[CBW_Exec] other thoughts on CBW mission statement?

[Sugie Goen-Salter]

Hi Steve,
I agree that this looks good and I like Deborah's suggestions. I'd  
like to suggest that the first bullet be amended to finish: "across  
two and four year post-secondary institutions." As for Deborah's  
point about public policy, I still think we do want to influence  
public policies (however late in the day that may be) but I agree we  
should add something about the increasing privatization of public  
higher ed. (Sorry I don't have specific language to offer right at  
the moment). Finally, maybe an edit to last bullet so we don't have  
the "in support of students it supports"
Sugie
On Apr 27, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Steven Joseph Lamos wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> I tried to send a message yesterday, but I got some sort of message  
> indicating that it didn't get through.
>
> Anyway, I'm wondering whether there are any other comments,  
> questions, or concerns regarding our version of a CBW mission  
> statement
>
> So far, we've heard from Deborah Mutnick in terms of content  
> suggestions (see below for pasted version of her original message)  
> and Alan Meyers in terms of editorial suggestions.
>
> (Personally, I'm amenable to all the suggested changes that I've  
> heard so far.)
>
> Does anyone else have thoughts on revisions or changes at this point?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Steve Lamos
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> Hi Steve,
>
> Thanks to you and the subcommittee for revising the mission  
> statement. Overall, it looks great. I have one concrete suggestion  
> and two questions. The suggestion is to add "class" to the list of  
> forms of diversity so it would read: "...especially in terms of  
> language, race, ethnicity, class, background, and ability."
>
> The questions are 1) Although CBW has not been formally engaged in  
> any K-12 (especially 6-12) dialogues, is it something that we want  
> to promote? The current discussions about common core standards,  
> etc., seem to offer an opportunity for us to engage more visibly  
> and effectively with secondary school teachers.
>
> 2) In the last bullet point on influencing public policies, I  
> wonder if we also want to say something about private foundations  
> and corporate influence on education. Given the privatization of  
> education, the intent to influence "public policies" almost, alas,  
> seems too little, too late.
>
> Thanks again for pushing us forward.
>
> Deborah
>
> Deborah Mutnick, Director of Writing
> English Department
> Long Island University
> 1 University Plaza
> Brooklyn, NY 11201
> 718.488.1110
> deborah.mutnick at liu.edu
> http://thelongestisland.blogspot.com
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> Steve Lamos, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor, Program for Writing and Rhetoric / English  
> Department
> Faculty Director, Writing Center
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