Work with Undergraduate Writing Students

Main contact
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinator
(2)
2
Timeline
  • October 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • October 28, 2024
    Oct. 29 Check-in
  • November 16, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Massachusetts, United States
Any company type
Arts, Academic association, Education, Entertainment, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society

Experience scope

Categories
Creative writing Copy writing Grant writing
Skills
online communication research writing
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to partner with students to polish an important piece of writing, a proposal, or presentation? Work with undergraduate students in a first-year academic writing course looking to apply their writing, editing, and presenting skills to a project-based experience beyond the classroom. Students will work on one main project during the middle of the semester (October-early November) that utilizes their writing and presentation skills and training.


Students bring particular experience studying topics related to identity, immigration, film, and the arts.



Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Beginner levels
5 learners
Project
5 hours per learner
Coordinators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A short presentation or video on key findings and recommendations
  2. A report including summary of suggestions and edits


Project timeline
  • October 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • October 28, 2024
    Oct. 29 Check-in
  • November 16, 2024
    Experience end

Project examples

Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 

-help with writing and outlining

-help with editing

-help with preparation of presentation materials


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q2 - Checkbox
     *
  • Q3 - Text short
    How is your project relevant to the experience and skills of the writing students?  *