Carolinas Writing Program Administrators

The Carolinas WPA Board received 7 entries for the logo contest. Vote for your favorite at Meeting in the Middle, February 24, 2012.

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Option 5

Option 6

Option 7

Friday, February 24, 2012

UNC Charlotte Center City Building, 320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte 28202

http://centercity.uncc.edu/

Rooms 506 & 806

10:00 -11:30     Teaching Writing: Professional Development in First-Year Writing Instruction – Roundtable Discussion

11:30 – 1:00      Lunch: Executive Board meeting and Logo Contest (Vote for submitted logo designs for Carolinas WPA!)

1:00 – 2:00       What Are We Reading? Shared Discussions*

2:00 – 3:00       Collaborative Grant** & Proposal Writing:

* If you have a favorite article on rubric design, forward the information to Lynne Rhodes at lynner@usca.edu so that she can make copies available to the group ahead of discussions.

**  Bring ideas and / or drafts of proposals for CCC, SAMLA, WPA, etc.

** If you come with a team from your institution, time can also be spent on writing  with your team for internal or competitive grant to follow up on Wildacres 2012.

Online registration opens Friday, February 3rd. Register for $25 and bring a colleague for free.

Congratulations to the new Carolinas Writing Program Administrators board members:

At-large North Carolina Representative:

two-year term (Jan. 1, 2012 – Jan. 1, 2014): Patrick Bahls, UNC Asheville

At-large South Carolina Representatives:

one-year replacement term (Jan. 1, 2012-Jan. 1, 2013): Jeremy Jones, Charleston Southern

two-year term (Jan. 1, 2012 – Jan. 1, 2014): Amy Mecklenberg-Faenger, College of Charleston

Save the date! We will meet in the brand new City Center Building in downtown Charlotte for Meeting in the Middle on February 24, 2012. Many thanks to Meg Morgan for making the arrangements to use the space.

More details about the meeting will be circulated as February nears.