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Final IWCA Constitution Available for Comment: Member Vote Coming Soon
On behalf of the IWCA Board, the Constitution Committee presents the final version of the revised constitution available for review. We made a few small but clarifying revisions based on your comments, so a hearty “thank you” for your help. We believe this final draft accomplishes the Board’s main goals.
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Conferences & Institutes
Passaic County Community College’s (PCCC) Library and Writing Center would like to hold a roundtable on Thursday, June 13, 2013 ...
Canadian Writing Centres Association Theme Writing @ the Centre Date May 31, 2013 Location University of Victoria Conference Chair Brian Hotson Keynote Speakers Therese Thonus and Rebecca Day Babcock Website http://cwcaaccr.wordpress.com/conference2013/ Chicagoland Organization ...
Please save the date for SWCA’s 33rd annual conference at East Carolina University—in Greenville, NC— from February 6-8 2014. The CFP ...
The IWCA is accepting proposals to host the 2014 IWCA Conference. If you are interested in chairing the conference, please ...
On Friday, May 25, 2012, writing center professionals from a dozen universities in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts converged at ...
News and Announcements
CFP: Academic Exchange Quarterly, Winter 2013 Special Section on writing center theory and practiceSpecial Section on Writing Centers: A friendly reminder that the deadline for Academic Exchange Quarterly‘s Winter 2013 special section on Writing Center Theory and Practice is approaching! Articles may explore issues of theory, practice, and experience in writing center work, including qualitative and empirical studies and discussions of pedagogy. Pieces may be submitted until the [...]
Publications
CFP: Academic Exchange Quarterly Winter 2013 Special Issue on Leadership and Writing Programshttp://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/12lead.htm Feature Editors: Shanti Bruce, Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University Kevin Dvorak, Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University Claire Lutkewitte, Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University Focus: 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 [...]
Awards
Clint Gardner Awarded National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing’s Ron Maxwell Leadership Award for 2012Clint Gardner of Salt Lake Community College was awarded the Ron Maxwell Award for 2012 at the NCPTW conference in Chicago. Read more about the Ron Maxwell award at http://www.ncptw.net/maxwell-award.html . Congratulations to Clint!
Research
IWCA Rapid Research Survey: What’s the hourly rate for your undergraduate peer tutors?IWCA Rapid Research surveys are one-question surveys that ask for information that writing center directors commonly request from other writing center directors. IWCA Rapid Research surveys are voluntary and are not IRB approved. However, the results may be used for administrative reports, research, and other documents because no identifiable information can be linked with individuals [...]
