IWCA 2012 Tenth Annual Summer Institute
July 29 – August 3, 2012
Seven Springs Mountain Resort (near Pittsburgh, PA USA)
Registration is now closed. Please e-mail the co-chairs to place your name on the wait list.
Particpants: It's now time to book your hotel reservation with Seven Springs!
Are you interested in writing centers? Each summer, the International Writing Centers Association Summer Institute brings together a diverse group of writing center leaders and participants for a week-long retreat dedicated to all things writing center. Next summer marks our tenth year, and we hope you’ll join us! Space is limited to the first 30 participants who register. Scholarship application deadlines are Feb. 10th, Mar. 10th, and Apr. 10th. Four of our nine scholarships are earmarked for K-12 and community college educators. For information about scholarships, click on the Registration tab above.
Topics covered in the SI include
writing center philosophies, missions, theories, and research
leadership in an academic culture
high school writing centers
diversity and writing centers
tutoring pedagogy and tutor education
planning, growing, developing, and re-imagining a writing center
writing center assessment
research and publishing for professional advancement
writing center politics and administration
technology and writing centers
multilingual writers and tutors
facilities and space
WAC/WID and writing fellows programs
writing center support for graduate-level writers
practical know-how
funding, budgeting, fundraising, endowments
The Summer Institute is ideal for current or would-be writing center directors and assistants, writing program administrators, tutors, writing teachers (high school or college), curriculum developers, graduate students, new PhD’s, and academic leaders. The six institute leaders (to be announced) offer presentations, roundtable discussions on a variety of topics and issues. Leaders are available to talk one-on-one with participants throughout the week.
Leaders for the 2012 Writing Center Summer Institute
Tammy Conard-Salvo, Purdue University
Brian Fallon, Fashion Institute of Technology
Nancy Grimm, Michigan Technological University
Jennifer Wells, Florida State University
Melissa Ianetta, University of Delaware
Ben Rafoth, SI co-chair, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Nathalie Singh-Corcoran, SI co-chair, West Virginia University
The 2012 Writing Center Summer Institute will be held July 29 – August 3, 2012 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located about one hour’s drive southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the beautiful Laurel Mountain region of the U.S. Air travel is to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).
Stay tuned for updates to this website. For more information, please contact the 2012 Summer Institute Co-chairs Ben Rafoth brafoth@iup.edu and Nathalie Singh-Corcoran Nathalie.Singh-Corcoran@mail.wvu.edu
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