2020 East Central Writing Center Association Conference March 5-7 Critical Literacies, Humanizing Connections Hosted by Marian University Program Table of Contents General Schedule: p. 1 Session Program: p. 3 Thursday, March 5: p. 3 Friday, March 6: p. 3 Saturday, March 7: p. 13 Conference Site Maps & Addresses: p. 17 Local Attractions & Restaurants: p. 19 General Schedule Thursday, March 5 Registration & Reception 5:30-9:00pm | Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library | 543 Indiana Ave. Performance "There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you:" Stories from the Community Writing Center Helen Raica-Klotz, Chris Giroux | Saginaw Valley State University Performance The History of Indiana Avenue: Black Indianapolis Wildstyle Paschall, The Learning Tree Performance Poetry from Alyssa Gaines, 2019 Indianapolis Youth Poet Laureate Activities Join us for hors d’oeuvre, tour the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, and generate humanizing connections through Words With Friends. Create your own ECWCA zine at our zine-making station. Friday, March 6 Concurrent Sessions, Keynote, Awards, and Special Interest Group Meetings All Sessions Take Place At Marian University | 3200 Cold Spring Road Registration & Check In 8:00 am-2:00pm Norman Center Lobby Session A 9-9:50am Norman Center Session B 10-10:50am Norman Center Session C 11-11:50am Norman Center Lunch, Awards, & Keynote 12-1:50pm Alumni Hall Session D 2-2:50pm Norman Center Session E 3-3:50pm Norman Center Tour of Marian University 4-4:45pm Meet @ Norman Center Writing Center Lobby Special Interest Groups 5:30-7pm Various Locations 1 Saturday, March 7 Concurrent Sessions & Lunch Saturday Sessions Take Place at Riverside High School, Flanner Community Writing Center, and Marian University—See Session Program for Specific Locations Registration & Check-in 8-10am Riverside High School Session F 9-9:50am Riverside High School, Flanner Community Writing Center, Marian University Ecolab Session G 10-10:50am Riverside High School & Flanner Community Writing Center Session H 11-11:50am Riverside High School & Flanner Community Writing Center Lunch & ECWCA Board 12:15-1:45pm Riverside High School Presentation Featured Workshops The following workshops require additional (free) registration and are limited to a specific headcount. To attend, RSVP at www.marian.edu/ecwca2020 Workshop Time Location Trauma-informed and Healing 2-4pm Norman Center, NC 103 Centered Practices Friday, March 6 Naloxone (Narcan) Training 11-11:50am Flanner Community Writing Saturday, march 7 Center, Library Room 2 Session Program Thursday, March 5, 2020 | Registration & Reception 5:30-9:00pm | Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library | 543 Indiana Ave. Performance "There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you:" Stories from the Community Writing Center Helen Raica-Klotz, Chris Giroux | Saginaw Valley State University Performance The History of Indiana Avenue: Black Indianapolis Wildstyle Paschall, The Learning Tree Performance Poetry from Alyssa Gaines, 2019 Indianapolis Youth Poet Laureate Activities Join us for hors d’oeuvre, tour the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, and generate humanizing connections through Words With Friends. Create your own ECWCA zine at our zine-making station. Friday, March 6, 2020 | All Friday Sessions Take Place at Marian University | 3200 Cold Spring Road. Registration 8:00am-2:00 pm Norman Center and Check-in Session A | 9:00-9:50 | Norman Center A1 Individual Approaching Accessibility Through Webinars Presentations I will be exploring my own process of making insiders knowledge NC 101 accessible to individuals outside of the writing center field through creating webinars with associated resource guides that break down and describe complex linguistic issues. Anna Kane, Emily Segrest | Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis NC 101 Growing the Social Media Presence of the Writing Center Social media can help connect Writing Centers to students. In this presentation, I will share strategies the IU Southeast Writing Center used in the past year to grow its social media presence. Examples include memes, grammar quizzes, and contests. Peyton Rhodes | Indiana University Southeast NC 101 Making Connections in a Virtual Writing Center World Von Allmen and Fallon seek to humanize the connections writing consultants have with clients who use online resources. The audience will be asked to participate; the result should be a brainstorm of ideas developed from the presenters and professionals. Rebecca Von Allmen, Kristen Fallon | Indiana University Southeast A2 Individual Expressive, Personal, and Positive Writing Groups Presentations This session will operate as a discussion about how to operate writing NC 103 groups focused on supporting writers by developing a community that 3 benefits members through expressive, personal, and positive writing that acknowledges the difficulties faced in academic writing. Brandilyn Worrell | Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis NC 103 Radical Listening as an Ethical Means for Fostering Social Change in the Writing Center Writing centers that promote social justice risk becoming dogmatic. A simple but powerful way to promote justice without pushing an agenda is to radically listen. This presentation will explore radical listening as an inclusive way to foster change. Clayton Chiarelott | Bowling Green State University NC 103 Humanizing the Writing Center Through Location and Atmosphere In this presentation, the presenters will focus on how writing centers can and should utilize location and atmosphere to create the best possible experience for their campus's community. Alexandra Warner, Tera Sigafoos | Indiana University Southeast A3 Workshop Welcoming ALL - Inclusion in the Writing Center NC 104 For this project, our research interest was welcomeness in writing centers, especially as it pertains to those whom institutions make little effort to include. Institutions often make efforts to build diversity, but they only initiate programs, workshops, and other inclusionary work for specific groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community and non-white people. But what about people who are economically vulnerable, those within the Deaf community, or those who are mixed-race? These groups rarely fit into the categories outlined by institutions’ inclusion agenda. As consultants, we wanted to research about how we can make writing centers a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming space for all. This workshop will lead participants through activities including defining “welcomeness” and discussing complicated writing center scenarios together. Chloe Coy, Savannah McKnight, Lauren Welter | Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis A4 Workshop An Interdisciplinary Transfer of Teaching Strategies from Speech NC 107 Language Pathology to a Multilingual Writing Center This presentation is a comparative analysis of the teaching strategies implemented by Speech language pathologists for individuals with language impairments and writing consultants at an English language learner writing center. Julia Mordarski, Cosette Zupan | Miami University of Ohio A5 Workshop Did We Just Become Best Friends?: Forming Relationships Within the NC 108 Writing Center The goal of this panel is to discuss the formation of relationships in the writing center. We hope to have a good conversation on why this is important and what it might mean for consultants and the writers themselves. Jacob Riley | Wabash College 4 Mind Mapping: Unleashing the hidden potential of a graphic A6 Workshop organizer for all writers NC 102 Discover the potential of a web graphic organizer. We will discuss what a mind map is, why it is a critical tool for tutors, instructors, professors, and teachers, how to use one with all levels of academic work, and how to use it in one’s own writing. Demarise Abbett | Marian University Session B | 10:00-10:50 | Norman Center B1 Individual Bridging the Gap: How the Service Learning-Based Butler Writers Presentations Studio at Shortridge High School Connects Students from Diverse NC 101 Backgrounds and Contributes to an IB-For-All Culture Leaders of this innovative partnership between college and high school will share anecdotes and data that points to the importance of mentorship in developing the confidence and craft of young writers. Chris Speckman, Mel Coryell | Butler University, Shortridge High School, Indianapolis Public Schools NC 101 We Are Readers. That's What We Do. Three experienced Readers from Northwestern Michigan College will discuss why the Writing Center staff call themselves "Readers" rather than tutors, mentors, or consultants, etc., and what the various titles might mean to students. Diane Bair, Liam Strong, Carrie Dunklow | Northwestern Michigan College NC 101 The Student Bridge: The Role of Tutor Coordinators within the Writing Center A student shares her experience as being one of the people hired solely to manage those who work the front desk of the writing center (Tutor Coordinators -- TC). This presentation will expand on the role of Tutor Coordinators within the writing center as a bridge to both the community and the student body. Olivia Thomas | Marian University B2 Workshop Stories of Plagiarism: A Communal Exploration of Textual Borrowing NC 103 Practices The word "plagiarism" carries a multitude of complex definitions and experiences. This conversational workshop aims to create a space where we can explore these definitions through collective storying. Nathan Marquam, Emily Rasmussen | Indiana University- Purdue