NEWCA 2009 Conference
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Saturday, April 4
Sunday, April 5
Conference Registration Deadline: March 27
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NEWCA 2009 ConferenceUniversity of Hartford West Hartford, CT Saturday, April 4 Sunday, April 5 Conference Registration Deadline: March 27 |
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Conference Theme: NEWCA @ 25: Revisit, Reflect, RenewDuring this, our silver anniversary, we will explore writing center histories, present(s) and futures. Remaking the well-known cultural symbol 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,' the theme of the 2009 conference is "NEWCA at 25: Revisit, Reflect, Renew," a theme evoking our historical roots and looking to the enduring and new questions and goals in writing center work today. A glance at the program from the first NEWCA conference in 1985 reveals themes that are familiar to us today, themes such as tutor training, finding funding, working with ESL writers, and the place of technology in the writing center. These themes are echoed in recent NEWCA conference programs. So what has changed over the past 25 years? In what ways do we enact or reinvent the practices of our predecessors? How can we learn more about inherited practices by inquiring about our local writing center's history? And what actions can we take now to shape the course of future writing center work? The twenty-fifth year benchmark provides us with an opportunity to revisit, reflect, and renew - to consider the dynamic nature of writing center work as well as the importance of knowing, sharing and learning from our histories. We hope that you join us! << Back to the top
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Harvey KailTwenty-five years ago, Dr. Harvey Kail gave the keynote at the very first NEWCA meeting which was held at the University of Hartford. We are happy to announce that he will return to West Hartford to launch us into the next twenty-five years. Professor of English and Writing Center Coordinator at the University of Maine, Orono, Harvey Kail has been an active member of the writing center community for over thirty years, continuing to explore peer tutoring, collaborative learning, and theories of composition. His current scholarship is both forward looking and retrospective, as his recent publications include exploration into the global development of writing centers, particularly in Europe, as well as historical investigation into peer tutoring manuals. << Back to the topConference VenueUniversity of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, CT 06117 Registration Check In and Keynote: Harry Jack Gray Center Sessions and Media Exhibit: Hillyer Hall To get to the University of Hartford, please use the driving directions found on the University of Hartford website rather than external services such as Google Maps, Mapquest or GPS directions. While those sites and GPS systems do take you the fastest way, these directions are not the most straightforward and can be hard to follow. Here is the link to the University of Hartford's Directions: http://www.hartford.edu/about/info.asp?item=driving And the link to the campus map. Public Safety recommends that we use Parking Lots K, D, and A (in order of convenience). << Back to the topConference Schedule (detailed PDF)Saturday, April 4 Media Exhibit 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
NEWCA Special Interest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups (SIGs) are meeting once again this year. SIGs meet to discuss common interests and to strengthen the bonds of the NEWCA community. Please indicate which ones you'd like to attend on your registration form. Each SIG meets from 9:00-10:00am and from 10:00-11:00am.
<< Back to the top NEW this Year!NEWACC Workshop on WAC Program AssessmentNEWCA is Linking up with the Northeast Writing Across the Curriculum Consortium (NEWACC)!This newly formed group, NEWACC, will meet to share approaches to WAC program assessment at their institutions. WAC program assessment is becoming a focus at many institutions as part of the larger assessment trend sweeping education. During this workshop, we will focus on some of the key questions swirling around WAC programs these days such as: How do WAC directors handle pressures from administration to implement program assessment that is incongruent with current theory and research? How can WAC directors shape assessment so that the process itself provides opportunities for faculty development and the assessment yields information useful for program development? What models are available for internal assessment, external assessment, assessment that is built from the ground up, ongoing assessment, or for starting program assessment? Workshop Schedule9:00-10:00am:The workshop will open with presentations by WAC directors from several area institutions, showcasing various approaches to WAC program assessment.10:00-11:00am:The second hour will be dedicated to small group work, so that participants can share approaches from their own institutions. Then, there will be a larger discussion that focuses on the burning questions about WAC program assessment that arise from the small group discussions.11:00-11:30am:The workshop will be followed by a half-hour business meeting to plan the next NEWACC workshop.NEWACC is open to anyone involved in WAC-related administration and programming in New England and New York. This group plans to meet twice a year: yearly at the NEWCA conference, biannually at the Critical Thinking and Writing Conference at Quinnipiac University, and, during years that the Quinnipiac conference isn't held, biannually at a NEWACC member's institution. For more information on NEWACC, please contact Dr. Michelle Cox, Assistant Professor of English and WAC Coordinator at Bridgewater State College at michelle.cox@bridgew.edu, or (508) 531-2183. << Back to the top Sharing Our Histories: Donating Materials to the National Archive for Composition and RhetoricThe NEWCA Steering Committee is happy to pair with the National Archive for Composition and Rhetoric (NACR) to provide a way to preserve and celebrate the work we do now and the work we have done in the past to establish the excellent writing centers we have in our region today! When you come to NEWCA 2009, please bring some documents that illustrate the history or daily work of your writing center (brochures, memos, handouts, photos, meeting agendas, workshop materials, etc.) to help us share these histories with one another and with future generations of writing center staff members and composition researchers! The NACR will have a table at the NEWCA media exhibit for you to donate the materials that you bring! Also at the media exhibit, we will have information about how to submit materials to the Writing Center Archive in at the University of Lousville, KY and information on how to develop your own local writing center archive. << Back to the topConsider Joining the NEWCA Steering Committee!The NEWCA Steering Committee plans the annual conference, facilitates communication with IWCA, and develops additional resources for NEWCA members. This committee meets three times a year - in March directly following the conference, in June, and in January. In March, the NEWCA Steering Committee and Subcommittees will have a number of openings. << Back to the top Steering Committee 2009
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