News and Notes from MAWCA

CFP for Academic Exchange Quarterly on Leadership in Writing Programs

by MAWCA Administrator on 05/03/13

Shanti Bruce, Kevin Dvorak, and Claire Lutkewitte, Guest Editors for Academic Exchange Quarterly, have issued a call for papers on the topic of Leadership in Writing Programs. According to their call, "This issue will examine effective leadership practices in college and university writing programs, including first-year composition, basic writing, and ELL/ESL writing programs; undergraduate and graduate writing degree programs, including rhetoric and composition; writing across the curriculum/writing in the disciplines; writing center/writing fellows; service learning; and other programs focused on writing instruction. Submissions should thoughtfully consider how writing specialists fill formal and/or informal leadership roles (both administrative and not) in classrooms and/or programs, with particular attention being given to essays that utilize leadership research/theory. 'Leadership in Writing Programs' encourages submissions that address intersections and disconnects between administrative work and leadership, the (lack of) leadership preparation, and how leadership practices affect program growth, development, assessment, and sustainability."

Submissions are due by the end of August, 2013. For more information, click here.

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Writing Center Journal Research and Writing Retreat, July 31-August 3

by MAWCA Administrator on 04/23/13

This announcement comes via Kerri Jordan on WCenter: "The incoming editors of WCJ (Michele Eodice, Kerri Jordan, and Steve Price) are excited to announce the first- annual WCJ Research and Writing Retreat, July 31-August 3rd, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The retreat will offer a seminar and writing workshop environment for participants working on writing center-related research and scholarship. For more information and an online application form, please visit our (temporary) Writing Center Journal website."

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West Virginia University Blogs about MAWCA 2013

by MAWCA Administrator on 04/17/13

IWCA President Nathalie Singh-Corcoran and tutors from the West Virginia University Writing Center presented at MAWCA this year and reported on their experiences in their Writing Center Blog. According to the entry, "the MAWCA conference was a great way to exchange ideas that are ingrained into us but may provide a brand new perspective to somebody else. This active flow of ideas helps ensure that the practice in our writing centers doesn’t become stagnant, but rather they evolve to fit expanding knowledge. At the same time, the call for new undergraduate research from writing center tutors provided much motivation for us tutors to enthusiastically participate in improving the day-to-day practices of our respective writing centers and the writing center community at large. Plus the luncheon was delicious!"

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Drexel Hosts Philadelphia Writing Center Directors

by MAWCA Administrator on 04/16/13

On Friday, April 12, about 18 writing center directors from 13 schools in the Philadelphia area met at Drexel University for breakfast and a tour of the Drexel Writing Center. This informal group has been meeting for a little over a year. Future events include a happy hour get-together in West Chester in early May and breakfast at Bryn Mawr College on October 4. For more information and/or to be added to future mailings, contact John Nordlof (jnordlof@eastern.edu).

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PeerCentered Meet the Authors Discussion: Researching the Writing Center

by MAWCA Administrator on 04/11/13

On Monday, April 15, 4 p.m. EDT, PeerCentered will host an online discussion with Researching the Writing Center authors Rebecca Day Babcock and Therese Thonus. The discussion will be held on PeerCentered's online discussion space.

Here is a description of Babcock and Thonus' book: "Researching the Writing Center is an evidence-based text that emphasizes the importance of vigorous empirical research that can and will inform best practices in writing centers across the country. The authors, writing center professionals (an Associate Professor of English and a Writing Center Director) have put writing centers and their tutoring sessions under a scientific microscope, to examine the various ways we can investigate and study academic tutoring—what works and what doesn't?"

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Deadline for NCPTW Proposals is April 15

by MAWCA Administrator on 04/02/13

The 2013 National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing will be held in Tampa, Florida, November 1-3. The theme of the conference is "The Year of the Writer." Proposals are due April 15. For more information, click here.

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Photos from IWCA Collaborative @ C's

by MAWCA Administrator on 03/19/13

MAWCA Vice President Nicole Munday (above right) co-chaired this year's IWCA Collaborative Conference at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on March 13. A photo set taken by conference attendee Rob Lee can be found here.

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IWCA Meeting at 4C's Convention in Las Vegas

by MAWCA Administrator on 03/07/13

For those attending the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Convention in Las Vegas next week, please consider attending the open meeting for the International Writing Centers Association, Thursday, March 14, 4:45-6 p.m. in Room 203. Under discussion will be a proposal to make changes to the IWCA Constitution.

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2013 NCPTW Conference Announced

by MAWCA Administrator on 02/20/13

The 2013 National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (NCPTW) will be at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, November 1-3. Check out the website here.

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New Editors Chosen for Writing Center Journal

by MAWCA Administrator on 02/19/13

The International Writing Centers Association has just announced a new editorial team for the Writing Center Journal. The new co-editors will be Kerri Jordan, Steve Price, and Michele Eodice. For more information, please look here.

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