Writing Improvement Courses for Adult Students Offered

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Three non-credit writing courses designed to assist multilingual speakers and students enrolled in graduate or professional studies programs will be offered throughout the fall, spring and summer semesters by the University at Buffalo's Division of Continuing and Professional Studies.

The three courses, designed to help graduate students and adult professionals become more effective writers, begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, 6 to 8 p.m., at the UB Downtown Gateway (formerly the M. Wile building), 77 Goodell St., Buffalo. All three of these courses will meet once a week and run for four weeks. A continuation of classes will be offered from October 2009 through August 2010, including winter break.

The three courses, all offered through UB's Millard Fillmore College, are Academic Writing, Writing the Research Paper and Writing for Multilingual Speakers. The courses can be customized to meet the needs of academic departments, businesses and professional organizations.

Students can enroll by calling Patricia Mull, coordinator for the UB Division of Continuing and Professional studies at (716) 829-3387.

"These courses are designed to help graduate and non-traditional adult students develop confidence while in the process of becoming more proficient academic and professional writers," says Mull.

The Academic Writing Institute within the Division of Continuing and Professional Studies will also offer a for-credit writing course for adult students that runs one night a week through the 10-week fall, spring and summer semesters. Times and dates – as well as more details on both non-credit and credit courses -- are available by calling Patricia Mull or visiting the Millard Fillmore College Web site at http://www.mfc.buffalo.edu.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB's more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.