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Writing Program

About The Writing Program

The Penn State Abington Writing Program serves all students who complete required first-year or 200-level writing courses for GWS General Education credit. We also offer a Writing Minor that serves as a useful complement to any major. It allows students to prepare for a range of jobs by taking courses in editing or in creative, business, digital, technical, journalistic, or academic writing.

In addition, we offer courses that provide one-to-one support to writers enrolled in first-year writing courses. And we organize numerous campus events involving writing, for instance the National Day on Writing event that takes place every October.

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ICE: Introduce, Cite, and Explain your Evidence

Traditional Academic Essays in Three Parts

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2020 National Day on Writing: Abington Writes!

English Day on Writing

Penn State Abington students and professors celebrate the 2020 National Day on Writing. 

Contact

Dr. Liliana Naydan
[email protected]
Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Coordinator

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