Passaic County Community College’s (PCCC) Library and Writing Center would like to hold a roundtable on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the college, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The focus of the roundtable will be Faculty Collaboration and Information Literacy, though we hope to generate discussion on a lot of topics relevant to library [...]

Position:           Writing Center Director Department:      Academic Enrichment Center Status:               Full time Administrative Faculty Position – 10 months Annual Salary:   Commensurate with experience, including a full-benefit package.   General  Description Earlham College seeks a motivated, independent, creative person to direct our Writing Center. The Director will partner with personnel across the College to promote excellent writing.  [...]

http://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 [...]

(ten and one half  month staff position, beginning August 1, 2013. Wesley College, a private, baccalaureate, minority-serving institution (MSI) with a diverse student population invites applicants for Coordinator of Writing Center and Tutoring Programs. Wesley College prides itself on its “small college” status and is developing a reputation for providing individualized academic support for students [...]

Job Summary: Under general direction, provides leadership for and coordination of student writing services on campus; provides quality personalized writing instructions in a structured environment for students; reflects and integrates writing theory and practice in consultation efforts; develops and delivers presentations and workshops related to general academic skills and support for students as a leader [...]

Special 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 [...]

The Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seeks to hire a non-tenure-track Assistant Director. This nine-month, full-time position supports the Director of the CWE and the broader initiative of promoting and supporting writing across the curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Assistant Director will work closely with the [...]

Posting Number: 2010033 Classification Title: Writing Center Coordinator Working Title: Writing Center Coordinator Department: Liberal Arts Job Summary/Basic Function: Conducts individual tutoring sessions with students (undergraduate and graduate) and staff on an appointment basis. Improves students’ writing skills and ability to identify and correct their own writing problems; assists Writing Center with record-keeping and filing; [...]

Writing Lab Newsletter, May/June 2013 TOC: • “Recalibrating an Established Writing Center: From Supplementary Service to Academic Discipline,” by Matthew Schultz • “The Idea Check: Changing ESL Students’ Use of the Writing Center,”  by Doug Enders • “Insights and Implications from a Regional High School Directory,” by Lisa Bell • Tutor’s Column: The ‘Model Tutor’ [...]

The Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association is pleased to release its first e-newsletter (http://www.rmwca.org/newsletter). Every issue will feature ideas for connecting with other writing center professionals across our vast region, a featured center, and upcoming events. Our inaugural issue includes thoughts on organizing subregional and mini-regional opportunities, spotlights the writing center at New Mexico Tech, [...]

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. 1. The revision aligns our [...]

Please review the proposed revision of the IWCA constitution and record your comments below. The Constitution Committee will review all comments when the comment period has closed. Follow this link to download a side-by-side comparison of the two documents at  http://writingcenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Constitution4_13.pdf . Follow this link to download a typical set of bylaws (not open for comment): http://writingcenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Bylaws_Sample_4_13.pdf [...]

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks applications for a full-time shared appointment in the English Department and the Learning Resources Center (LRC), teaching 3 courses per year for English and bringing innovative, dynamic leadership to the operations of the LRC Writing Center, located the Albin O. Kuhn Library, as well as other duties [...]

Writing Center Coordinator To Apply: jobs.tmcc.edu Salary: Starting at $46,510. Salary is dependent upon education and experience. Position Description: The writing center is part of the Tutoring and Learning Center, a dynamic part of the college, and is exceptionally responsive to a diverse student population. The major function of the writing center is to coordinate [...]

Four non-tenure-track visiting instructor positions in composition are available in the Department of English at Tennessee Technological University. These full-time positions are renewable annually for up to three years. Teaching responsibility is four sections of first-year composition each semester. Minimum qualifications: MA in English with graduate coursework in composition pedagogy, experience teaching college-level composition, experience [...]

Position #941540 The University Writing Program (UWP) (http://www.ecu.edu/writing) at East Carolina University seeks to fill the position of Assistant Director of the University Writing Center (UWC), to begin July 1, 2013.  This is a full time, non-teaching position with benefits.Master’s Degree Required. The UWC seeks a candidate with experience in writing center work, preferably writing [...]

Towson University, one of Maryland’s largest public universities, is accepting applications for an Assistant Director of the Writing Center. This position is a twelve month staff position which reports to the Writing Center Director. The TU Writing Center is housed in the new Liberal Arts Building and is supervised by the Dean of the College [...]

DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY WRITING AND RHETORIC CENTER – (Administrator I ), College of Liberal Arts, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. The Director of the University Writing and Rhetoric Center (UWRC) provides vision and leadership in developing and sustaining the mission of the center and providing and assessing its various programs and services: a [...]

Featured on National Writing Project Radio on February 28: “Join us this week as we talk to Writing Project site leaders, teachers, administrators, and students about student-run writing centers as centers of leadership development for administrators, teachers, and students. Learn how the Northern Virginia Writing Project is taking up support of writing centers as part [...]