Many Faces: Multiplicity in the Learning and Writing Center 

October 18–19, 2013 

Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Babcock 

Sponsored by the Utah Valley University & Community Writing Centers
Orem, Utah

Proposals due August 1, 2013  

One of the strengths of peer tutoring is our variety of approaches to research, tutoring, training, assessing, developing programs, and so on. This conference will explore the advantages of accepting and promoting a multiplicity of ideas and practices in peer tutoring, rather than clinging to a particular orthodoxy. We encourage presenters to share their models, designs, and approaches to a variety of learning center issues. Consider guiding participants through applications of theories and philosophies and expound-ing on why such approaches are used and needed in peer tutoring. 

Some questions to ponder: 

• Does the current literature promote a field of multiplicity? How so? 
  
  
• How would you describe the ideal role of a tutor for your institution or learning center? How might others adapt your approach? 
  
  
• What are the “many hats” that tutors and/or administrators wear? Should we wear so many hats? 
  
  
• How do our centers negotiate multiple identities? 
  
  
• Does multiplicity create an identity crisis for the “ideal” writing or learning center? 
  
  
• How does rhetoric and composition or other discipline theory inform writing or learning center work? 
  
  
• How do we assess multiplicity in the writing or learning center? 

Call for Proposals 

We invite a wide variety of submissions, including research papers, works in progress, individual presentations, panel discussions, poster presentations, creative works, or any other format that best presents your topic. Tutors, writing fellows, MSG leaders, SI/SLA facilitators, administrators, and patrons are encouraged to present. Individual presentations may last up to 20-minutes, and group presentations may last up to 40-minutes. Please limit proposals to 250 words. 

How to Submit 

Proposals may be submitted online by visiting the conference website at http://www.uvu.edu/owl/strategic/index.html Select the “Submit Proposal” option towards the middle of the page. Complete the “Submission Form” and attach a Microsoft Word or PDF document. 

Contact Information 

For more information, please contact Leigh Ann Copas, Writing Center 

Coordinator, Utah Valley University, at 801-863-8936 or copasle@uvu.edu 

Conference Website: http://www.uvu.edu/owl/strategic/index.html 

Proposals are due August 1st, 2013 

Writing Center Journal Research and Writing Retreat

July 31-August 3, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

The retreat will offer a seminar and writing workshop environment for participants working on writing center-related research and scholarship. For more information and an online application form, please visit our (temporary) Writing Center Journal website at http://writingcenterjournal.yolasite.com.