Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) recently represented UNLV at the virtual 2026 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Annual Conference. In her session, "Connecting Through Our Centers: Reflections from a Campus Advising Partner," Bitzel shared key strategies for building cross-campus collaborations and led participants in exploring new…

Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) was appointed to the editorial board of the NACADA Journal, the biannual refereed publication for NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. The journal advances scholarly discourse on the research, theory, and practice of academic advising in higher education. Bitzel's three-year term runs from this fall…

Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) co-authored "Writing in Practice: Demystifying Publication for Advising Authors" with two advising colleagues, Sara Bechtel and Melissa Cumbia, both of Virginia Tech. The article was recently published, appearing in the June 2026 edition of Academic Advising Today (AAT), the quarterly electronic…

Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) appears in "Publishing Your Advising Expertise," the newest episode of the Adventures in Academic Advising podcast. She and co-authors Sarah Bechtel and Melissa Cumbia of Virginia Tech explore how academic advisors can transform their expertise into meaningful scholarship through publishing and…

Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) co-authored "How Region 9's Talk Stories Series Supports Professional Growth" with two advising colleagues, Michael Cersosimo of Loyola Marymount University and Maria Elisa Grandoné of the University of California, Irvine. The article was recently published, appearing in the March 2026 edition of…

Erin Zimmerman (UNLV Writing Center) co-authored an article titled, "Centering MENA Writing Scholarship within U.S. Transnational Framework," in MENA Writing Studies Journal. The article explores what U.S. writing centers can learn from multilingual and decolonial writing practices in Middle East and North Africa contexts.

The UNLV Writing Center concluded its spring workshop series with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Writing Center staff members led two resume workshops for students affiliated with the Boys & Girls Clubs, one in March for teens and the other in April for middle school students, both of which were conducted at the …

Erin Zimmerman, UNLV Writing Center director and managing editor of Center Moves: A Peer-Reviewed Archive of Tutor Training Materials announces Issue 5 of the publication. The issue concerns working with writers across disciplines and checking in with writers.

On April 10, members of the UNLV community participated in a virtual event hosted by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). The event, "Sneak Peek Into the 2026 Region 8/9 Conference!," featured 5-minute Lightning Talks from several upcoming Region 8/9 Conference speakers, interactive Q&A and…

On April 8, members of the UNLV Writing Center facilitated a reading club as part of the Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA) 2026 Virtual Event Series. The session was led by three graduate student consultants — Shelbi Fitzpatrick, Miranda Hannasch, and Lacie McEntire — and hosted by assistant director…

Miranda Hannasch's (English) digital humanities project We'll Hear a Play was recently featured as one of five digital exhibits at the Shakespeare Association of America Conference in Denver. Her scholarly website seeks to broaden the accessibility of digital theatre by providing a searchable database of free online performances of early modern…

On Friday, April 3, the UNLV Writing Center concluded its "AI and Writing Consulting" professional development series for its Consultant staff. This series, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Ted Weisman of UNLV Online, explored why and how students use AI and what Consultants can do in consultations - or in classroom settings - to support them,…