Registration is now available!

To register, visit  http://www.mawca.org/event-1758999.

This year MAWCA will be awarding up to $2000 in scholarships for participants to attend this year's regional conference.  Scholarships will include registration fees and a one-night hotel stay.  Applications are due Friday, February 20th, and notification to award recipients will be announced in early March.  Please click on the following link to apply:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffB1hp4qBr08_svbFr4qeWhY0LE6QFcuFd5Dl7AaMEo/viewform?c=0&w=1

Register for a Friday workshop!

$10 for professionals and $7 for students

Topics

• Writing Center in the Learning Commons: Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Administrative Strategies

  Locating writing centers in “learning commons” is a growing trend in colleges and universities. If your writing center is currently located in a learning commons, or if your school/college is considering moving in this direction, this workshop is for you!  Come to this session to talk about opportunities that may emerge from the learning commons model, pitfalls to avoid, and administrative strategies for keeping your center on solid footing.

• Assessment with Vision: Making an Assessment Plan for your Center

  When you think “assessment” you probably think “numbers,” but writing center assessment is all about vision and strategic planning.  Writing center directors can and should shape their assessment activities to address questions that are important to them, and to gather information that will help their centers grow and develop.  Come to this workshop to discuss strategies for designing effective and meaningful assessments for your center, and to brainstorm ideas for your center's assessment plan.

• Writing Centers and Disability Services: Collaborating to Empower

  Is your writing center well-prepared to serve students with physical disabilities?  What about students with learning disabilities?  In this workshop, which features the Assistant Director of JMU's Office of Disability Services, we will discuss how writing centers can collaborate with Disability Services staff to empower students, train tutors, and embody universal design.