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SUMMARY:Executive Board Position Applications Due
DESCRIPTION:Executive Board Position Elections\nThe OWCA hosts yearly elections for Officer positions on the Executive Board. You can learn about current OWCA Executive Board members here. \nAnyone can apply for an Officer position\, including not-yet OWCA members. We especially welcome and encourage people who identify as Queer/LGBTQ+\, BI/POC\, Indigenous\, Disabled\, Neurodivergent\, or an otherwise marginalized identity to apply. \nThose elected will need to be or become OWCA members to accept the position and serve their terms. Students and professionals who identify as people of color can become OWCA members at no charge. \nApplications will be accepted for the following executive board positions: \n\nVice President\nAssistant Treasurer\nAssistant Secretary\nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nStudent Representative\n\nPosition Descriptions\nVice President\nThe Vice President will serve for 2 years (position non-renewable) and become President (2 year term) at the end of the previous President’s term. The Vice President will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the President with fulfilling their duties; Learn the association’s structure\, processes\, and bylaws; Serve in place of the President in their absence; Succeed the President upon end of term or vacancy. \nAssistant Treasurer\nThe Assistant Treasurer will serve for 1 year (position non-renewable) and become Treasurer (1 year term) at the end of the previous Treasurer’s term. The Assistant Treasurer will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the Treasurer with fulfilling their duties; Serve on the Conference Committee and/or Virtual Events Committee as time allows; Serve in place of the Treasurer in their absence; Succeed the Treasurer upon end of term or vacancy. \nAssistant Secretary\nThe Assistant Secretary will serve for 1 year (position non-renewable) and become Secretary (1 year term) at the end of the previous Secretary’s term. The Assistant Secretary will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the Secretary with fulfilling their duties; Co-chair the Mentoring and Resources Committee; Coordinate with the Secretary on the tasks and deadlines of the Mentoring and Resources Committee; Serve in place of the Secretary in their absence; Succeed the Secretary upon end of term or vacancy. \nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nThe Diversity and Social Justice Co-Chair will serve for 1 year (position non-renewable) and become Diversity and Social Justice Chair (1 year term) at the end of the previous Diversity and Social Justice Chair’s term. The Diversity and Social Justice Co-Chair will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the Diversity and Social Justice Chair with fulfilling their duties; Co-chair the Diversity and Social Justice Committee; Coordinate with the Diversity and Social Justice Chair on the tasks and deadlines of the Diversity and Social Justice Committee; Serve in place of the Diversity and Social Justice Chair in their absence; Succeed the Diversity and Social Justice Chair upon end of term or vacancy. \nAccessibility Co-Chair\nThe Accessibility Co-Chair will serve for 1 year (position non-renewable) and become Accessibility Chair (1 year term) at the end of the previous Accessibility Chair’s term. The Accessibility Co-Chair will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the Accessibility Chair; Co-chair the Accessibility Committee; Coordinate with the Accessibility Chair on the tasks and deadlines of the Accessibility Committee; Serve in place of the Accessibility Chair in their absence; Succeed the Accessibility Chair upon end of term or vacancy \nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nThe Virtual Events Co-Chair will serve for 1 year (position non-renewable) and become Virtual Events Chair (1 year term)at the end of the previous Virtual Event Chair’s term. The Virtual Events Co-Chair will be a voting member of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Assist the Virtual Events Chair; Co-chair the Virtual Events Committee; Coordinate with the Virtual Events Chair on the tasks and deadlines of the Virtual Events Committee; Serve in place of the Virtual Events Chair in their absence; Succeed the Virtual Events Chair upon end of term or vacancy. \nStudent Representative\nStudent Representatives will serve for 1 year (position renewable up to 1 time) and will be voting members of the Executive Board\, with the following duties: Represent the interests of secondary school\, undergraduate\, and/or graduate students engaged in online writing center work; Assist other Officers with tasks\, according to the needs of the organization and the representative’s interests and professional goals; Serve on at least 1 long-term or short-term committee. \nPlease review the bylaws for additional information regarding Executive Board Positions. \n  \nApplications and nominations are due November 6 (11:59 PM ET).  For help with any questions\, please contact election@onlinewritingcenters.org. \nExecutive Board Position Application\n 
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/executive-board-position-applications-due-2/
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SUMMARY:Vote for Executive Board Members
DESCRIPTION:Submit your vote for 2026 Executive Board Members. Each OWCA member may vote once in this ballot. Voting will close on Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 at 11:59pm ET. \nPlease login and submit your vote for Executive Board members. \nIf you have any questions about our elections\, please email election@onlinewritingcenters.org.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/vote-for-executive-board-members-deadline/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Reading Club Series Part 4: Call to Action
DESCRIPTION:Reading club provides a space to discuss writing center scholarship. Based on the article or chapter chosen\, participants will share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nReading Club Series: Grammar and Linguistic Justice at the Online Writing Center\nOWCA is pleased to offer this four-part reading series\, facilitated by Faith Thompson of Salisbury University and Susanne Treiber of Madison Area Technical College\, specifically for tutors in online writing center spaces. From the facilitators: \nWe would like to open a space within OWCA to discuss current trends in linguistic justice scholarship\, which include tutor perspectives and ideologies as well as a focus on the issue of grammar. We want to give tutors the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences\, language identities\, and tutoring practices\, while also learning from others who are exploring how to enact linguistic justice in their writing centers. We are particularly interested in discussing the “g” word – how to turn the theoretical concepts of linguistic justice into practical application at the grammatical\, sentence level. Although we are not using articles exclusive to online tutoring\, knowing that our audience works in online writing centers will allow us to discuss the role of technological innovation\, such as how the rise of AI impacts our conversations on linguistic justice. This reading series will elevate tutor voices\, particularly around how we assist linguistically diverse students. \nSeries Sessions:\nYou can select which session(s) to attend; you do not have to attend all sessions in order to participate.  \nSession Four: Call to Action \n\nDate: Friday\, November 13 at 1pm EST\nReading: “It’s not what you say; it’s how you say it”: Writing Center Tutors and Their Conceptualizations of Academic Writing in Tutoring Sessions (Thompson\, 2026)\n\nGuidelines for Participating\nReading Club is currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure a safe space for open communication and interaction\, these sessions will not be recorded. \nRegister\nYou can register for a reading club through the scheduling system below (note: there may be multiple events listed). Follow these steps: \n\nSelect your time zone from the drop-down menu\nClick the “Register” button next to the event you’d like to attend\nFill out the registration form and click “Complete Registration”\nSave your confirmation email to have the Zoom information or cancel your registration later. You can also respond to this email to contact the event organizers.\n\nA reminder email will also be sent the morning of the event.
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-reading-club-series-part-4-call-to-action/
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SUMMARY:OWCA Conference 2027
DESCRIPTION:OWCA Conference 2027\nCentering Collaboration\nApril 8 – 9\, 2027\nOWCA is excited to invite proposals for its fifth virtual conference. We encourage all writing center folk to participate\, including writing center professionals\, graduate students\, and undergraduate peer tutors. \nPlease see a short description of the conference theme\, “Centering Collaboration\,” below and click here to read the full CFP and details. You can submit proposals to this Google Form. \nOWCA’s 2027 conference will explore the theme of “Centering Collaboration” in its many forms: between tutors and writers\, in writing center administration and professional development\, across campus partnerships\, and across international borders. By placing collaboration at the heart of this year’s conference\, OWCA invites the broader writing center community to share their experiences\, perspectives\, and practices. Together\, we hope to examine how collaboration sustains our work\, creates opportunities for innovation\, and strengthens our collective efforts to advocate for the value of writing centers and the people who make them possible. \nDeadlines and Conference Timeline\n\nProposal Submission Deadline – November 30\nAcceptances & Revision Invitations Sent – Late January\n\nRevise and Resubmit Deadline – February 12\n\n\nConference Material Deadlines (for accessibility review)\n\nAsynchronous Materials Due – March 10 & 24\nSynchronous Materials Due – March 24\n\n\nSynchronous Conference Sessions – April 8–9\n\n  \nIf you have any questions\, please feel free to reach out to OWCA’s Conference Chair Dr. Bri Lafond (brilafond@boisestate.edu) and Conference Co-Chair Dr. Anwita Ghosh (aghosh370@gatech.edu).
URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/owca-conference-2027/
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