Spring 2013 Conference:
Collin College
The NTWCA Spring 2013 conference was hosted at Collin College, Central Park Campus in McKinney, Texas on April 19, 2013. The winners of the Mary Nell Kivikko Excellence in Scholarship Award were Karen Brown, Gabriella Raymond, and Jared Landin from Tarrant County College, and Meghan Roe from Texas Christian University. Campbell, Raymond, and Landin discussed “Becoming a Center: Non-Traditional Relationships in a Community College Writing Center.” Roe presented her findings on, “Multiple Literacies in the Writing Center: Opportunities, Risks, and Rewards.” Chelsea Gray of Tarleton State University was honored as the recipient of the Outstanding Tutor Award.
The two excellent runners-up also presented their findings at our spring meeting. Natalie Malin, from Texas Woman’s University, shared her research concerning, “Why Do Writing Tutors Request Orality During Composition Revision?” Sarah Abbe, Marie Carrier, and Erin Marissa Russell, working together, will deliberate learning styles in their paper: “Have It Your Way: Implementing Learning Styles for More Effective Tutoring Sessions.”
The two excellent runners-up also presented their findings at our spring meeting. Natalie Malin, from Texas Woman’s University, shared her research concerning, “Why Do Writing Tutors Request Orality During Composition Revision?” Sarah Abbe, Marie Carrier, and Erin Marissa Russell, working together, will deliberate learning styles in their paper: “Have It Your Way: Implementing Learning Styles for More Effective Tutoring Sessions.”
Fall 2013 Conference:
Texas Woman's University
The NTWCA Fall 2013 Conference was held October 18, 2013, at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas, and graciously hosted by the TWU Write Site. Dr. Dundee Lackey was our keynote speaker. The title of her presentation was “Supporting Multimodal Writing.” Kevin Williams, who joined the NTWCA during the fall 2012 conference, also shared his experiences as a first-year writing center director. The title of his presentation was, “The Alchemy of Kairos: Memoirs of a Writing Center Director.”
Dr. Dundee Lackey is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages at Texas Woman’s University and is the editor of the PraxisWiki section of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. She is a graduate of the Rhetoric and Writing program at Michigan State University, where she focused on digital and community literacies. She has served as a writing tutor at MSU and at Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi.
Kevin Williams is the Instructional Support Project Manager at Mountain View College. He holds a Master of Education in Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management & Administration. An avid student of the learning process, Kevin began his career as an elementary school Reading/Language Arts teacher. He has also served as the Director of Residence Life and Student Services Specialist at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and has an extensive background in program and learning center administration. He has 12 years of experience serving on campus improvement committees to include the MVC Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) (which received the 2012-2013 Innovation of the Year Award) and MVC Common Book Committee, the Strengths and Challenges Committee at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the Campus Improvement and Leadership Team (CILT) and Chair of Grant Writing Committee with Dallas ISD. Kevin is currently leading the Online Tutoring Support Services (OTSS) initiative, which will enable MVC students to receive online tutoring in math and writing.
Dr. Dundee Lackey is an assistant professor in the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages at Texas Woman’s University and is the editor of the PraxisWiki section of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy. She is a graduate of the Rhetoric and Writing program at Michigan State University, where she focused on digital and community literacies. She has served as a writing tutor at MSU and at Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi.
Kevin Williams is the Instructional Support Project Manager at Mountain View College. He holds a Master of Education in Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management & Administration. An avid student of the learning process, Kevin began his career as an elementary school Reading/Language Arts teacher. He has also served as the Director of Residence Life and Student Services Specialist at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and has an extensive background in program and learning center administration. He has 12 years of experience serving on campus improvement committees to include the MVC Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) (which received the 2012-2013 Innovation of the Year Award) and MVC Common Book Committee, the Strengths and Challenges Committee at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the Campus Improvement and Leadership Team (CILT) and Chair of Grant Writing Committee with Dallas ISD. Kevin is currently leading the Online Tutoring Support Services (OTSS) initiative, which will enable MVC students to receive online tutoring in math and writing.