[CBW_Exec] basic writing story

[Shannon Carter]

Hi, Serena--

Thanks again for your wonderful help in getting this story out there  
and thanks, Muchael, for responding to Serena's questions:

Serena, I can't get  online right now nor will I be able to until  
evening when I'm back home--well, other than via phone and tying on  
this is slow, slow, slow.

I'm cc-ing the exec board so they can weigh in and I also welcome your  
phone call at 9033661767

Thanks!
Shannon

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 9, 2011, at 8:44 PM, "Michael Hill" <mdhill1 at hfcc.edu> wrote:

> Hi Serena,
> I hope either Shannon or Bill have responded or will respond to  
> you.  They know the history of the group far better than I do.  I  
> can tell you that Basic Writing had its own cluster in 2006, but has  
> since disappeared as a cluster.  I cannot tell you why that is the  
> case--this is based only on my own very short review of past programs.
>
> As for the generation of the statement, I believe William Lalicker  
> had the original idea, but it arose during a discussion wherein many  
> others were voicing discontent over the relative absence of Basic  
> Writing from this year's conference proceedings.  William Lalicker  
> is also the one who came up with the original wording of the motion  
> and then it was parsed by the group--both in meetings here at the  
> conference and online with people who are not here--during the next  
> couple of days.  Because of Bill's passion and original wording, he  
> was the obvious choice of spokesperson for the motion.
>
> I am not sure of the number of members of CBW.  There is not an  
> official membership roll and no dues, pledge, or fancy membership  
> card.  We have a listserv that has a great deal of members, but I do  
> not know how many people are on that list.  As far as I can tell,  
> our membership is fluid with an open door policy.  If one teaches,  
> researches, or cares about basic writing issues, one can be a  
> member.  Shannon can probably give you a rough idea about how many  
> people are on the listserv or how many people come to the workshop  
> and/or SIG.
>
> As for the future of the CBW, Shannon or Bill, as exec board  
> members, are probably better suited to speak to that.  I can say  
> that my hope is that we become a more vibrant force within the  
> study, the teaching, the research, and the policy of basic writing.   
> My belief is that we are on our way to doing this through planning  
> on having a more vocal presence--in terms of presentations--at next  
> year's CCCC.  We are also attempting to develop some group  
> structures that will allow us to build a stronger sense for our  
> members, our field, and our publics about who we are and what we  
> work for.
>
> Thanks again for working at this.  Your efforts are much appreciated.
> Mike
>
>
> Michael D. Hill
> English Division
> Henry Ford Community College
> (313) 845-6368
>
> >>> Serena Golden 04/09/11 6:49 PM >>>
> Dear Professors Carter, Adams, and Hill:
>
> Thanks very much to all of you for the time you took to speak with  
> me about the CBW's sense-of-the-house motion this morning. I'm  
> working on a brief story about it for Inside Higher Ed, and I just  
> have a couple of followup/background questions; answers from any one  
> of you would be just fine (although more is always good), but I  
> figured with the conference wrapping up and a lot of people in  
> transit, it'd be best to contact all of you and hope that at least  
> one person will have ten minutes and an internet connection between  
> now and, let's say, tomorrow morning at the latest. (I'm very  
> conscious of my basic writing in this email, and I'm sorry for that  
> run-on sentence.)
>
> Here's what I'm looking for:
>
> --Was basic writing ever its own conference cluster? Or, if the CBW  
> is successful in making it a cluster at future CCCCs, will that be  
> the first time?
>
> --What changes have you seen in the treatment of and focus on basic  
> writing at CCCCs over the years?
>
> --What distinguishes a featured session from the others? Is it  
> simply prominence in the conference's program, or are there other  
> advantages?
>
> --How did the movement behind proposing a sense-of-the-house motion  
> get started? Who began it, and when?
>
> --What's next?
>
> --Is there any particular reason why Prof. Lalicker was designated  
> to propose the motion?
>
> --And finally, an easy one -- how many members does the CBW have?  
> (And how do you count them -- simply by listserv signups, or... ?)
>
> Thanks again for your time and assistance; I hope to hear back from  
> one or more of you!
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Serena
>
> ---
> Serena Golden
> Copy Editor
> Inside Higher Ed
> http://www.insidehighered.com
> (202) 448-6113
>
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