Welcome to the South Carolina Tutor Retreat!

Thank you to our host!

Thank you to our event sponsors!

Thank you to our event sponsors!

Southeastern Writing Center Association• Member of the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA), an NCTE Assembly

• Designated region of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Puerto Rico, and the American Virgin Islands

• Membership open to those from public and private secondary schools, community colleges, colleges and universities, and individuals and institutions within and beyond the Southeastern region

•Website: http://www.iwca-swca.org

SWCA Membership• Student Membership: $12.00• One-year subscription to Southern Discourse (two issues)• Reduced conference registration fee• One vote in annual elections

• Professional Membership: $30.00 • One-year subscription to Southern Discourse (two issues)• Reduced conference registration fee• One vote in annual elections

• Institutional Membership: $100.00• One-year subscription to Southern Discourse (two issues), including three copies of each

issue• Reduced conference registration for ALL attendees from your institution• One vote in annual elections• A link to your writing center from the SWCA website• Additional promotional items, including a nifty membership certificate to display in your

writing center

SWCA Conference – February 21-23, 2013•Visit Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

•Hosted by Kevin Dvorak and Shanti Bruce at Nova Southeastern University

•Conference theme: “The Work We Do”

•Keynote speaker: Melissa Ianetta, University of Delaware, co-editor of Writing Center Journal

•Proposal deadline: October 22, 2012

Call for Editor – Southern Discourse•Southern Discourse is the only regional writing center publication. •SWCA is looking for an editor or editorial team to guide the publication in the future through energetic leadership and vision.

•Five-year appointment•Deadline for applications: October 1, 2012

Publish in Southern Discourse•Spring Deadline: January 10, 2013

•Accepting submissions for all kinds of publications related to writing centers and writing center work• Research articles• Features• Editorials• Creative works

South Carolina Network•Palmetto State Writing Center Association• Thanks to Katie Hetrick at College of Charleston for designing the

logo!

Our Next Event•South Carolina Writing Center Directors’ Lunch

•Hosted by Scott Pleasant at Coastal Carolina University in Conway

•Topic: Tutor Training Techniques

•Date: Saturday in early April 2013 (TBA)

• B.A., Francis Marion University, 2007• Served for four years as an undergraduate

tutor in the FMU Writing Center

• M.A., Coastal Carolina University, 2012

• National Board Certified Teacher, Johnsonville High School

• 2012-2013 South Carolina Teacher of the Year

• Blog: http://techsavvyedu.blogspot.com

Keynote: Amy McAllister