NEWCA: Northeast Writing Centers Association | Conference 2010
NEWCA Conference 2010

NEWCA Conference 2010


NEWCA 2010 Conference


Boston University
Boston, MA

Saturday, April 10
Sunday, April 11

Conference Registration Deadline: March 27

Conference Details

Conference Checklist

Conference Theme Register online for NEWCA Conference or Download
Keynote Speaker Apply online for NEWCA Scholarship or Download
Conference Venue Book Conference Hotel by March 17th for special rates.
Conference Schedule (detailed PDF) Call for Papers(Closed)
Special Interest Groups (SIGS)

NEWACC Workshop
Steering Committee

NEWCA Blog:

http://newca.wordpress.com

Questions? Contact:


Kathryn Nielsen-Dube
NEWCA Conference Chair
nielsendubekmerrimack.edu
978-837-3551


Conference Theme: Images


As the saying goes, "Image is Everything." The conference theme, Images, explores the rhetoric of the visual world and provides us with intriguing metaphors, lenses and frameworks to explore writing center lore and research.

Sessions will investigate how writing centers' images are created: what practices need to be enlarged or cropped; what stories are told and left untold; and what needs to be re-imaged, re-imagined and re-focused.

Kicking off the conference will be a keynote by Dr. Kathleen Shine Cain, Professor and Director of the Merrimack College Writing Center, followed by a luncheon presentation by Dr. Anne West of the Rhode Island School of Design.

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Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Shine Cain


A founding member of NEWCA, keynote speaker Dr. Kathleen Shine Cain has spent a good part of her professional life on the steering committee, chairing the organization in 1987-88, and co-hosting the conference once in each of the past three decades. She has presented at IWCA, NCPTW, CCCC, NEWCA, and other conferences, and has authored several textbooks, including The Mercury Reader and The Pearson Custom Library: Introduction to Literature. Kathy is professor of writing and writing center director at Merrimack College, and spent the 2005-2006 academic year at St. Mary's University College of the Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. That introduction to the international writing center community, along with exposure to the vivid stories and political murals from The Troubles, opened up a new area of research for Cain. Always interested in the power of narrative, she is currently exploring the intersections of national and academic cultures, focusing particularly on how images and narratives function to define those cultures.

Lunch Speaker: Anne West


Dr. Anne West is a writer, theorist, and independent curator. She has taught in the Rhode Island School of Design, Division of Graduate Studies since 1996, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their Master's thesis. She holds research interests in phenomenology, poetics, and interpretive human studies. Her interpretive projects have been featured on "Two New Hours," C.B.C. Radio, in catalogue essays for museums and galleries in Canada and the United States, and in art journals, as well as through initiatives with The Big Picture Company, Fetzer Institute, Center for Organizational Learning, Boston, and The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, among others.

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Conference Venue: Boston University


The 2010 NEWCA Conference will be held at Boston University's College of Communication (COM). The COM building is located near Kenmore Square (and Fenway Park) at 640 Commonwealth Avenue, on the East end of the BU campus.

It is a block from the "BU East" subway stop on the Green Line's "B" branch.

Hotels

Parking at BU

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Conference Schedule (detailed PDF )

Saturday, April 10

Media Exhibit 10:30 am to 5:30 pm

8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-10:15

Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

10:30-11:45

Concurrent Sessions 1

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch, Awards, Announcement of new NEWCA Steering Committee Members

1:00-1:30

Lunch Speaker

1:45-3:00

Concurrent Sessions 2

3:15-4:30

Concurrent Sessions 3

4:30-5:30

Reception and NEWCA Steering Committee Meeting


Sunday, April 5

8:30-10:00

Breakfast Reception

9:00-10:00

SIG Meetings

10:00-11:00

SIG Meetings

9:00-11:30

Northeast Writing Across the Curriculum Consortium Workshop and Business Meeting


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NEWCA Special Interest Groups


Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are meeting once again this year. SIGs meet to discuss common interests and to strengthen the bonds of the NEWCA community. Please indicate which ones you'd like to attend on your registration form. Each SIG meets from 9:00-10:00am and from 10:00-11:00am.

Writing Center Outreach and Collaboration Writing in the Disciplines
Social Justice and the Writing Center Tutoring Strategies
Life After the Writing Center Writing Center Administration
ESL Writers and the Writing Center Technology in the Writing Center
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NEWACC Workshop: WAC Images, WAC Identities


On Sunday, from 8:30-11:30, the Northeast Writing Across the Curriculum Consortium will hold a workshop entitled, "WAC Images, WAC Identities." During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to take part in a series of roundtables related to the workshop theme. If you would like to lead a roundtable, contact the NEWACC chair, Michelle Cox, at michelle.cox@bridgew.edu.


Participation in the workshop is free to those registered for the conference; for those planning to attend only the NEWACC workshop, the fee is $30.



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Consider Joining the NEWCA Steering Committee!

The NEWCA Steering Committee plans the annual conference, facilitates communication with IWCA, and develops additional resources for NEWCA members. This committee meets three times a year - in March directly following the conference, in June, and in January. In March, the NEWCA Steering Committee and Subcommittees will have a number of openings.

To nominate yourself or someone else, notify Kathryn Nielsen-Dube, NEWCA Chair, at nielsendubek@merrimack.edu .


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Steering Committee 2010


Kathryn Nielsen-Dube Chair/IWCA Representative Merrimack College, MA nielsendubekmerrimack.edu
Kerry Rourke Co-Chair Babson Collegekrourkebabson.edu
Kate Tirabassi Ex Officio Keene State College, NH ktirabassiyahoo.com
Michelle Cox Representative for NEWACC Bridgewater State College, MA michelle.coxbridgw.edu
Michelle Deal Records Historian University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA mdealenglish.umass.edu
Pat Morelli Chair of the Proposal Reading Committee; Representative for Connecticut University of Hartford, CT pmorellihartford.edu
Stephanie Carter Representative for Rhode Island Bryant University, RI scarterbryant.edu
Kim Donovan Representative for New HampshireSouthern New Hampshire University k.donovansnhu.edu
Catherine Savini Westfield State Collegec.savini wsc.ma.edu
Karen Hall Representative for Maine University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn khallusm.maine.edu
Michelle Solomon Keeper of the Mailing List Long Island University, NY michellemasto.com
Agie Markiewicz Blog Administrator Pace University, NY amarkiewiczpace.edu
John Hall Conference Host Boston University, MA johnhallbu.edu
Joe Dery Treasurer Babson College, MA jdery1babson.edu
Chris Leary WebmasterSt. John's University, Staten Island, NY learycstjohns.edu
Rebecca Yuan Media Exhibit Coordinator University of New Hampshire rdw7unh.edu

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