Re: Need Feedback:NWCA

[Joan Mullin <jmullin@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU>]

Thanks for your concerns, Dave. I have appointed a committee which will
study these and provide a report at the end of the millenium.

(Although, I think I get your point)
At 09:36 AM 1/9/97 -0600, you wrote:
>A few questions regarding the NCTE writing center:
>
>1. Will those who staff the writing center be "tutors," "consultants," or 
>"coaches"?
>
>2. When will training be offered?  Who will teach the training course and 
>oversee the practicum?  
>
>3. Will the center be drop-in only, or may prospective clients make 
>appointments?  If appointments are offered, will they be 30, 45, or 60 minute 
>sessions?
>
>4. What will the physical layout of the center look like?  Carrels?  Open
space?
>
>5. Will this center, simply by virtue of its sponsorship, be granted NWCA 
>accreditation, or will an NWCA site visit be necessary?
>
>6. Will staff members be generalists, or will they offer discipline-specific 
>consulting?
>
>7. Will the center do proofreading? 
>
>8. What kind of records will the center keep?  Who will have access to those 
>records?
>
>9. Will this be exclusively a writing center, or will clients be able to get 
>help with other subjects?
>
>10. Who will direct the center?  What qualifications will this person have?
Who
>will s/he report to?
>
>Let's not rush into this.
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Dave Healy                                 General College
>Director, Writing Center                   University of Minnesota   
>Editor, The Writing Center Journal         128 Pleasant St. SE
>612-625-1541                               Minneapolis, MN 55455-0434          
>612-626-7848 (FAX)                         healy001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
>
>

joan

Dr. Joan Mullin
Writing Center
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
419-530-4913
419-530-4752 (fax)
jmullin@uoft02.utoledo.edu