Program
Thursday | ||
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1:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Lamar Hall, 3rd Floor Lobby | Writing Center |
Registration Opens | Send a Written Postcard!: National Day on Writing Celebration | |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Lamar Hall 323 | |
"Writing Teachers Writing: A UMWP Pre-Symposium Workshop" Chris Goering, U of Arkansas and NW Arkansas Writing Project, and Renee Moore, MS Delta CC. Registration Required; $10.00 workshop fee for materials and seat. |
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Lamar Hall 327 | |
Symposium Opening Remarks: Alice Johnston Myatt, Writing and Rhetoric, & Ellen Shelton, UM Writing Project; Welcome Address: Tony Ammeter, Division of Outreach |
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Lamar Hall 327 | |
Keynote Address: "COIK Goes to College: Writing In and Around the Academic Experience" Beth Boquet, Fairfield University |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Lamar Hall, 3rd Floor Lobby | |
Opening Reception: Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided | ||
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Lamar Hall 327 | |
"Bridging the Transition to College Writing" Open discussion forum hosted by Brad Campbell, UM Writing Center Director, with a panel of writing teachers from middle school, high school, 2- and 4-year colleges (Sydney McGaha, Dena Holley, Amber Nichols-Buckley, Brittany Moore, Karen Forgette, and Ellen Shelton) that includes group talk time for discussing the themes that emerge from the panel discussion. |
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7:30 PM - 7:45 PM | Lamar Hall 327 | |
Closing Remarks: Preview of Friday's program - Alice Myatt |
Friday | ||||
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Student Union Ballroom | |||
Doors Open for Registration and Breakfast | ||||
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Student Union Ballroom | |||
METP Breakfast & Welcome by Bob Cummings, Writing & Rhetoric Panel of University of Mississippi Professors from History, Journalism, Chemistry, Engineering, & Legal Studies |
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9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Union 404 | Union 405 | ||
Plenary Workshop: "It's Time to Recontextualize the Use of Music in Writing Instruction" Chris Goering, U of Arkansas | Plenary Speaker: "Students Involved in Sustaining Their Arkansas (SISTA): A "Real-World" Literacy Project Fostering High School-to-College Transition" David Jolliffe, U of Arkansas; Julia Paganelli-Marin, U of Arkansas; & Drew McFall, Buffalo Island Central High School |
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10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Union 404 | Union 405 | Union Ballroom | Union 412 |
"Group Work: Preparing Students to Be Part of a Team" Shirley Gray & George Atkins | "Synthesizing Media, Digital, and Information Literacy" Jane Meek & Gretchen Bunde with Amy Qualls & Nathan Henton | “Leaving a Legacy: Using Podcasts and StoryCorps to Reimagine Student Writers as Cultural Archivists” Brooskie Lane Kluge, Amy Miller, & Judith Coleman | "Developing a Professional Development Plan for Writing Centers" Beth Boquet |
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11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Union 404 | Union 405 | Union 412 | Union Ballroom |
"Creating Conversations and Understanding Multiple Perspectives" Brad Campbell, Chip Dunkin, & Jennifer Wilhite | "Ladies, Get in Formation! Empowering Our Female Students" Sarah Wilson, Jenny Jackson, & Amber Nichols-Buckley | "Ask the Students! What Student Surveys Tell Us about Their Experiences with College Writing" Rossitza Ivanova & Trudi Witonsky | "Mississippi Excellence in Teaching and the Contexts of Writing Instruction" Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham & METP scholars |
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Noon - 1:15 PM | Student Union Ballroom | |||
Lunch Panel: "First-year Writing and Beyond" Instructors from the Department of Writing & Rhetoric: Guy Krueger (WRIT 101), Karen Forgette (WRIT 100), Wendy Goldberg (WRIT 102), Angela Greene (LIBA 102), and Karla Lyles (WRIT 250) |
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1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Union 404 | Union 405 | Union Ballroom | Union 412 |
"Reflection across the Curriculum: How Reflective Writing Transforms Learning to Write" Dinorah Sapp & Karen Forgette | "The Double Bind of Feedback in Writing Instruction" Kathi Griffin, Tatiana Glushko, & Nathan Henton | "How and Why to Write Songs in English Class" Adedoyin Ogunfeyimi, Chris Goering, & Anna Britt-Begnoud | "Developing a Sustainable High School Writing Center" Jason Jones, Alice Myatt & Jeanine Rauch |
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2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Union Ballroom | |||
Wrap Up Session, Introduce Next Year's Theme & Call Alice Myatt & Ellen Shelton |