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Re: released time for administrators

Here ya go.

>1.  what is your rank?  do you hold a staff/faculty/administrative
>appointment?

I am officially listed as fullt-ime non tenrue track instructor of English
and the Director of the Writing Room. I am on a twelve-month contract.

>
>2.  what is your teaching load?  how much released time are you allowed to
>administer your center?

I either have 3/4 release time from teaching to direct the Writing Room or
1/4 release time from directing the Writing Room to teach depending upon
your perspective

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>3.  what size is your institution;  how many people staff your center and
>how many students do you see a semester?

USCA has about 4,000 students, many part-time. We had just under 1,000
consultations in 97-98.
This year, the Writing Room is staffed by five undergraduate Writing Room
consultants, four Technology and Writing Consultants that split their time
between the Writing Room and a computer suite across campu and me.

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>4.  what programs, besides the simple task of training tutors and
>administering the smooth running of the center, are you also in charge of
>(wac, consultants to faculty, etc.)?

I conduct some workshops and guest lectures in addition to other classroom
visits. Students house, compile and submit their Rising Junior Writing
Portfolios in the Writing Room. I sit on a number of committees, including
the English Department Assessment Committee.

>
>yes, i am being allowed to write an argument for more time to do my job!!
>i a non-tenure-track lecturer currently teach 3 classes and have one
>class released time for writing center on a campus of 26,000 students
>with a staff of 25 seeing 2700-3000 students a semester plus related
>programs-- *not enough*!!  any help you can offer will be richly
>appreciated!!
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>Tere Molinder-Hogue			"The real voyage of discovery
>CA 502L    274-5650			   consists not in seeking
>University Writing Center			 new landscapes,
>CA 427     274-2049			    but in having new eyes."
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>							Marcel Proust
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Karl Fornes, Director
USC Aiken Writing Room
University of South Carolina Aiken
171 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
karlf@aiken.sc.edu

Office: (803) 648-6851 ext 3706
Writing Room: (803) 648-6851 ext 3262

Check out the On-line Writing Room at:
http://www.usca.sc.edu/uscaonlinewr/olwr.html