Free Workshop Space Available in New D.C. Building

To continue sharing and improving their writing, graduates of the Writing Program often form their own private workshops or writing groups. Now, for the first time in years, Hopkins has free space available for those groups to meet in Washington.

The location is the new Arts & Sciences Building in D.C., at 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The building is being renovated now but already includes offices, classrooms, and lounges for students and faculty members. Expected by Fall 2002 are more classrooms, a library and electronic resource center, larger meeting space, and a new entrance and landscaping that will create another major presence in what is becoming a full Hopkins campus in the Dupont Circle area.

Beginning immediately, the new building has available for alumni use a small conference room that sits up to eight students (six at a table and two others on a nearby couch). Graduates can request to use this room on a regular basis for writing groups or workshops. The room will be available during normal class hours for any given semester. For the summer of 2002, for instance, that means Monday-Thursday, 5 -10 p.m. The room also may be available for some lunch or afternoon sessions, depending on interest and staffing.

For more information, contact Maria Mendez at 202-452-0749 or mmendez@jhu.edu. For now, the room is available only to program graduates. Even if you aren't interested in using the room, please drive by or drop in at the new building. A formal dedication is planned later this year.