Thursday, February 14, 2008

Composition Adjunct? Going to CCCCs?  Please Read!

Adjunct Colleagues:

I am reposting material from a couple weeks ago.  So far, the response has been abysmal—are there no adjuncts interested in going to the WPA breakfast?  I simply do not comprehend.

If you are interested in going to the WPA breakfast, and you are an adjunct in the comp/rhet field, please read the repost below.

It’s silly to ignore generosity and opportunity—especially when they are combined.

Best,
gz

Yes, the Conference on College Composition and Communication is coming up in just a few months.  First week of April.  While the conference is going on, there are a lot of different research, interest, and identity groups organizing gatherings.  The Council of Writing Program Administrators is one of them.  That’s the WPA—the WPA-list is where I go for a lot of material, advice, and insights for my professional development and growth. 

In the mean time, the WPA Breakfast is a great way to get to meet, greet, and interact with WPAs.  That’s right, you don’t have to be a WPA to join the Council of WPAs.  And if you are going to be in New Orleans for the 4Cs and have ever thought about program administration, this breakfast will probably have one of the densest concentrations of WPAs on the planet this year.  It is a good idea to be there.

If you are an adjunct and don’t have the cash to go to the breakfast, send me an email: gz7comp@gmail.com .  Some current WPAs and WPA-list members have offered to stake for adjuncts’ breakfasts.  I’m running this on a first come, first served basis for as many slots as stakers provide.

If you are a graduate student, the breakfast costs $20.  The WPA Council uses the Robert Connors fund to offset the subsidy. 

If you are willing to donate to support the graduate student subsidy, please donate to the Connors fund.  To stake an adjunct, please contact me via email at: gz7comp@gmail.com
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A big thanks to members of the WPA community who have responded with such generosity to stake adjuncts so quickly!  Thank you!

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