Writing Program News & Events

News

		Spring Conference Keynote: Spaces of Media, Spaces of Composing: An Historical Critique Jonathan Alexander, Professor of English and Campus Writing Director at the University of California, Irvine, will keynote Spring Conference 2010. Spaces of Media, Spaces of Composing: An Historical Critique . . . . more
		Margaret Himley Named Meredith Professor For Teaching Excellence The Writing Program is happy to announce that Margaret Himley has been awarded the title of Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence. This professorship signifies the highest achievement in teaching excellence on the SU campus. Margaret’s many contributions . . . . more
		J Haynes Co-Edits Issue of Reflections J Haynes, a doctoral student in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric, recently co-edited a special issue of Reflections: A Journal of Writing, Service-Learning, and Community Literacy, entitled "Public/Sex: Connecting Sexuality and Service Learning." . . . . more

Upcoming Events

Writing Program’s Spring Conference: April 7-8
April 7: Keynote: Jonathan Alexander, Professor of English and Campus Writing Coordinator at UC-Irvine.

April 8: Panels on digital spaces, public spaces, and writing in classroom spaces

307 Workshop Series
Organizers of this semester’s 307 Workshop Series announce that the last two session are open to everyone. Please feel free to attend even if you did not sign up for the series and/or have not been attending. Both sessions deal with technology in the classroom and specific discussions of 307. These sessions will be particularly useful for anyone who wants to learn about using google docs, delicious, or zotero.

Here are the descriptions of the final session:

#5: Incorporating Social Media in the PTW Classroom
Tuesday, April 13, 2-3:20
Facilitator: Krista Kennedy
HBC 227
In this final session, we’ll examine some of the ways that del.icio.us , Flickr, and Twitter can be used in common assignments. These free, web-based applications can be successfully incorporated in both online and face-to-face courses.

Reminders & Deadlines

Dissertation/Thesis Fellowships: Deadline April 2
The Syracuse University Humanities Center is pleased to announce 2 competitive Dissertation/Thesis Fellowships, available for the 2010-2011 academic year and awarded to dissertation students in the Humanities in The College of Arts and Sciences.

The deadline for the application and all supporting materials is April 2, 2010. The online-application can be found on the Humanities Center website, syracusehumanities.org . Any supporting materials and documents will need to be submitted via email to humcenter@syr.edu, and the advisor’s letter must be delivered to the Humanities Center, 301 Tolley. Further details regarding application requirements are attached in a PDF. If you have any questions please contact Karen Ortega at 315 443-7192.

Contact: wrtnews@syr.edu

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