[CBW_Exec] LOGO!

Wed May 11 09:24:42 CDT 2011

Hi Kelly,

Yes, but isn't that "Conference" not "Council"? If it says council, then we don't need a new one.

What say you?

Liz

J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.
Professor of English 
LaGuardia Community College--CUNY
e-mail:  lclark at lagcc.cuny.edu
Phone:  718.482.5665 
www.jelizabethclark.com
>>> Kelly Ritter  05/11/11 10:15 AM >>>
We do have the logo on the stickers from the 2010 conference. . .

Kelly

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM, J. Elizabeth Clark
wrote:

> Lynn Reid, who works with Barbara Gleason on BWe has volunteered to find
> someone who is going to mock up some new logos for us (our current logo is
> still "Conference on Basic Writing"). I will send them around when she
> finishes them and we can talk about how to proceed.
>
>
> How exciting!!!!
>
>
> Liz
>
> J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.
> Professor of English
> LaGuardia Community College--CUNY
> e-mail:  lclark at lagcc.cuny.edu
> Phone:  718.482.5665
> www.jelizabethclark.com
> >>> "Ashley, Hannah"  05/11/11 9:16 AM >>>
> I know this will drive some of you crazy, but now that my grades are in, my
> head seems to be in gear in a different way.  I went back through the
> mission statement, meaning to just format it for better use (adding italics
> to a key phrase in each bullet), and I realized the one about collaborations
> had way to many things in it to choose one key phrase.  Based on that, I
> moved the "bigger" phrase to the top of the list of bullets, so that it now
> reads: "CBW pursues these ends by promoting appropriate support for Basic
> Writing that fosters college access and success for students who might
> otherwise be denied admittance through:"
>
> I'm not wedded to it, as I know it is a bigger change than a tweak, but
> that's what you get for putting something on Google docs.
>
> Hannah
>
> Hannah Ashley, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of English, Composition & Rhetoric
> Director, Writing Zones 12.5  (www.writingzones.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 Deborah Mutnick [
> Deborah.Mutnick at liu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:28 PM
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!
>
> Hi all,
>
> A few more tweaks, in part addressing Sarah's concerns or maybe, alas,
> exacerbating the problem. I agree the shorter the better so the added
> material could be cut. But if we do want to say something about
> collaborations it seems to me we should also include post-secondary ESL and
> academic support services (I'm thinking of the conversation at Cs in April
> about the importance of strengthening these connections). I think it also
> might help to make the three points subordinate to the clause about
> providing appropriate support.
>
> Steve and other authors of the statement--as everyone said, it's great. I
> think it will be a very useful tool for us going forward.
>
> All the best,
> 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
>
> ________________________________________
> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu [
> cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu] on behalf of Sarah Kirk [
> afsjk at uaa.alaska.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:08 PM
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; Conference of Basic
> Writing Executive Board
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!
>
> I'm chiming in very late on this, I realize, but I do want to make a
> comment about the "collaboration" sections that were added:
>
> 1. I'm concerned that we will find more and more collaborators that we need
> to add in. So, is it enough that we already note that we support A, B, C, D,
> E students without later specifying "K-12" transition and "adult learners"?
>
> 2. If we are going to follow through with the collaborators, then we might
> want to consider the ESL learners/programs/instructors. At my university,
> our ESL students may test into ESL, or, if high enough skills, into BW prior
> to first-year comp. We have a great need for our BW instructors to have a
> background in linguistics and cultural life outside the USA!
>
> 3. Another comment about K-12 collaboration: In Alaska, we are getting
> pressured to test HS students for "college readiness," which means entrance
> into the first comp class that is used for a General Education Requirement.
> The talk from top down is that the entire focus of statewide is on high
> school to college readiness based on skills for English and math alone. We
> all know that a great many of our BW students are not 18 and that there are
> numerous reasons beyond literacy skills as to why they end up in BW classes.
> I think that we need to focus on collaborating with administration,
> politicians, and our statewide constituents so that they better understand
> the existence of and need for (great) BW programs.
>
> Otherwise, I like straight forward/direct mission statements. This one is
> pretty darn good!
>
> -Sarah
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbw_exec-bounces at tamu-commerce.edu on behalf of Susan Bernstein
> Sent: Tue 5/10/11 16:48
> To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board
> Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!
>
> Dear Liz (& all),
>
> I really like your changes. Good call. For your K-12 question: because of
> the prevalence of dual enrollment, and the potential benefits of
> school/college connections, I think it's a good idea to collaborate as
> practicable and possible with K-12 schools. I'm speaking from my own
> experiences here, and for me the strongest collaborations have had elements
> of sustainability built into them. And having said that, I also have a few
> questions.
>
> What kinds of collaborations do EB folks have in mind? What kinds of
> collaborations are already in progress? Are these equitable collaborations
> between faculty at K-12 and post-secondary institutions? Collaborations
> between students in basic writing and younger students? Top-down
> collaborations between post-secondary institutions and K-12 administrators?
> Something else?
>
> Thanks again -- especially if you've already shared this information!
>
> Peace and best,
>
> Susan
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:13 PM, J. Elizabeth Clark
> wrote:
>
> > Steve and crew (the creators & collaborators!),
> >
> >
> > I think this looks amazing! I made two changes & highlighted them in
> pink.
> > One was to add the liststerv to the list of things we "do." I think the
> > listserv has proven, over the last month, to be a great site for
> networking.
> > I also added students to our constituencies. See what you think.
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure about K-12. I have mixed feelings about it. I like Deborah's
> > rationale. But, I'm still uncertain.
> >
> >
> > What do others think?
> >
> >
> > And, I think this is pretty close to being ready (how's that for smooth
> > prose?) to go to the list.
> >
> >
> > Liz
> >
> > J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.
> > Professor of English
> > LaGuardia Community College--CUNY
> > e-mail: lclark at lagcc.cuny.edu
> > Phone: 718.482.5665
> > www.jelizabethclark.com
> > >>> Steven Joseph Lamos 05/10/11 11:46 AM >>>
> > Hi all:
> >
> > Now that CCCCs is done, let's see if we can't get the CBW Mission
> Statement
> > done as well.
> >
> > The current statement is, thanks to Tom, up at the following address:
> >
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UnoaQ_GGxJimI00hL_S762tXvExfNsJNCQP3_10lmi0/edit?hl=en&authkey=CKS2veYC
> >
> > I've made a couple of minor tweaks (e.g. "benefiting"; "basic writing"
> > rather than BW). I've also added a version of Tom's suggestion about K-12
> > interface: it's highlighted so that people can see what they think.
> >
> > Can everyone take a last look at this, discuss this last addition, and /
> or
> > make other last minor changes as they see fit to the Google Doc itself?
> >
> > Almost there,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Steve Lamos, Ph.D.
> > Assistant Professor, Program for Writing and Rhetoric / English
> Department
> > Faculty Director, Writing Center
> >
> > 317 UCB (303) 735-5693 (phone)
> > Boulder, CO 80309 (303) 492-7877 (fax)
> > lamos at colorado.edu
> >
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Dr. Kelly Ritter
Associate Professor of English
Director of Composition
UNCG
karitter at uncg.edu
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