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<P><FONT size=2>I am willing to be one of the readers and will be filling out the doodle.<BR><BR>Robert Miller<BR></FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Miller, Robert<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon 12/10/2012 7:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Conference of Basic Writing Executive Board; J. Elizabeth Clark; cbw_exec@tamuc.edu; HAshley@wcupa.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CBW_Exec] Fall Check In & Gearing Up!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>I am willing to be one of the readers and will be filling out the doodle.<BR><BR>Robert Miller<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: cbw_exec-bounces@tamuc.edu on behalf of J. Elizabeth Clark<BR>Sent: Mon 12/10/2012 7:15 PM<BR>To: J. Elizabeth Clark; cbw_exec@tamuc.edu; HAshley@wcupa.edu<BR>Subject: Re: [CBW_Exec] Fall Check In & Gearing Up!<BR><BR>Hi Folks,<BR><BR><BR>Thank you all for checking in. I know it's the end of the semester, but<BR>I need a few things from you, so please quickly read on!<BR><BR><BR>1. Based on your feedback, we will cancel the poster session for this<BR>year. I will send around a proposed draft schedule with schedule<BR>changes, allotting the time for directed small group work following up<BR>on Victor's talk and also "what's new" in basic writing.<BR><BR><BR>2. I mistakenly thought one group was taking care of the TRAVEL award.<BR>They are not! We need to get out the applications ASAP. Do we have 2-3<BR>volunteers who are willing to read a month from now, January 10 ish?<BR><BR><BR>3. I am sending a link to this doodle. We need to find a time for an<BR>eboard meeting. I'm hoping that you can fill this out so we can plan<BR>accordingly!<BR><BR><BR><A href="http://www.doodle.com/7kkacd9f5aitdze8">http://www.doodle.com/7kkacd9f5aitdze8</A><BR><BR><BR>Thanks everyone!<BR><BR><BR>Liz<BR>J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<BR>Professor of English<BR>LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<BR>e-mail: lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu<BR>Phone: 718.482.5665<BR>www.jelizabethclark.com<BR>>>> J. Elizabeth Clark 12/02/12 8:24 PM >>><BR>Hi Folks,<BR><BR>Hope this finds you well. I'm posting a question about CBW 2013 for your<BR>consideration. As you know, race is our theme. We solicited poster<BR>presentation proposals, as we did last year, to carve out a space for<BR>new and emerging scholars. Unfortunately, the proposals we received did<BR>not adequately (or in some cases at all) address race and basic writing.<BR><BR>So, the question the sub-committee is considering is:<BR><BR>Do we send a revised CFP around, calling more specific attention to the<BR>need to theorize race?<BR><BR>--OR--<BR><BR>Do we cancel the poster session and instead use the time for networking<BR>or something else? <BR><BR>Looking forward to your thoughts.<BR><BR>A draft version of the program follows below.<BR><BR>Liz<BR><BR>Here's the current draft version of the agenda.<BR><BR>Basic Writing and Race: A Symposium<BR>Council on Basic Writing CCCC Preconference Workshop 2013In her 2007<BR>Journal of Basic Writing article "Representing Race in Basic Writing<BR>Scholarship," Carole Center reminds us that "Race, like all systemic<BR>differences that affect power relations, affects classroom...<BR>The Council on Basic Writing (CBW) is excited to engage with CCCC's<BR>renewed focus on basic writing and the question of public works of<BR>composition. Because students of color represent the majority of<BR>students enrolled in basic writing (Orfield), the CBW seeks to highlight<BR>questions about basic writing and race in relation to persistent social<BR>inequalities to more effectively reach out to our students and allow<BR>participants to focus on issues of structural and institutional racism<BR>(Condon). We will focus on key questions from the field such as who do<BR>we mean by *basic writers*? Who has this historically included, who does<BR>this include now, and how are the margins for basic writing as a site<BR>for racial justice and inclusive educational missions narrowing? How<BR>must we, as faculty committed to basic writing, continue to ensure that<BR>our classrooms are not doing the work of *public gatekeeping* but the<BR>public work of equity: that they are sites of diverse and racially<BR>inclusive teaching? <BR>Featuring keynote and roundtable presentations by Victor Villanueva,<BR>Scott Lyons, Beatrice Mendez-Newman, Zandra Jordan, Min-Zhan Lu, Steve<BR>Lamos and Wendy Olsen, the workshop will also be guided by discussions<BR>of the grounding theories of scholars such as Gilyard, Horner and Lu;<BR>Mutnick, Kynard and Eddy; Cardenas, and Wolff Murphy; and Marshall and<BR>Ryden. In addition to the annual gathering of basic writing faculty for<BR>networking, this preconference workshop will offer significant<BR>exploration to the role of race in basic writing education in the United<BR>States and the critical relationship between basic writing and the<BR>public work of composition.<BR>Agenda:<BR>1. 9-9:15 Welcome/Opening Remarks (J. Elizabeth Clark)<BR>2. 9:15-10:00 *Toward a Political Economy of Basic Writing Programs* by<BR>Victor Villanueva, Keynote Address (William Lalicker, introduction and<BR>moderator)<BR>One way to define *political economy* is to consider the relations<BR>between economics and systems of power, like decision-making bodies.<BR>Basic Writing programs have always been subject to rhetorical,<BR>legislative, and economic conditions in the ways that traditional<BR>first-year programs have not. Villanueva will discuss the rises and<BR>falls of basic writing programs from the perspective of political<BR>economics as it obtains in rhetoric, including his own experiences in<BR>keeping basic writing programs alive.<BR>3. 10:00-12:00 Race, Locality, and the Public Work of Basic Writing<BR>(Sugie Goen-Salter, moderator)<BR>This featured presentation slot will bring together basic writing<BR>educators from around the United States focused on the public work of<BR>basic writing, with particular focus (broadly defined) on issues related<BR>to race, racial injustice and critical race studies. Following a<BR>practice begun in 2012, the participants will be selected by an open<BR>call/poster session where local models for success are featured,<BR>including but not limited to: preparing and supporting students of<BR>color; preparing and supporting faculty of color; innovative programs;<BR>responding to local challenges; basic writing and race; basic writing<BR>and social inequality; basic writing and racial justice; meeting<BR>challenges and attacks on basic writing programs; and making the work of<BR>basic writing part of the public fabric of our communities.<BR>Lunch Break<BR>1:00-2:00 Roundtable on Race, Language, and Access: Possible Futures of<BR>Basic Writing (Steve Lamos & Wendy Olson, moderators)<BR><BR>An interactive roundtable addresses the following themes: BW and<BR>whiteness; the role of BW in Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs);<BR>race-conscious BW pedagogies; BW and *Generation 1.5* students; and<BR>other related issues. Speakers will offer brief responses to one theme,<BR>then move to facilitate a small group discussion. In closing, small<BR>groups will report back to the larger group with observations and/or<BR>suggestions for future directions. <BR>Featuring: Scott Lyons, Beatrice Mendez-Newman, Zandra Jordan, Min-Zhan<BR>Lu<BR>2:00-4:00: Publishing/Grant Writing Workshop (Hannah Ashley and Susan<BR>Naomi Bernstein, moderators)<BR>In this session, workshop participants are invited to bring ideas for<BR>articles, abstracts, and grants. Break out groups with published<BR>mentors will work to assist participants with publishing and grant<BR>questions and concerns.<BR>4:00-5:00 Public Work and Local Contexts (Greg Glau and Lynn Reid,<BR>moderators)<BR>This last segment of the day will focus on small group networking,<BR>helping basic writing educators to make connections across local<BR>contexts. We will connect people with similar interests to continue to<BR>build structures to support basic writing instructors outside of the<BR>annual CBW Workshop at CCCC.<BR><BR><BR><BR>J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<BR>Professor of English<BR>LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<BR>e-mail: lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu<BR>Phone: 718.482.5665<BR>www.jelizabethclark.com<BR>J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<BR>Professor of English<BR>LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<BR>e-mail: lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu<BR>Phone: 718.482.5665<BR>www.jelizabethclark.com<BR>>>> "J. Elizabeth Clark" 09/14/12 7:13 AM >>><BR>Hi Friends,<BR><BR><BR>Hope this finds you well. Happy fall! I can hardly believe that the<BR>leaves are already starting to fall. I wanted to touch base on 3<BR>things:<BR><BR><BR>1. First, my thanks to Michael Hill who stepped in to informally<BR>moderate what was a strange (but not nasty yet...) discussion on the<BR>CBW-L over grammar. I appreciate you stepping in & I thank everyone for<BR>thinking about when we might need to help moderate discussions.<BR><BR><BR>2. We need to send out the call for folks who want to present at the<BR>poster session at CBW. I think this went well last year. Do you have<BR>any critiques/suggestions before I send out the call about how to<BR>strengthen that part of the CBW day? Things I should keep in mind? <BR><BR><BR>And, WHO WOULD LIKE TO READ SUBMISSIONS? We'll need a few readers to<BR>read & rank submissions.<BR><BR><BR>3. If you haven't already, might those of you who are chairing<BR>sub-committees nudge them to begin their work?<BR><BR><BR>Hope all's well.<BR><BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR><BR>Liz<BR><BR><BR>J. Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D.<BR>Professor of English<BR>LaGuardia Community College--CUNY<BR>e-mail: lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu<BR>Phone: 718.482.5665<BR>www.jelizabethclark.com<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>CBW_Exec mailing list<BR>CBW_Exec@tamuc.edu<BR><A href="http://mailman.tamu-commerce.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbw_exec">http://mailman.tamu-commerce.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbw_exec</A><BR><BR>************IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS FORMAT<BR>CHANGE****************<BR>Our domain address is changing from tamu-commerce.edu to tamuc.edu.<BR>Please be aware that anything sent to a faculty or staff email address<BR>ending in @TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU after September 2012, will NOT be received.<BR>EMAILS WILL BE REJECTED. As we begin to transition our email system,<BR>please take proactive steps to ensure you have the correct email<BR>address. Our new email format for faculty and staff is<BR>First.Last@tamuc.edu. 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