Meeting in the Middle 2013 Agenda

Seventh Annual Meeting in the Middle

Friday, February 22, 2013

9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

UNC Charlotte Center City Building, Room 905-906
320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

http://centercity.uncc.edu/

Theme:  Advocacy in Composition Studies

 

Invited Speaker

 

Amanda Wray
UNC Asheville

Dr. Wray teaches courses in “History of the English Language and the Teaching of Writing” (linguistics and writing pedagogy for teaching licensure students earning a literature or creative writing degree), “Foundations of Academic Writing” (first year writing), “Professional Writing,” creative nonfiction workshops, as well as social activism rhetorics and literature. In all the courses she teaches, students can expect to talk and think critically about intersecting structures of oppression including racism, homophobia, sexism, and classism.

 

Conference Agenda

  • 9:30 am:  Meet and Greet (coffee and pastry)
  • 10:00 am:  Welcome/ Agenda/Announcements
  • 10:15am:  Dr. Amanda Wray Featured Presentation, UNC Asheville
    Storytelling as Advocacy Work: A Critical Dialogue Project”
  • 11:30 am:  Marsha Lee Baker, Western Carolina University
    “Advocacy in Public Policy about Guns in Schools”
  • 12:00 pm:  In-house Luncheon (room 906)            (Board Meeting)
  • 1:00 pm:  Wendy Sharer, Michelle Eble, and Tracy Morse, East Carolina University
    “Advocating for Local Change: Improving Writing and Writing Instruction”
  • 2:00 pm:   Jan Rieman, Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh, Debarati Dutta, and Beth Caruso, UNC Charlotte
    “The Advocacy Role that WPAs play in Preserving Intellectual Rigor”
  • 3:00 pm:  Closing remarks/Announcements

 

Parking

There is no charge for people that have a main campus hangtag but it is $5 each for cars without one. Folks who are not from UNCC can just park in the lot (but not use the permit) at 11th and Brevard.  Attendees will need to park in a numbered spot and pay $5 cash in the corresponding number at the pay box in the lot. Click here to view a parking map.

CFP: Meeting in the Middle (Proposals due February 8, 2013)

Carolinas WPA Meeting in the Middle

Friday, February 22, 2013

UNC Charlotte’s Center City Campus

Charlotte, NC

10:00am-4:30pm

 

Theme:  Advocacy in Composition Studies

 

Many writing courses are integrating advocacy issues that are important to students, teachers, and their local communities. For instance, some instructors create assignments that ask students to create or develop Facebook pages dedicated to a particular issue, or to create an “advocacy website” that has an impact on viewers or readers so to promote the action advocated. As program administrators and writing instructors, we may consider questions like:

  • Who decides or selects the focus for advocacy?
  • What happens if students select an advocacy approach that may be considered “bad” or unethical?
  • How should advocacy work be evaluated or assessed?
  • How do you coordinate your needs as a teacher, the needs of the students as evolving writers, and the needs of the “clients” with which you and your students work in a class that incorporates advocacy?

 

Request for Proposals

The Carolinas WPA encourages active participation at its conference.  To broaden our theme of advocacy, we are requesting brief proposals that consider the questions above, as well as proposals about activities/projects that can help us advocate for writing instruction and writing programs. In other words, we are looking for proposals that promote and publicize what we do as writing teachers and program directors.

 

If you would like to participate in this conference, please submit a proposal that addresses any area of writing and advocacy.  Please submit a 100-word abstract by Friday, February 8, 2013 to Anthony T. Atkins [atkinsa@uncw.edu].  Be sure to include names of presenters, institutions, and email addresses for participants. As always Carolinas WPA encourages graduate student participation.

 

Conference Outline

We aim for the conference to be interactive.  The morning and afternoon sessions will feature speakers. The afternoon session will also feature round table discussions about advocating college-level writing and the duties of writing program directors. A detailed conference outline is forthcoming and will be posted on the website before the conference begins.

 

As always there will be plenty of time to meet informally with colleagues.

 

 

Registration Fee

$25.00 includes lunch and “break” food.

To increase Carolinas WPA visibility:  Bring a Friend for Free, but you must register your friend when you register yourself.

 

Click Here to Register

 

 

Proposal DeadlineFriday, February 8, 2013

 

Registration DeadlineFriday, February 15, 2013

 

Meeting in the Middle – Save the Date!

The Seventh Annual Carolinas WPA Meeting in the Middle will be Friday, February 22, 2013, at UNC Charlotte’s Center City Campus. Please save the date and watch for more information soon.

Elon University: 2 First-Year Writing Positions

#1

Elon University invites applications for a tenure track, assistant professor in the Department of English beginning mid-August 2013. Terminal degree in English required, preferably in composition/rhetoric or a related area; two years of teaching experience at the college level; demonstrated professional commitment to teaching first-year writing courses and a record of excellence in teaching. Teaching responsibilities will include a six course load focused primarily on first-year writing with the opportunity to teach other English courses and the expectation of teaching within Elon’s General Studies program.  Preference will be given to applicants with proven scholarship in writing studies.  Elon is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning. To learn more about Elon, please visit our website (http://www.elon.edu).  Review of applicants will begin October 22, and applications must be received by November 21 to be assured of consideration. Send letter of application, CV, one-page teaching philosophy, research interests, and names of references to Janet Warman, Search Chair, at  engttwriting@elon.edu and include your full name in the subject line.  Elon University is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and welcomes all applicants.

 

#2

Elon University invites applications for a lecturer track position in English composition and rhetoric beginning mid-August 2013.  Lecturers teach seven courses a year, participate in departmental and university service, and are permanent faculty members with a continuance process and opportunity for promotion to Senior Lecturer.  Master’s degree or higher in composition/rhetoric required; two years of teaching experience at the college level; demonstrated professional commitment to first-year writing courses, and a record of excellence in teaching.  Primary teaching, service and professional development interests should be in composition.  Teaching responsibilities will principally reside within the College Writing program, which includes Elon’s required first-year writing course and a co-requisite course for students who desire extra writing support during the first year, as well as the expectation of teaching within Elon’s General Studies program.  Elon is a dynamic, private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning.  To learn more about Elon, please visit the University web site at (http://www.elon.edu).  Review of applicants will begin October 22, 2012. Applications must be received by November 21 to be assured full consideration. Send letter of application, CV, and one-page teaching philosophy to the Search Committee at ENGLecturer@elon.edu , and include your full name in the subject line.  Elon University is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and welcomes all applicants.

 

CarolinasWPA Fall Conference Schedule

Carolinas Writing Program Administrators 9th Annual Fall Conference

Writing Program Assessment: Tapping Institutional Opportunities

September 17-19, 2012

Wildacres, Little Switzerland, NC

 

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Monday, September 17

  • 4:00-6:00        Check-In, North Lodge Lobby (light snacks will be available in the Canteen)
  • 6:30                    Dinner
  • 7:30                    Welcome and Opening Session – Featured Speaker: Shelley Rodrigo – Writing on the Go: the What, Why, and How
  • 8:30                    Social / Networking in the Canteen

 

Tuesday, September 18

  • 8:00                       Breakfast
  • 9:00 – 9:15         Announcements / Charge for the day
  • 9:15 – 10:15       Session #1: Collaborations - Presenters:
    • Casie Fedukovich – Can I Safely Navigate a Cross-Department Initiative? (STEM)
    • Denise Paster – A Collaboration Between FYC and the Library
  • 10:30-11:30       Session # 2: Technologies - Presenters:
    • Susan Miller-Cochran and Dana Gierdowski – Designing a Flexible Classroom Space (IT)
    • Brent Simoneaux & Robin Snead – Multimodal Composing Across the Disciplines
  • 11:30-12:00     Question/Answer/Discussion
  • 12:15 – 1:15       Lunch
  • 1:45 – 2:45        Session #3: Program Goals - Presenters:
    • Laura Aull – Considering Directed-Self Placement (DSP)
    • Jean Coco – Hitch Your Wagon to a Star (Case study for CAC)
    • Collie Fulford- Priority Convergence in an Undergraduate-Faculty WPA Research Partnership
  • 3:00 – 4:30         Breakout sessions: Representing Carolinas WPAs at SAMLA
    • QEP cluster
    • Strategic planning and partnerships cluster
    • Current Issus in WPA Work
  •  4:30-6:00           Free time (hike/walk/rest) & Board Meeting (if needed)
  • 6:00 – 7:00         Dinner
  • 7:30 – 8:30         Featured speaker: Will Banks (with Kerri Flinchbaugh and Steph West-Puckett) – (Re)Framing Collaboration and Professionalization
  • 8:45                        Social in Canteen/Bonfire

 

Wednesday, September 19         

  • 8:00                    Breakfast
  • 9:00                    Wrap Up: Plans for MiM and other venues