WCC Peer Consultants Win SWCA Scholarship

NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) peer consultants Melissa Vas-Ayez (Halmos and Mikayla Ruiz (Halmos College of Arts and Sciences) were awarded the Tom Waldrep scholarship to attend the 2020 Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) conference in Birmingham, AL., February 20-22.

Each year, the Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) offers scholarships for writing center professionals and consultants to help the cost of conference participation. The scholarships are named in honor of the organization’s cofounders, Gary A. Olsen and Tom Waldrep. The 2020 SWCA conference was hosted by University of Alabama-Birmingham in Birmingham.

According to WCC undergraduate consultant Melissa Vas-Ayez, “Attending SWCA was one of the most rewarding experiences of my undergraduate career. Although I was nervous about what to expect at my first conference, the atmosphere of kindness and friendship was extremely inviting. It was encouraging to be surrounded by so many people that were truly interested in what I had to say about our Biology Fellows Program and wanted to take this newly learned information back to their own institutions. Attending the conference was more than fulfilling, but I was incredibly thankful to have received the Waldrep Scholarship as well. Receiving this award reassured me that what I was dedicating so much of my time and effort to was worth it, and it inspired me to further dive into and develop my work at the NSU WCC.”

To learn more about the NSU Writing & Communication Center, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/