GSOLE Affiliate Announcements

From International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)

The IWCA Awards Committee is seeking chairs willing to lead the sub-committees that will select this year's Outstanding Article, Outstanding Book, Future Leaders Awards, and Travel Grants, as well as those interested in serving as members of those committees. Committee chairs are tasked with selecting committee members, reviewing nominated texts or Future Leader applications, convening committee discussion to select winners, and presenting those awards at the annual conference this October. Committee members will review nominated texts and participate in the deliberation and selection process. The IWCA Awards Chairs will solicit nominations, provide each committee with copies of nominated texts, and guide each chair through the review and selection process. 

If you've ever wanted to have a say about which scholars and scholarship are recognized in our field, this is a good opportunity to make your voice heard!

If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the role(s), please complete this Committee Members & Chairs volunteer form by Sunday, 31 March. 

Please reach out to the co-chairs of the awards committee, Chessie Alberti and Kat Bell, if you have any questions. 

IWCA at the Conference on College Composition and Communication

We are getting so excited about the 2024 IWCA Collaborative@CCCC on April 3! Here’s additional information for the Collaborative.

Session Times

Session times are as follows:

7:30 am-8:30 am -- Check-in, Breakfast, Welcome

8:30 am-9:45 am – Session A 

9:50 am-11:05am – Session B 

11:05 am-11:25 am – Snack & Coffee Break

11:30 am-12:45 pm – Session C 

12:45 pm-2:00 pm – Lunch (Ballroom)

2:00 pm-3:15 pm – Session D 

3:20 pm-4:35 pm – Session E (Breakout Rooms)

4:40 pm-5:30 pm – Closing Reception with Buffet (Ballroom) 

We’ll email an electronic version of the full program early next week, which will include session time and location.

Accessibility

Please review this detailed conference accessibility guide for accessibility guidelines and practices. 

Room Technology

Each room is outfitted with either a projector/screen or a large TV for presentations. The projector/TV is connected to an in-room PC that presenters can use to either pull up their materials via the internet or, using a USB drive, they can also plug into the in-room PC. There are presentation clickers in every room. If presenters bring their own personal laptops, they can be connected directly to the TVs/projectors via HDMI. There are a few adaptors for those with Mac devices, but presenters may wish to bring their own Mac adaptor.

For Wi-Fi, presenters and attendees can log on to the Gonzaga Guest Wi-Fi from their personal devices. To access, you just select the network and click that you have read and agree to the terms of service. 

Conference Center staff will be in the building throughout the day to assist anyone with getting set up in their room.

Swag Exchange

Finally, please bring some small giveaways from your Writing Center, if you have any! We will have a “Swag Exchange” table, where you can stock up on pens, post-its, stickers, etc.!

Julia Bleakney

Chair, IWCA Collaborative@CCCC

Hannah Hanson

Coordinator, IWCA Collaborative@CCCC