taking their word selfie at the National Day on Writing celebration. 溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Olivia Ross.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIn the eighth grade I wrote a short story for one of my classes,\u201d said the Warwick native. \u201cAt first I didn\u2019t think it was very impressive, but the admiration from my peers said otherwise. This helped me gain confidence in my writing abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vermilye describes writing as an outlet to express what she cannot say out loud, and while she enjoys all types of writing, she hopes to pursue a future in research-based academic writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWriting allows people to learn new things and explain it to others in a way that makes sense,\u201d said Vermilye. \u201cWords are a powerful tool to help others solve problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The more than 400 students who roamed the ballroom on Oct. 5 could participate in the programs like the 10,000 word challenge which was met by 1 p.m. by 溏心vlog免费B站 students and students from local high schools who contributed remotely. In between the henna tattoo table and the rent-a-poet station, students could get a catchphrase stamped onto a button to sport around campus.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest hits of the day was the word selfie station where students could pick from hundreds of words to hold while taking a photo to post on social media. Sarah Leonard, a fifth-year biological science and Spanish double major and anthropology minor, explained the importance of different kinds of writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cStations like this one are important because writing has become so atypical,\u201d said the Tiverton native. \u201cWe write everyday for different media and it is important to realize the importance of why we are writing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps one of the most important stations of the day was \u201cWrite for Change.\u201d It provided students with all the information they need to write their elected officials on topics and issues important to them. Students not only voiced their opinions but expressed thanks to some officials as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur line-up of activities created positive student experiences around writing by focusing on creativity, play, experimentation, joy and community,\u201d said West-Puckett. \u201cOur event underscored the value of writing beyond general education courses and prompted students to consider why writing matters, not just in the classroom, but as part of our personal, professional and civic lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olivia Ross, an intern in the Marketing and Communications Department at 溏心vlog免费B站 and public relations major, wrote this press release.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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