Here is our Call for Papers and proposal form for the next MnWE Conference in spring 2017 at Southwest State University-Marshall. We hope you’ll send us your proposal—anything new, old, revised, risky; finished, in progress, or just started; and excellent for sharing with others. We accept most proposals, and while we hope the theme this year, “Connecting Landscapes,” might be helpful to you, you are very welcome to send other ideas, as well. We love proposals from Minnesota and also from those outside our state, especially if you are nearby. What would you like to share?
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Richard Jewell, General Coordinator
Minnesota Writing and English
jewel001@umn.edu
Minnesota Writing & English
A Consortium of Upper Midwest Colleges and Universities
Call for Proposals (CFP), 2016-17
MnWE is a consortium of Upper Midwest college and university writing and English faculty centered in Minnesota. Our annual spring, two-day conference attracts up to 200 attendees, and our bi-monthly “MnWE News” is emailed to about 2500 members in Minnesota, surrounding states, and one province. To join our email list, click above on “About MnWE.”
Next MnWE Conference
“Connecting Landscapes”
March 31-April 1, 2017 (Friday-Saturday)
Southwest Minnesota State University,
Marshall, Minnesota
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Faculty discuss ideas and
issues at a MnWE breakout session.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
Our age of globalization and virtual communities can obscure the reality that we are all literally grounded in our landscapes, our locales and institutional sites. MnWE’s 2017 theme, Connecting Landscapes, invites us to consider the most fruitful ways of connecting both geographical and metaphorical landscapes.
As English educators, we speak of discovering “where we stand” on issues, of being “moved” by words and images, and of using language to change others’ positions and points of view and create movement.
How can Composition, Literature, and Creative Writing help us bridge divides, comprehend divergent perspectives, and reevaluate our own ideas? How can reading and writing create understanding of and empathy with people coming from other landscapes? How can language evoke and examine topographies or worldviews?
We welcome proposals responding to the “Connecting Landscapes” theme—or any matter involving teaching literature, writing, or ESL, the relationships between high school and college-level English, or writing center and tutoring work. Prospective presenters are welcome to consider the following questions as they design proposals:
As we help students become conversant in the culture of writing and ideas, how are we preparing and empowering our increasingly diverse learners to understand the world beyond their home turf? How can we connect writing and literature classes to global experiences to help students explore broader geographical and ideological landscapes?
Have we responded effectively to the varying needs of newcomers to our landscapes? How can placement and assessment policies best help new students acclimate to academic landscapes? How can we connect our varying professional landscapes to provide up-to-date and relevant programs and courses to our students?
How do we create inclusive communities that welcome and build on the strengths of immigrants? How can English and Writing departments work with student support services to increase retention and success among underrepresented students?
How might service learning opportunities expand or deepen student engagement with surrounding communities?
How can writing centers and writing faculty create connections between separate campus spaces and philosophies?
How do we adapt pedagogy and create connection with students in the landscape of online teaching and tutoring?
How does the academic landscape look different to English graduate students, adjunct instructors, writing center staff, and full-time high school and college faculty? How can we create more connection and shared purpose among these groups?
How can we reach beyond the physical and ideological boundaries of our own institutions to meaningfully connect with other high schools, colleges, and universities?
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FORM FOR PROPOSALS:
Please send your proposals by copying and pasting the form below into an email or Word document; then fill in your answers, and send your filled in form to:
MnWEconference@gmail.com
First Name *
Surname or Family Name *
Your School or Affiliation *
Preferred Email *
Phone Number *
Proposal Title * (Be descriptive so that audiences can find the papers they want to see! Only your title will show in the Program’s time-grid schedule. However, your full abstract/proposal description will show in the “Conference Abstracts” that everyone also will receive in the Program.)
Proposal Abstract * (In 50-100 words only (please, not longer), summarize your presentation and its values to teachers of English and Writing. This summary will be printed in the “Abstracts” section of the Program. Please edit it carefully. (Most presentations are accepted--if they fall into the fields of writing, literature, creative writing, and related subjects.)
The Next several questions are about your proposed abstract.
Category of Presentation (Fill in whatever clearly applies. We will group presentations as best we can according to your answers.) *
( ) Place/location as a Controlling Metaphor
( ) Place/location as a Physical Problem/Solution
( ) Rhetoric and Writing
( ) Technical or Professional Communication
( ) Computer-Assisted Instruction, Online Courses, and Hybrid Courses
( ) Creative Writing: Pedagogy
( ) Creative Writing: A Reading of Selected Works by the Presenter
( ) TESL/TESOL/English as a Second Language
( ) Writing Center Theory, Research, and Practice
( ) Gender Studies
( ) Literature: Criticism and Theory
( ) Literature: Pedagogy
( ) Other:
Format of Presentation *
( ) Individual Presentation of 8-12 Minutes plus Discussion (to be
joined to two other papers in a 75-minute time slot)
( ) Panel of Two to Four Presenters presenting for no more than 30-
45 min., total, plus discussion after or during (75-min. slot): Please
have one person in charge of the panel, who will send in the
proposal and summary of it for both or all presenters.
( ) Workshop of 75 min.
( ) Double-Session Workshop of 150 min. (with 15-min. /break, pm
only)
( ) Long Workshop of 120 (without break, pm only)
( ) Roundtable of 4-6 participants (75 min.)
( ) Roundtable of 4-6 part. (double session w/break (150 min., pm only)
( ) Roundtable of 4-6 part. (long session w/o break (120 min., pm only)
( ) Reading of Creative Writing (20-30 minutes)
( ) Other:
Preferred Presentation Time *
( ) Friday AM ONLY (75-min. events ONLY)
( ) Friday PM ONLY (75, 120, and 150 min. events)
( ) Friday Anytime
( ) Saturday AM ONLY (75-min. events ONLY)
( ) Saturday PM ONLY (75, 120, and 150 min. events)
( ) Saturday Anytime
( ) Either Day, Anytime.
( ) Other:
Disability * Do you or someone else in the your session need disability accommodations? If so, what are they?
Comments, Suggestions, Special Technology Needs? (All rooms will have a ceiling-mounted projector, a screen, and an online computer to control projector and screen.)
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Richard Jewell, Larry Sklaney, Danielle Hinrichs,
Gordy Pueschner, and Amy Kubista, Coordinators
MnWE--Minnesota Writing and English
richard@jewell.net - (612) 870-7024
larry.sklaney@century.edu - (651) 747-4006
danielle.hinrichs@metrostate.edu - (651) 999-5960
gordon.pueschner@century.edu – (651) 686-4468
amy.kubista@waldenu.edu - (612) 209-8857
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MnWE Committee (4-‘16):
David Beard, University of Minnesota-Duluth, dbeard@d.umn.edu
Heidi Burns, Minnesota State University-Mankato, heidi.burns@mnsu.edu
Alexander Champous, University of Minnesota, champ147@umn.edu
Kirsti Cole, Minnesota State University-Mankato, kirsti.cole@mnsu.edu
Anthony Collins, Inver Hills Community College, acollin@inverhills.edu
Julie Daniels, Century Community and Technical College, julie.daniels@century.edu
Mary Daniloff-Merrill, Southwest Minnesota State University, mary.daniloff-merrill@smsu.edu
Dan Darling, Normandale Community College, daniel.darling@normandale.edu
Pat Darling, Century Community and Technical College, pat.darling@century.edu
Anna Davis, Hennepin Technical College, anna.davis@hennepintech.edu
Melissa Giefer, Winona State University, mgiefer@winona.edu
Jenny Gunter, Winona State University, jgunter15@winona.edu
Danielle Hinrichs, Metropolitan State University, danielle.hinrichs@metrostate.edu
Lisa Lucas Hurst, Southwest Minnesota State University-Marshall, lisa.lucas@smsu.edu
Richard Jewell, Inver Hills Community College, richard@jewell.net
Yanmei Jiang, Century College, ymjiang2008@yahoo.com
Darryl Johnson, Anoka Technical College, daugustj@gmail.com
Amy Kubista, Walden University, amy.kubista@waldenu.edu
Jenna Kulasiewicz, Chippewa Valley Community College, jkulasiewicz1@cvtc.edu
Robyn Madson, Forest Lake Area Schools, rmadson@flaschools.org
Anthony Miller, North Hennepin Community College, anthony.miller@nhcc.edu
Lynda Milne, MnSCU Faculty Development, lynda.milne@so.mnscu.edu
Cynthia Pope, St. Paul College, cynthia.pope@saintpaul.edu
Beata Pueschner, Anoka Ramsey College, beata.pueschner@anokaramsey.edu
Gordon Pueschner, Century College, gordon.pueschner@century.edu
Ken Risdon, University of Minnesota-Duluth, krisdon@d.umn.edu
Donald Ross, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, rossj001@umn.edu
Larry Sklaney, Century Community and Technical College, larry.sklaney@century.edu
Linda Tetzlaff, Normandale Community College, linda.tetzlaff@normandale.edu
Joan Thompson, Normandale Community College, joan.thompson@normandale.edu
Margaret Trott, Winona State University, mtrott@winona.edu
Rex Veeder, St. Cloud State University, rlveeder@stcloudstate.edu
Pakou Yang, MnSCU Central Offices, pakou.yang@so.mnscu.edu
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Contact Representatives at Their Schools:
Brian Baumgart, North Hennepin Community College, brian.baumgart@nhcc.edu
Laura Benda, Institute of Production and Recording, lbenda@ipr.edu
Anna Davis, Hennepin Technical College, anna.davis@hennepintech.edu
Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, University of Minnesota, lkbreuch@umn.edu
Kristin Buck, Rochester Community and Technical College, Kristin.Buck@roch.edu
Kay Dailey, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, dailey.kath@uwlax.edu
Mary Ellen Daniloff-Merrill, Southwest Minnesota State University, mary.daniloff-merrill@smsu.edu
Brandy Hoffmann, Central Lakes College, bhoffma2@d.umn.edu
Ben Kiely, North Hennepin Community College, benjamin.kiely@nhcc.edu
Jenna Kulasiewicz, UW-Eau Claire, kulasijj@uwec.edu
Carol Mohrbacher, St. Cloud State University, camohrbacher@stcloudstate.edu
Heidi Newbauer, South Central College, heidi.newbauer@southcentral.edu
Nick Nownes, Inver Hills Community College, nnownes@inverhills.edu
Karsten Piper, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, karsten.piper@mnwest.edu
Tom Reynolds, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, reyno004@umn.edu
Barbara Rohrich, Cankdeska Cikana Community College, barbara.rohrich@littlehoop.edu
Kelly Sassi, North Dakota State University, kelly.sassi@ndsu.edu
Erika Scheurer, St. Thomas University, ecscheurer@stthomas.edu
Scott Stankey, Anoka Ramsey Community College, scott.stankey@anokaramsey.edu
Rex Veeder, St. Cloud State University, rlveeder@stcloudstate.edu
Pam Whitfield, Rochester Community and Technical College, pam.whitfield@rctc.edu
Thomas Zelman, College of St. Scholastica, tzelman@css.edu
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