Event: TYCA Literacy Program Coordination Network Activities at the TYCA Conference and CCCC

Hi Everyone,

Please consider joining the TYCA Literacy Program Coordination Network at TYCA and CCCC this week in Baltimore. Our network focuses on supporting members with all types of postsecondary literacy program coordination labor, including faculty who do program work through service responsibilities in addition to people with formal program coordinator/administrator roles. Graduate students are especially encouraged to join the network. Although the network focuses on strategies for developing and coordinating programs in open-admissions contexts, the network is open to all members of TYCA and NCTE. You do not need to work at a community college to join the network.

To join the network, attend the networking roundtable session at the TYCA Conference on Wednesday or complete a network registration form before May 1.

A list of our activities in Baltimore is included at the end of this message.

Cassandra Phillips

TYCA Literacy Program Network Co-Facilitator

TYCA Roundtables/TYCA Network Meetings:

  • Date: Wednesday, 4/9

  • Time: 11:30-12:30 EDT

  • Location: Meeting Room 309/310, Baltimore Convention Center

At our roundtable, we will be discussing the seminar as well as other network opportunities. You can attend these roundtables even if you are not registered for the TYCA conference.

“Developing Equitable Corequisite Programs Within Institutional Realities.”This workshop will take attendees through the process of developing an equitable corequisite program, and participants will explore strategies for adapting national models based on local student needs, funding, and program constraints. Here is the information for the workshop:

  • Date: Wednesday, 4/9

  • Time: 2:10-4:00 p.m. EDT

  • Location: Meeting Room 307, Baltimore Convention Center

“Reimagining Postsecondary Reading and Writing for All Students: Building a Community for Equity-Minded Pedagogies.” During this engaged learning experience, attendees will explore strategies for reducing barriers to learning for students whose needs aren’t met by traditional approaches to teaching college reading and writing. Participants will then have an opportunity to collaborate after the conference, experiment with a new teaching practice in a course, assess their experiences, and document their learning through a co-authored writing project. Here is the information for this engaged learning experience:

  • Date: Saturday, 4/12

  • Time: 11:00-12:15 EDT

  • Location: Meeting Room 319, Baltimore Convention Center

Anyone who is registered for either CCCC’s or TYCA can attend this workshop.

Cassandra M. Phillips, Ph.D.

Professor of English

Writing Program & Developmental English Coordinator

College of General Studies

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee