Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2010 Call for Proposals
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NEWCA: Images
Boston University, Boston, MA
Saturday, April 10, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, April 11, 8:30 am to 11:00 am
Proposals due by December 31, 2009
image by www.wordle.net
Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Shine Cain, Ph.D.
Professor of Writing, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Merrimack College
Director, Merrimack College Writing Center
Co-recipient (with Dr. Michael Rossi) of [...]
Posted in community, tagged Advertising on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the new school year begins, many Writing Centers ponder: what is the most effective way to encourage students to attend? Another question many administrators struggle with is which student population to target and how to approach these students in the most efficient way.
These questions are not easy to answer, and result in different issues [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Mark your calendars: October 20th is the National Day of Writing. In order to celebrate, the IWCA and NCTE have come together to promote and feature writing from all regions of the United States. All Writing Centers are invited to set up a local gallery (to set up your gallery, please follow: http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting/gallery) where solicited [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Tell us about the down-time and summer projects your writing center is involved with!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The NEWCA SIGS met on April 5th to share and discuss ideas for the future. Here are brief reports from the SIGs:
In chairing the SIG “So You’re Thinking about Grad School” I met with traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students from Mount Holyoke College, Fairfield University, University of Maine, Orono, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Massachusetts NEWCA members just held our second meeting to network and discuss issues particular to writing centers in the state. On February 28, members from Emerson College, Endicott College, Massasoit Community College, Regis College, Smith College, and Western New England College met at the Endicott College Writing Center. We shared ideas about the strengths and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, October 19, NEWCA members in Massachusetts held their first meeting to network and discuss issues specific to writing centers in the state. Represented schools included Bridgewater State College, Western New England College, Worcester State College, and Endicott College. Over coffee, tea, cookies, and snacks in the cozy Worcester State Writing Center, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2007 | 5 Comments »
NEWCA steering committee members, please contact me if you would like an account. klamkins at ccc.commnet.edu
