We do have the logo on the stickers from the 2010 conference. . . <br><br>Kelly<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM, J. Elizabeth Clark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu">lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">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.<br>
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How exciting!!!!<br>
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<br>
Liz<br>
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J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<br>
Professor of English<br>
LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<br>
e-mail: <a href="mailto:lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu">lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu</a><br>
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>>> "Ashley, Hannah" 05/11/11 9:16 AM >>><br>
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:"<br>
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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.<br>
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Hannah<br>
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Hannah Ashley, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor of English, Composition & Rhetoric<br>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:28 PM<br>
To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board<br>
Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!<br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
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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.<br>
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All the best,<br>
Deborah<br>
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English Department<br>
Long Island University<br>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:08 PM<br>
To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board<br>
Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!<br>
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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:<br>
<br>
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"?<br>
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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!<br>
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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.<br>
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Otherwise, I like straight forward/direct mission statements. This one is pretty darn good!<br>
<br>
-Sarah<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:cbw_exec-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu">cbw_exec-bounces@tamu-commerce.edu</a> on behalf of Susan Bernstein<br>
Sent: Tue 5/10/11 16:48<br>
To: Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board<br>
Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] CBW Misson Statement: Almost There!<br>
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Dear Liz (& all),<br>
<br>
I really like your changes. Good call. For your K-12 question: because of<br>
the prevalence of dual enrollment, and the potential benefits of<br>
school/college connections, I think it's a good idea to collaborate as<br>
practicable and possible with K-12 schools. I'm speaking from my own<br>
experiences here, and for me the strongest collaborations have had elements<br>
of sustainability built into them. And having said that, I also have a few<br>
questions.<br>
<br>
What kinds of collaborations do EB folks have in mind? What kinds of<br>
collaborations are already in progress? Are these equitable collaborations<br>
between faculty at K-12 and post-secondary institutions? Collaborations<br>
between students in basic writing and younger students? Top-down<br>
collaborations between post-secondary institutions and K-12 administrators?<br>
Something else?<br>
<br>
Thanks again -- especially if you've already shared this information!<br>
<br>
Peace and best,<br>
<br>
Susan<br>
<br>
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:13 PM, J. Elizabeth Clark<br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
> Steve and crew (the creators & collaborators!),<br>
><br>
><br>
> I think this looks amazing! I made two changes & highlighted them in pink.<br>
> One was to add the liststerv to the list of things we "do." I think the<br>
> listserv has proven, over the last month, to be a great site for networking.<br>
> I also added students to our constituencies. See what you think.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I'm not sure about K-12. I have mixed feelings about it. I like Deborah's<br>
> rationale. But, I'm still uncertain.<br>
><br>
><br>
> What do others think?<br>
><br>
><br>
> And, I think this is pretty close to being ready (how's that for smooth<br>
> prose?) to go to the list.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Liz<br>
><br>
> J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<br>
> Professor of English<br>
> LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<br>
> e-mail: <a href="mailto:lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu">lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu</a><br>
> Phone: 718.482.5665<br>
> <a href="http://www.jelizabethclark.com" target="_blank">www.jelizabethclark.com</a><br>
> >>> Steven Joseph Lamos 05/10/11 11:46 AM >>><br>
> Hi all:<br>
><br>
> Now that CCCCs is done, let's see if we can't get the CBW Mission Statement<br>
> done as well.<br>
><br>
> The current statement is, thanks to Tom, up at the following address:<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UnoaQ_GGxJimI00hL_S762tXvExfNsJNCQP3_10lmi0/edit?hl=en&authkey=CKS2veYC" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UnoaQ_GGxJimI00hL_S762tXvExfNsJNCQP3_10lmi0/edit?hl=en&authkey=CKS2veYC</a><br>
><br>
> I've made a couple of minor tweaks (e.g. "benefiting"; "basic writing"<br>
> rather than BW). I've also added a version of Tom's suggestion about K-12<br>
> interface: it's highlighted so that people can see what they think.<br>
><br>
> Can everyone take a last look at this, discuss this last addition, and / or<br>
> make other last minor changes as they see fit to the Google Doc itself?<br>
><br>
> Almost there,<br>
><br>
> Steve<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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