Midwest Writing Center Association conference

[Jean Timpel <Jtimpel@bach.cuw.edu>]

Don't miss the 17th Annual Midwest Writing Centers Association Conference!

At Marquette University, In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23-24, 1998.

Theme: Collaborative Ideals, Political Realities: Theory and Practice in
the Writing Center

Keynote Speaker: Alice Gillam, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
"Rethinking the Theory/Practice Connection"

Highlights:

--Over 50 Papers, Panels, and Workshops--on virtually all the hot topics in
the writing center field.

--Special Workshop on Writing Center Accreditation, led by Dennis Paoli,
Hunter College, CUNY, one of the co-authors of the proposed NWCA
accreditation standards.

--Special Workshop on Designing and Tutoring with OWLS.

--Writing Center Idea Exchange.

--Brown-Bag Discussion of a Seminal Writing Center Article.

--Friday Afternoon Reception. 

For more information and to register, see the MWCA's web site:

www.wisc.edu/writing/mwca

Or contact the MWCA treasurer:
Steven Rand
English Department
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND  58202
701-777-3321
srand@plains.nodak.edu