WHO/WHAT

Texas Woman’s University will host In Your College Era: Admissions Essay Writing Workshop, a free webinar designed to demystify the essay-writing process for high school seniors, parents and counselors. The session will break down college admissions and scholarship essays step by step, offering proven storytelling techniques, common pitfalls to avoid, tactics to combat procrastination, and guidance on AI — when it’s a helpful tool, and when it should be set aside. Participants will leave with insights they can immediately apply to their own essay-writing journey. 

During the webinar, two registered participants will also receive a $500 scholarship for those who choose to enroll at TWU. 

WHEN/WHERE

• Date: Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 (National Day on Writing)

• Time: 6 p.m. CT (60 minutes)

• Location: Virtual (via Zoom)

HOW TO REGISTER

Registration is free and open to all students, regardless of which college they plan to attend, as well as parents and counselors.  Visit twu.edu/essaywebinar to reserve a spot.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER 

Jackie Hoermann-Elliott is an associate professor of English and co-director of First Year Experience at Texas Woman’s University. She is the author of First-Year Composition: Writing as Inquiry and Argumentation and an advocate for creative and embodied learning, with teaching and research focused on the role of sensorimotor activities in the learning process — including running, walking, yoga and mindfulness practices. Her scholarship has been published in national journals such as The Journal for the Assembly of Expanded Perspectives on Learning and Composition Forum, with forthcoming work in the WPA Journal, as well as several edited collections. She is also the author of Running, Thinking, Writing: Embodied Cognition in Composition (Parlor Press, 2021) and Parenting while PhDing (Rutgers Press, 2025).

ABOUT TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY

Texas Woman’s University is the nation’s largest woman-focused university system with campuses in Denton, Dallas and Houston. Founded in 1901, TWU has built a reputation for excellence in nursing, health care, education, business and the arts and sciences. Learn more at twu.edu.