TYCA-PNW 2004 Conference:

Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus

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October 15-16, 2004

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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sherrie Gradin of Ohio University

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Dr. Gradin currently teaches graduate level courses in rhetorical traditions as well as higher education instruction at Ohio University. She also directs the Center for Writing Excellence at OU, continuing to teach faculty workshops to integrate writing across the curriculum and is eminently qualified to speak to our conference theme.

I have come to believe that our teaching must work toward community, action, and change&.Social-expressivism centered on a movement from reflection to reflexivity, on empathy&can re-imagine community by breaking through rhetorics of disillusion and hate that play a central role in acts of violence.

Dr. Sherrie Gradin

The idea of community and how it is conceptualized in departments and classrooms is fundamental to the teaching work we do.  Join the conference and explore the connections between writing and the communities that faculty, staff, and students represent. 

We'll open  the conference Friday night with an interdisciplinary panel on writing needs across the curriculum, working to open communication channels and explore different about writing at the community college. 

We will have invigorating sessions on Saturday addressing ways to develop and sustain community in the classroom, writing across the curriculum, creating learning communities, and connecting to the community through the community college.  We are very excited to have a vibrant set of presentations that will challenge you and empower you to become a better teacher. 

More information is available from our program chair:

Holly Cullom, 503-614-7080, or Samm Erickson, 503-244-6111 x3071 

 Come! Join the Community!