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Position Announcement: University of North Carolina at Asheville (Deadline: March 28)

Mar 8th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Writing Center Director—The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Administrative staff position reporting to Assistant Provost for AcademicAffairs.  Full-time, 10 month contract per annum.  The director providesleadership and coordination through the University Writing Center (includingrecruiting, educating, and supervising undergraduate consultants and officestaff as well as a half-time adjunct) and participates fully in thedeveloping university-wide integrative writing [...]



Position Announcement: Director, Hume Writing Center at Stanford University (deadline: April 15)

Mar 8th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Stanford University is currently seeking a senior staff member to manage and direct the Hume Writing Center and serve as Associate Director of Stanford Introductory Studies (SIS) within the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE).
Opened in October, 2001, the Hume Writing Center (HWC) supports writing at Stanford University through individual writing consultations, workshops, and seminars.   HWC [...]



Position Announcement: Suffolk University Writing Center Director (Deadline: April 1, 2010)

Mar 4th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Suffolk University seeks candidates for the Director of the Writing Center responsible for the leadership and management of the Writing Center which supports students in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Sawyer Business School.  The development of student writing is a key component of the undergraduate curriculum.  The Center is based on [...]



Position Announcement: WC Director at Culver Academies (Deadline: April 5)

Mar 4th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

*Writing Center Director*, Culver Academies, Culver, IN beginning 2010-2011 school year. Teaching ≤-time (i.e., 1-2 courses each term for a total of 6
per year over 4 terms) in the Humanities Department, the director will develop the current Writing Center, offering assistance to students, faculty
and staff on writing issues across campus and the curriculum.  A private [...]



Position Announcement: University of Maryland University College Writing Center Director (deadline March 12)

Mar 4th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) seeks an Academic Director for its Effective Writing Center (EWC).  This is a 12-month faculty
administrative appointment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing all functions and aspects of the EWC, and for helping
to develop the strategic role of the EWC within the University.  Candidates should [...]



Position Announcement: Assistant Director of the Yale College Writing Center (deadline April 2)

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Please direct inquiries to: <writing@yale.edu>
For an overview of the Writing Center, see our website: www.yale.edu/writing
The Writing Center coordinates Yale’s program for writing across the curriculum, and also provides tutoring for undergraduate writers. We seek an Assistant Director who can contribute to both aspects of the Center’s mission, preferably one who can enhance our support of [...]



North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School Writing Center Director (Deadline: April 11)

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

1615 S. Christiana Ave | 1313 S. Sacramento Ave | Chicago, IL 60623

North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School (NLCP) is a coed, public charter high school with two campuses located on the west side of Chicago that will be serving 900 students in grades 9-12 during the 2010-11 school year.
NCLP’s mission is to [...]



ECWCA Call for Nominations, 2010 Outstanding Service Awards

Feb 12th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Awards

Each year the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA) acknowledges the outstanding service provided by tutor/consultants throughout the region at our annual conference.
Awards Certificates and $200 cash awards will be given in two categories:  Outstanding Tutor of the Year and Tutor Leadership.  Details about the awards and the nomination process are posted on our website:
http://cms-stark.kent.edu/Academics/Writing/upload/ECWCA_2010_Awards_CALL.pdf
The [...]



Position Announcement: Williams College (deadline: February 19, 2010)

Feb 9th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Director of Writing Programs
Center for Academic Resources
The College is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Director of Writing Programs, reporting to the Dean of the College and working with the Director of Academic Resources. This academic administrative position is for twelve months per year, beginning July 1, 2010, and includes teaching duties during [...]



IWCA @ CCCC Collaborative (March 17, 2010)

Feb 8th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Conferences & Institutes

Overview
The IWCA Collaborative 2010 program features sessions that are relevant to all writing center professionals and include topics such as:

Making a case for centers in times of high stakes testing, assessment, and budget crises
Identifying and rethinking best practices in tutoring and tutor training
Understanding difference in writing center practice
Implementing technology in the center

The Collaborative will also [...]



Registration is Now Open for the Eighth Annual IWCA Summer Institute for Writing Center Directors and Professionals

Feb 4th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Conferences & Institutes

Overview
Sunday July 25-Friday July 30, 2010
Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
Join co-chairs Michele Eodice (University of Oklahoma) and Lori Salem (Temple University), plus seven outstanding leaders, and 55 wonderful participants from across the United States and around the world, for in-depth and critical discussions of :
*       writing center philosophies, missions, theories, and literature
*       leadership in an academic culture
*       [...]



Position Announcement: Eastern Kentucky University-Noel Studio Positions (Deadline: Feb. 28, 2010)

Feb 1st, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Studio Coordinator – Communication
The Noel Studio for Academic Creativity in collaboration with the Department of Communication at Eastern Kentucky University seeks to fill a 12-month Communication Coordinator position beginning Fall 2010. The Communication Coordinator will supervise graduate and undergraduate consultants, foster an integrated support environment with the writing and research coordinators, support the cross-training [...]



Position Announcement: Spring Hill College (Deadline: March 5, 2010)

Jan 27th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Spring Hill College invites applications for an Assistant Professor in English specializing in composition.  Ph.D. expected.  Full-time, tenure-track with duties equivalent to a 4/4 teaching load divided between the English Department and Center for Academic Excellence.  Candidate can expect to teach developmental writing courses with potential for advanced courses in composition and grammar.  CAE duties [...]



Writing@CSU Released

Jan 27th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: News and Announcements

From Mike Palmquist:
I’m writing to share the news that the new Writing@CSU site has been released. The site (http://writing.colostate.edu) features more than 35,000 pages of resources supporting writers and writing teachers and provides access to the Writing Studio, an open-access instructional writing environment that includes writing tools, research tools, and a course management system for [...]



Position Announcement: Queens College, CUNY (Deadline: March 5, 2010)

Jan 27th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Positions

Queens College, City University of New York

Academic Resource Center Manager
Queens College’s Academic Support Center seeks an Academic Resource Center Manager to supervise its Academic Support Laboratory, content tutoring program, and reading tutoring program, and to design and implement instructional interventions to help prepare students for the CUNY Assessment Test in Reading (a basic skills [...]



IWCA and Writing Center Sessions at CCCC 2010

Jan 20th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Conferences & Institutes

IWCA SIG/Open Meeting
TSIG.25, March 18, 2010 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm: “The International Writing Centers Association SIG on Multiple Issues Affecting Writing Center Professionals and Their Work Session.” This SIG is the IWCA’s open meeting at CCCC. All IWCA members and interested persons are encouraged to attend.
Any IWCA member who wishes to spotlight his/her writing [...]



Call for Nominations: 2009 Outstanding Article Award

Jan 19th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Awards

The IWCA Board and Executive Council calls for nominations for Outstanding Article 2009.
By February 1, please nominate articles for the 2009 Outstanding Article Award.  The award will be given at the IWCA Collaborative at Cs.  Please note the policies, criteria, and nominating process below.
The following policies should be noted:
* Nominated publications must be dated within [...]



Happy New Decade from Roberta Kjesrud, your new IWCA President!

Jan 15th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: Letters from the President

Michele Eodice, IWCA President 2007-2009, passes the gavels to incoming IWCA President Roberta Kjesrud at NCTE 2009.

In this letter, I plan to
• Introduce IWCA officers and board,
• Summarize Board Biz, and
• Invite your thoughts and ideas.
If you are anything like I was before I got involved in this enterprise, you may be only vaguely aware of IWCA governance. [...]



Writing Centers Research Project Has New Home at UALR

Jan 12th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: News and Announcements

The Writing Centers Research Project, which contains a print archive of writing center related materials, an online archive of the Writing Center Journal, an oral history archive, and national survey data on writing center operations and staff, is now located at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. The WCRP’s new website is http://casebuilder.rhet.ualr.edu/wcrp/ . Writing [...]



SWCA Announces New Website

Jan 6th, 2010 | By IWCA Web Editor | Category: News and Announcements

The SWCA would like to announce that it has brought in the new year with a new webpage: http://www.iwca-swca.org . Please check out the site and the links to the SWCA’s four mini-regional conferences this winter/spring: 1) Alabama-Mississippi; 2) the Carolinas; 3) Georgia; and 4) Florida.
 
These mini-regionals are open to everyone, so your center does [...]