Iowa Writing Center Consortium Schedule
2013 Conference Day
April 5, 2013
Upper Iowa University
Fayette Campus Student Center Ballrooms; Breakouts in classrooms in Liberal Arts Building
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome (Ballrooms)
Address by Upper Iowa University Interim Dean of Faculty, Dr. Betty (BJ) Whitesell
Discussion of schedule for the day
9:15 Writing Center Slam (Ballrooms)
A lightning round of what is going on in our centers
10:00 Break
10:10 Business Meeting (Ballroom) or Tutor Talk (Ballroom) --your choice
1: Business Meeting (Ballroom)
Decide on location for IWCC 2014/ Plans for staying connected & for future?
2: Tutor Talk (Ballroom)
Facilitated by Upper Iowa writing consultants
10:45 Break-out Session 1A | Break-out Session 1B | Break-out Session 1C
1A: Honors Writing Fellows as Peer Tutors: Balancing Authority and Peer-ness in the Writing Center
Katie Priske, Katharine Monger, University of Iowa
1B: International Walls: How to Assist International Students in the Collegiate Environment
Serena Ugoretz, Wartburg College
1C: Tech Support: A Round Table Discussion on How Iowa Writing Centers Can Support the Needs of STEM Writers
Jackie Hoermann, Breanna Kreimeyer, Katy Leichsenring, Dr. Rachel Azima, Iowa State University
11:50 Lunch in Ballroom --morning sessions reports
1:10 Break-out Session 2A | Break-out Session 2B | Break-out Session 2C
2A: Bridging the Gap Between Asynchronous Online Tutoring and Writing Center Pedagogy
Cassandra Bausman, Jacob Horn, Mitch Nakaue, University of Iowa
2B: Writing Beyond the Classroom: Joining Forces with the Career Engagement Center
Laura Farmer, Cornell College
2C: Vocation in the Writing Center: Tutoring as a Path to Discernment
Lauren Becker, Jessica Jones, Alyssa Riley, Bridget Draxler, Monmouth College
2:15 Break-out Session 3A | Break-out Session 3B | Break-out Session 3C
3A: Issues in Curriculum-Based Peer Tutoring
Megan Henry, Kat Jensen, Colin Peterson, Amanda Swygard, Fiona Wong, Lacey Worth, University of Iowa
3B: Cultural Comfort"ability" for Immigrant and International Students in the Schools (tentative title)
Samantha R. G. Brush, Indian Hills Community College
3C: High School to College: A Bridge or a Gap?
Elizabeth McElligott, Wartburg College
3:20 End-of-day Conversations: Report, Review, and Evaluate in Creative Ways
