Forging alliances: The prime directive for expanding writing center visibility and use
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Conference Title
International Writing Center Association Annual Conference
Location
Denver, CO
Conference Dates
October 14-16, 2016
Date of Presentation
10-14-2016
Abstract
The writing center frontier often exists at an institutional crossroads—caught between playing a numbers game to justify continued funding from university administration and creating safe “third spaces” on campus. How can programs ethically satisfy both demands? This presentation will describe the exponential growth of the Writing Center at the University of the Pacific. Those who attend this session will emerge with a rich sense of the multilayered components that allowed us to “do well” (i.e., increase our usage numbers) while “doing good” (i.e., remaining true to our mission).
Recommended Citation
Camfield, Eileen K. and Hash, Melanie, "Forging alliances: The prime directive for expanding writing center visibility and use" (2016). University Writing Programs Staff Presentations. 29.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uwp_pres/29
