See below for information about a great professional development opportunity to serve on a graduate committee for the national CWPA organization. If you have any interest–now or in your future–in administration, this would be a great opportunity. Plus, our own Kristen Ruccio (kruccio1@student.gsu.edu) has been serving on this committee and has offered to answer questions you may have! If you’re not already a CWPA member, you can easily become one in order to apply for this position (or to just become a member).
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WPA-GO Graduate Committee (GC) will invite applications for three new Graduate Committee member positions. New GC members will begin their terms at the July 2017 CWPA Conference and serve for up to two years or until the CWPA Conference of the year the member graduates from their program.
Responsibilities: GC members do the following:
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Chair or co-chair at least one subcommittee, soliciting members and setting/executing the annual agenda;
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Attend biannual GC meetings during CCCC and CWPA. At least one meeting must be attended in person. The other can be attended by video / audio conference;
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Work with local Writing Program Administrators, Writing Center directors, graduate students, and Writing Studies faculty to promote WPA-GO to a wider group of graduate students
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Work with Digital Presence committee to assist in advertising WPA-GO events, nominations, calls, and news items. This may include rotation(s) posting through social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.
Qualifications: Nominees must be:
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Current PhD students with a demonstrated interest in Writing Studies. Master’s students are invited to apply for the Master’s Degree Representative position.
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Current members of the CWPA and WPA-GO. For membership or other information, go to http://wpacouncil.org/wpa-go.
Application Process: Submit a WPA-GO Graduate Committee Application by Monday, February 27th.
Selection Process: Nominations are reviewed by the WPA-GO Elections Committee. Complete applications received by the deadline will be posted directly to the WPA-GO website for members to review. Voting will close on Wednesday, March 8th, and results will be announced by March 10th.
Contact: If you have questions, contact WPA-GO Elections Co-Chairs, Matthew Tougas (mtouga1@lsu.edu), Lindsey Albracht (lindsey.albracht@gmail.com) or Diversity and Outreach Committee Chair, Sherri Craig (craig36@purdue.edu).
We look forward to receiving your applications!
-The WPA-GO Elections Committee