[CBW_Exec] CBW Executive Board Meeting (time + agenda)

Sun Mar 20 22:47:12 CDT 2011

Dear Colleagues,

First of all, I'd like to second Rebecca's suggestion about meeting on
Wednesday in the same room as the workshop-- including the short break after
the workshop and the communal dinner after the meeting.

Second, very cool to read your updates! Kudos for all the good news.

Third, my update: I've had a quiet year here in Queens (except for the
tornado in September and the record snowfall)-- and the quiet has proven to
be a catalyst for writing. This year, I've begun "Beyond the Basics," a blog
for Bedford Bits on teaching BW (
http://blogs.bedfordstmartins.com/bits/author/devenglish/), and am working
on the 4th edition of Teaching Developmental Writing, which will be out by
next year's CCCC.

Shannon already mentioned our co-edited double issue of BWe, and I also have
an article in the current issue of Modern Language Studies. Perhaps most
gratifying of all, I've finished a complete draft of my book about learning
and teaching writing: "Writing Through ADHD: A Memoir of Difference."

Looking forward to seeing many of you in Atlanta very soon, and good wishes
for a productive year for those not taking the 2011 CCCC journey. Safe
travels to all-- no matter where they take you!

Peace and best,

Susan

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Ashley, Hannah <HAshley at wcupa.edu> wrote:

>  Dear Exec Board--So nice to hear people's personal and professional news
> and goods.
>
>
>
> Here's mine:  As you know, I wasn't planning to come to CCCC because I was
> expecting a newborn to be born right then, a newborn who I will raise as my
> own, though I am not the birth mom.  Turns out, Maxwell was a couple weeks
> early, but at this point, too late to shift schedules and come.  Anyway, he
> is perfect and the birth mom is great and so I am reinventing family as we
> speak.
>
>
>
> Lots of busy-ness on the work front too, including being part of a grant to
> create a Minor in Urban Education with a Civic Engagement focus.  I am also
> in the process of applying to be a full professor, which for us is a
> two-year process.  So some of my colleagues like to say that these are the
> Years of Yes on campus for me!
>
>
>
> Have fun in Atlanta and I will be doing one more year as Co-Chair, with
> Liz, so you haven't gotten rid of me yet.
>
>
>
> Hannah
>
>
> Hannah Ashley, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of English, Composition & Rhetoric
> Director, Writing Zones 12.5  ( <http://www.writingzones/>www.writingzones<http://www.writingzones.net/>
> .net)
> 543 Main Hall, West Chester University
> West Chester, PA 19383
> 610-436-2371
>
>
> *"For years I pulled my own existence out of emptiness. Then one swoop,
> one swing of the arm, that work is over."  Rumi*
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [
> cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] on behalf of Rebecca Mlynarczyk [
> rebecca.mlynarczyk at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:43 AM
> *To:* Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
> *Subject:* Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Executive Board Meeting (time + agenda)
>
>   Hello everyone,
>
> I think I just succeeded in adding my responses to the Doodle Poll. It
> looks as if meeting right after the Wed. workshop may be the best
> alternative. I'd suggest meeting in the same room after a short break and
> following up with a communal dinner. I suggest meeting in the room since
> it's usually very hard to hear in a restaurant.
>
> Here is my good news:
>
> My news is similar to Alan's. I have actually retired from CUNY as of the
> end of January. I decided to take advantage of CUNY's early retirement
> incentive, but my real incentive wasn't monetary but the arrival of a 2nd
> little granddaughter in Mountain View, California. Naomi Atalanta was born
> at the end of September, and her big sister, Liberty, is an active
> two-and-a-half-year-old. I am thoroughly enjoying these little ones and want
> to be part of their crucial early years.
>
> My retirement means that I will be stepping down as co-editor of *JBW*.
> The good news is that two wonderful co-editors will take over the journal's
> leadership, Prof. Hope Parisi of Kingsborough (who will be attending the CBW
> workshop this year) and Prof. Cheryl Smith of Baruch College. I'll still be
> involved but much less so as consulting editor.
>
> All of this is to make enough time in the day for my new job as coordinator
> of CUNY's Pipeline Program--a mentoring program for outstanding
> CUNY undergraduates from underrepresented groups who are interested in
> pursuing careers in college teaching and research. This program is run out
> of the CUNY Graduate Center, so I'm finding myself there several times a
> week, which is convenient for meeting with Ph.D. students in
> composition. I'm still serving on about 10 doctoral committees of students
> who were in my classes at the GC over the years.
>
> I'm really looking forward to seeing all of you in Atlanta.
>
> Rebecca
>  On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Shannon Carter <
> Shannon_Carter at tamu-commerce.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Hello, CBW EB!
>>
>> And so it appears while I was looking the other way CCCC landed on my
>> doorstep. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
>>
>>
>> My deepest apologies for being out of the loop. In "good news" I'll tell
>> you more about why, but for now:
>>
>>
>> 1. When shall we meet? Some of you were able to respond to Hannah's Doodle
>> poll @   http://doodle.com/27fpqwnwiwnzg2dnhzhs6sei/admin#table
>>
>> >From what we have thus far, it appears no time is going to work for
>> everyone. Kelly Ritter has made arrangements to stay an extra day, which
>> opens up several options Saturday afternoon. Please consider those options
>> when filling in the Doodle poll. If I'm remembering correctly, many of our
>> CBW EB members must leave by Friday, but let's get a better understanding of
>> what's possible on that front. I may be able to stay through Saturday if
>> need be, as well.
>>
>> Suggestion: After CBW meeting, if everyone isn't too fried. Could meet
>> after/over dinner, perhaps in the same room. I know everyone won't be
>> available, but we can do some good business online before and after.
>>
>> 2. Attached are the minutes from the 2010 meeting. Please review. Send
>> potential agenda items to me (and Hannah, with Liz). We will compile this
>> week and send out agenda early next, along with meeting time and place once
>> decided. At that time, we will also send finalized agenda for CCCC workshop
>> (CBW Program) and SIG.
>>
>> 3. Good news! Following the CBW EB tradition of beginning with good news
>> since we last met (and following Hannah's great lead of requesting that info
>> be shared online), I'm requesting that we share with one another some good
>> news since Louisville.
>>
>> Been some exciting stuff happening for me since we last met.
>> a. Personal stuff: Got married (!) and moved into our new home
>> Professional stuff:
>> b. Susan and I published the 2009/2010 Double Issue of BWe.
>> c. I published article in latest issue of Computers and Composition
>> Online, with colleagues Adkins and Dunbar-Odom
>> d. Leave last fall to complete work on second book project, which also
>> lead to completing our first documentary on the subject and several grants
>> (still pending)
>> e. With Deborah Mutnick, I hosted (just last week!) a conference on our
>> campus with theme Writing Democracy (http://writingdemocracy.weebly.com).
>> We'll also be co-editing a special issue of Community Literacy Journal on
>> the subject. Pumped about that.
>> f. With Laurie Grobman, Jenn Fishman, and a cast of others, we just
>> submitted a CCCC Task Force statement on Undergraduate Research.
>> e. With Bump Halbritter, it seems we may publish a special issue of Kairos
>> dedicated to digital scholarship by undergraduates.
>> f. With a graduate student and help of local history librarian, I was able
>> to install a Texas Historical Marker at the oldest African American church
>> in Commerce, the first to commemorate a building in this historically
>> segregated neighborhood.
>> List goes on. I'll stop there. A good year, though a busy one. ;)
>>
>> You?
>> Shannon
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