BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Online Writing Centers Association - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Online Writing Centers Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Online Writing Centers Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230515 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20230403T171944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T182805Z UID:4624-1684022400-1684108799@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Conference Co-Chair & Vice President Applications Due DESCRIPTION:Applications for Conference Co-Chair and Vice President are due on Saturday\, May 14\, by the end of the day. Learn more about being on the executive board and consider applying for the position. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/conference-cc-vp-app-due/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20230411T234310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T234310Z UID:4787-1682694000-1682697600@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Reading Club: Why Writers Choose Asynchronous Online Tutoring 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). This Reading Club will discuss “Why Writers Choose Asynchronous Online Tutoring: Issues of Access and Inclusion” by Lisa Eastmond Bell\, Adam Brantley\, & Madison Van Vleet in WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship. \nReading Abstract\n“To effectively support writers\, writing centers should know who uses tutoring at their locale and why. As Lori Salem notes\, ‘[T]he decision to use or not use the writing center offers us a unique window into the writing center’ (150)\, and these decisions often encompass ‘personal preferences’ as well as ‘broader social factors’ (149). Questions about who uses tutoring and why are not new\, but they have not always included online tutoring. As a writing center administrator and undergraduate writing tutors\, we wanted to better understand who used our program’s asynchronous online screencast tutoring and why these writers chose to use online tutoring. To do so\, we conducted an IRB-approved study examining the demographic differences between writers participating in online versus in-person tutorials\, the primary reasons writers chose online tutoring\, and the ways online tutoring met or did not meet writers’ preferences or needs.” \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. 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/rc-4-28-23/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230415 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220815T181422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T163323Z UID:4020-1681344000-1681516799@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:2023 OWCA Conference DESCRIPTION:The OWCA’s 2nd virtual conference will take place asynchronously and synchronously around the theme of multimodality in the online writing center. \nQuestions? Email owca-conference@onlinewritingcenters.org \n \nHow to Attend\nAll OWCA members can attend the OWCA virtual conference and access the recordings for free\, with no additional registration fees or forms. \nNot a member? Join the OWCA! URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2023-owca-conference/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230413 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20230406T023911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T024137Z UID:4540-1680739200-1681343999@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:2023 OWCA Conference Asynchronous Sessions DESCRIPTION:The OWCA’s virtual conference asynchronous sessions will be available from April 6. \nHow to Attend\nAll OWCA members can attend the OWCA virtual conference and access the recordings for free\, with no additional registration fees or forms. Please make sure you are signed in to your account before attempting to access the presentations. \nView the conference portal or go straight to the asynchronous presentations page. \nNot yet a member? Join the OWCA today! \nQuestions? Email owca-conference@onlinewritingcenters.org URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2023-conference-async/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230403 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20230309T194933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230309T194933Z UID:4563-1680393600-1680479999@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Mentoring Group Registration Deadline DESCRIPTION:Register to join one of the 2023 mentoring groups! Mentoring groups are open to all OWCA members. \nLearn more about mentoring groups \nRegister for the 2023 cohort URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/mentor-deadline/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221209 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20221109T225456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T193652Z UID:4287-1669593600-1670543999@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:OWCA Website Shutdown DESCRIPTION:From November 28 to December 11\, the OWCA website will be shut down for updates. \nIf you need to access your account or one of our resources during the shutdown\, please contact website@onlinewritingcenters.org. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/22-shutdown/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20221014T214241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T214408Z UID:4251-1668099600-1668103200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Reading Club: Collaborative Learning and the "Conversation of Mankind" by Kenneth Bruffee 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). This Reading Club will discuss Collaborative Learning and the “Conversation of Mankind” by Kenneth Bruffee. \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. 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/rc-11-10-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221107 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220918T002145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T113647Z UID:4199-1667692800-1667779199@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Executive Board Applications Due (Extended) DESCRIPTION:The OWCA is still accepting applications for the following Officer positions on the Executive Board: \n\nVice President\nAssistant Treasurer\nStudent Representative (2 openings)\nOutreach Coordinator\n\nAnyone is welcome to apply. Applications are due November 6 (by end of the day). URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/election-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220916T000622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T160306Z UID:4158-1666285200-1666288800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Informational Session: Election Application Workshop DESCRIPTION:In this informational session\, you can learn about open Officer positions\, learn effective practices for writing an application\, and receive feedback on your application. \nOpen Positions\nThe following Officer positions are open for applications: \n\nVice President\nAssistant Treasurer\nAssistant Secretary\nDiversity & Social Justice Chair\nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nVirtual Events Co-Chair\nStudent Representative (2 openings)\nWebsite Coordinator\nOutreach Coordinator\n\nWho Can Attend\nInformational sessions are open to everyone. Please come learn more about the OWCA! \nRegister\nYou can register for an informational session through the scheduling system below. 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 day of the event. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/informational-session-10-20-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221016 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210315T114149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T165229Z UID:2550-1665792000-1665878399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:OWCA Conference Proposals Due DESCRIPTION:The deadline for OWCA conference proposals is October 15\, 2022\, at 11:59PM Pacific Time. \nWe accept written proposals ( about 500 words)\, audio proposals (5 minutes or less)\, and video proposals (5 minutes or less). \nImportant Links\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Proposal Submission\n \n \n Submit a proposal to the 2023 OWCA conference\n \n \n Read More\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Accessibility Guides\n \n \n Use OWCA's Accessibility Resources\n \n \n Read More URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/deadline-conference-proposals-due/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221014T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220916T000350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220918T002809Z UID:4156-1665759600-1665763200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Informational Session: End-of-Year Recap DESCRIPTION:In this informational session\, you can meet current OWCA Executive Board members and learn about: \n\nThe structure of the OWCA\nMember dues and benefits\nYearly objectives and action items\nEvents and resources\nCommittee volunteer opportunities\nOpen positions on the Executive Board\n\nWho Can Attend\nInformational sessions are open to everyone. Please come learn more about the OWCA! \nRegister\nYou can register for an informational session through the scheduling system below. 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 day of the event. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/informational-session-10-14-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220923T190520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T190520Z UID:4206-1664895600-1664899200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:"Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center" presented by Dr. Candis Bond\, Dr. Scott Whiddon\, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenters: Dr. Candis Bond\, Dr. Scott Whiddon\, and Dr. Carolyn Wisniewski\nTitle: “Fostering a Culture of Research in Your Writing Center“\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nThis webinar will engage the audience in a discussion of how writing center directors\, at a variety of institutions\, have created a culture of tutor research in their own respective writing centers. Such work not only allows for more substantive student support but also helps justify center needs and creates a stronger\, more visible campus identity. Panelists will talk about how investigating everyday writing center practices can lead to presentations and publications. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded\, given edited closed captions\, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions\, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\nYou can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. 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 day of the event. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/bond-etal-2022/ CATEGORIES:webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220901T110158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220901T110158Z UID:4114-1663167600-1663171200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Reading Club: Why I Call It the Academic Ghetto 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). This Reading Club will discuss “Why I Call It the Academic Ghetto: A Critical Examination of Race\, Place\, and Writing Centers” by Alexandria Lockett in Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. \nReading Abstract\n“This article investigates my lived experience as a black queer writing center tutor for the purposes of theorizing the transformative power of learning centers. Drawing on several perspectives and methods offered in Praxis’s special issue on Access and Equity in Graduate Writing Support\, this article argues that the antiracist potential of writing centers depends on more comprehensive analyses of how writing centers function as racialized places. Using the metaphor of the “academic ghetto\,” I signify on the misconception of writing centers as places for correcting deficiency. I apply my analysis to both an Undergraduate Writing Center (WCs) and a Graduate Writing Center (GWC) space to systematically discover how racial biases mediate and construct these learning spaces. In particular\, I structure my discussion through a blend of personal narrative and critical analysis that illustrates the epistemic conflict and character of the “academic ghetto.” The article concludes with a call to invent antiracist practices for writing centers that model more inclusive methods of living in these spaces.” \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. 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/rc-9-14-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220824T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220824T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220814T182148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220816T215806Z UID:4005-1661346000-1661349600@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:"Story Culture Live" with Clarissa J. Walker DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenter: Clarissa J. Walker\nTitle: “Story Culture Live: Homegrown Storytelling as Actionable Anti-Racism Work“\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nOn Wednesday\, August 24th at 1 p.m.\, Clarissa J. Walker will present “Story Culture Live: Homegrown Storytelling as Actionable Anti-Racism Work.” Clarissa will introduce the components of the SCL framework: Agency\, Kinship\, Tensions\, and Identification and offer anecdotal examples from her Story Culture Live podcast to illustrate the framework in use. Finally\, Clarissa will lead a group activity that applies these actionable anti-racism principles to writing tutor-client sessions. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded\, given edited closed captions\, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions\, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\nYou can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. 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 day of the event. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/walker-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220720T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220720T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220712T173403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T183936Z UID:3939-1658329200-1658332800@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Webinar: What's Your Story? with Rikki Corniola (2022) DESCRIPTION:Webinars provide a space to share experiences\, ideas\, strategies\, and questions about online writing centers (OWCs). \nEvent Details\n\nPresenter: Rikki Corniola\nTitle: “What’s Your Story?: Work backwards from your goals to identify data points and evidence to support your writing center”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nThis webinar will engage the audience in a discussion of the story they want to tell administrators about their writing center\, and how to work backwards to identify necessary data collection to help them tell that story effectively. We will encourage participants to consider the data they already collect for their writing center\, what they need to collect to tell their story\, how to set clear goals/outcomes for the writing center and how to align those with institutional goals and outcomes. \n\nASL Interpretation and Recording\nWe work with Morr Interpreting to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters in each webinar. Webinars are recorded\, given edited closed captions\, and shared in our Event Archive up to 2 weeks after the event date. \nGuidelines for Participating\nWebinars are currently held in a Zoom Pro room. Participation is open to everyone\, including not-yet OWCA members. To ensure our interpreters are visible and can translate without auditory or visual distractions\, we ask that participants keep their audio and video turned off during the event. Participants are welcome to ask questions and contribute in the chat. \nRecording\nThis event will be recorded\, and the recording will be available to the public. \nRegister\nYou can register for a webinar through the scheduling system below. 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 day of the event. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/webinar-whats-your-story-with-rikki-corniola-2022/ CATEGORIES:webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220611 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220525T114950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T121615Z UID:3893-1653436800-1654905599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Registration Deadline: Mentoring Group Cohort 2 DESCRIPTION:Registration for the OWCA Membership Group Cohort 2 of 2022 is now open until June 10! Cohort 2 will run from July—December 2022 with a kick-off meeting in early July. \nParticipants of Cohort 1 who would like to participate in Cohort 2 (either in their current mentoring group or a new group) should also register for Cohort 1 (you will be asked to complete a shorter registration form). \nLearn more about Mentoring Groups>> \nIf you’re an OWCA member\, you can register for a Mentoring Group>> \nIf you are not an OWCA member\, please join the OWCA to register. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/mentoring-cohort2-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220512T212521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T143521Z UID:3851-1653400800-1653404400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Reading Club: Rhetoric of Labor Activism in Writing Centers 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). This Reading Club will discuss “Toward a Rhetoric of Labor Activism in College and University Writing Centers” by Liliana M. Naydan in Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. \nReading Abstract\nThis essay considers the present degree of the writing center field’s engagement with labor activism in the age of the corporate university and argues that writing center practitioners are well positioned to reconstitute their identities: to re-envision themselves and their colleagues as poised to engage in activist rhetorics and live lives as academic activists. By employing a rhetoric of labor activism and thereby addressing labor issues in more robust ways alongside professional organizations that represent them\, writing centers can work to revitalize shared governance and academic freedom\, both of which are threatened by corporatizing forces\, and they can influence emergent institutional and professional histories. \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. 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/reading-club-rhetoric-of-labor-activism-in-writing-centers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220512 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220428T213044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220428T213044Z UID:3841-1652227200-1652313599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Conference Co-Chair Applications Due DESCRIPTION:The OWCA Board is looking to fill the following position as soon as possible and will review initial applications during their next Board meeting on May 12. For first consideration\, please submit by May 11\, 2022. \n\nConference Co-Chair URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-application-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220317T214711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T123808Z UID:3803-1649775600-1649779200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: Tuesday\, April 12\, 2022\, 3-4 pm EST/1-2 pm MST\nTitle: “Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation”\nHosting Organization: Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association (RMWCA) and Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA)\n\nEvent Description\nThe Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association (RMWCA) and Online Writing Centers Association (OWCA) are excited to announce a co-sponsored event titled “Engaging Writers Online: A Tutor-Centered Conversation” on Tuesday\, April 12 at 3 pm EST/1 pm MST. \nDuring this hour-long conversation\, a panel of student tutors will discuss ways they have successfully engaged writers in a range of online tutoring situations and modalities.  The goal of this conversation is to put tutors’ critical work in the spotlight\, as they share insights on practices that have proven useful in bridging the virtual divide between tutor and writer. \nWe invite all tutors\, both student and professional\, who are interested in sharing their own effective online practices and/or would like to learn more about practices other tutors have used to promote writer engagement in online spaces. We also welcome administrators to the conversation to listen and learn about the practices\, tricks\, and tips online tutors have built into their online tutoring work. \nRecording\nThis event will not be recorded. \nWho Can Attend\nThis event is open to everyone.  \nRegister\nRegistration is encouraged on the RMWCA website\, but registration is not required. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/engaging-writers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220310 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220224T002624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T132135Z UID:3749-1646784000-1646870399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Executive Board Applications Due DESCRIPTION:The OWCA Board is looking to fill the following positions as soon as possible and will review initial applications during their next Board meeting on March 10. For first consideration\, please submit by March 9\, 2022. \nPlease click the links below to learn more about each position and submit an application: \n\nConference Chair\nWebsite Coordinator\nGrant Coordinator URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-applications-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20220224T124828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T174441Z UID:3761-1646391600-1646395200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Informational Session DESCRIPTION:In this informational session\, you can meet the OWCA Executive Board and learn about: \n\nThe structure of the organization\nPublic resources\nMember dues and benefits\nGoals and objectives for the year\nOpen positions on the Executive Board (please apply by March 9 for first consideration)\nCommittee volunteer opportunities\n\nThere will be time for attendees to ask questions and tell us what we can do to better support you! \nWho Can Attend\nThis event is open to everyone. Please come learn more about the OWCA! URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/informational-session-2022/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211109 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20211003T225435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T190207Z UID:3549-1636329600-1636415999@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Applications for Executive Board Positions Due DESCRIPTION:The OWCA is accepting applications and nominations for Officer positions on the Executive Board. Terms begin in January 2022. The application deadline has been extended to November 8. \nPlease click the links below to learn more about each position and submit an application or nomination: \n\nDiversity & Social Justice Co-Chair\nAccessibility Co-Chair\nStudent Representative\nGrant Coordinator URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/applications-for-executive-board-due/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210928T003219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211003T225058Z UID:3444-1633528800-1633532400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with the OWCA Executive Board DESCRIPTION:The following session is hosted during the OWCA conference. It is open to the public and will be recorded. You do not need to be an OWCA member to attend. \nPresenters include Jenelle Dembsey\, Sarah Prince\, Beth Nastachowski\, Elle Tyson\, Megan Boeshart\, Paula Rawlins\, and Brooke Hessler. \nAbstract\nIn this session\, attendees can meet members of the OWCA Executive Board\, learn about opportunities to join OWCA committees\, and learn how to apply for openings on the Executive Board. There will be time for attendees to ask questions and tell us what we can do to better support you! \nFind the Zoom information for this session>> URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/meet-and-greet-with-the-owca-executive-board/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211009 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210315T113150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220815T145218Z UID:2548-1633305600-1633737599@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:2021 OWCA Conference DESCRIPTION:The OWCA’s first virtual conference will take place asynchronously and synchronously around the theme of interdependence in the online writing center. \nHow to Attend\n\nTo attend the OWCA conference\, you just need to be a current student\, professional\, or institutional member of the OWCA. There are no additional registration fees\, forms\, or deadlines. \nIf you are not currently an OWCA member\, please join the OWCA to attend our conference. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2021-owca-conference/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210921 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210617T131430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T131613Z UID:3010-1632096000-1632182399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:OWCA Conference Materials Due DESCRIPTION:OWCA conference presenters must submit their presentation materials by September 20\, 2021. Please visit the following pages for assistance in developing your materials. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/materials-2021/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210911 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210901T105921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T110246Z UID:3197-1630886400-1631318399@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Consultations for Conference Presenters DESCRIPTION:The OWCA welcomes our conference presenters to schedule an online writing consultation for their 2021 OWCA conference materials. Presenters can schedule a consultation to: \n\nBrainstorm ideas\nReceive feedback on the content of their presentation\nGet help understanding or meeting the accessibility requirements\nPractice their presentation\nGet help with recording their asynchronous presentation\nAsk questions URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/consultations-for-conference-presenters/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210810T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210720T193007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210811T162242Z UID:3032-1628607600-1628613000@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:OWCA Webinar | Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: August 10\, 2021\, 3-4:30pm EST\nPresenter: J. M. Dembsey\nTitle: “Introduction to Digital Accessibility Principles”\nHosting Organization: Online Writing Centers Association\n\nDownload Presentation Materials\n\nSlidedeck – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (PPT)\nTranscript – Intro to Digital Accessibility Principles (Word)\nExercises 1-5 Worksheet (Word)\nExercise 6 – Example Inaccessible Document (Word)\nExercises 1-5 (answer key) (Word)\nExercise 6 (answer key) (Word)\n\nEvent Description\nIn this webinar\, attendees will learn how to apply basic digital accessibility principles\, including headings\, bulleted and numbered lists\, descriptive hyperlinks\, alternative text\, and image descriptions. Examples will be provided\, and attendees will have an opportunity to practice discussing and applying these principles in Microsoft Word. This workshop is intended both to assist presenters in creating accessible presentation materials for the upcoming OWCA conference and to inform the larger writing center community of accessibility principles they can apply in everyday digital contexts. \nRelated Works by the Presenter\n\n“Naming Ableism” by J. M. Dembsey\n“Writing Center Administrator Guidance in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Progression of a Position Statement” by Marilee Brooks-Gillies\, Lisa Bell\, J. M. Dembsey\, & Duane Theobald\n\nASL Interpreting and Recording\nAmerican Sign Language interpretation will be provided. This webinar will be recorded. Please see our participation guidelines. \nSupport the OWCA\nThis event is offered for free to the writing center community. If you can\, become an OWCA member or donate to the OWCA so we can continue to hire ASL interpreters and make our events accessible URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/2021-dembsey/ CATEGORIES:OWCA conference,webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20210409T121349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T164250Z UID:2613-1618790400-1619179200@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Writing Consultations for OWCA Conference Proposals DESCRIPTION:The OWCA welcomes you to schedule an online writing consultation to receive feedback on your 2021 OWCA conference proposal. OWCA members and non-members are both welcome to participate at any point in the process\, whether you are just brainstorming ideas or already have a draft of your proposal. URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/proposal-consultations-2021/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20201013T031557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T031557Z UID:2129-1604620800-1604707199@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:Deadline for Executive Board Applications DESCRIPTION:OWCA members can apply to serve on the Executive Board. We have the following openings: \n\n1 Conference Organizer\n3 At-Large Representatives\n2 Student Representatives\n\nThe deadline for applications is November 6\, 2020. We will contact applicants by November 20\, 2020. \nLearn more about the openings and how to apply>> URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/board-2020/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201029T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153727 CREATED:20201024T231441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T233102Z UID:2165-1603991700-1603994400@www.onlinewritingcenters.org SUMMARY:OWCA SIG | Meet the Executive Board DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\nDate: October 29\, 2020\, 5:15-6:00pm EST\nPresenters: Jenelle Dembsey\, Sarah Prince\, and Elle Tyson (OWCA Executive Board)\nEvent: Listen. Learn. Lead.: An online event hosted by the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)\n\nEvent Description\nThis special interest group (SIG) will introduce the new Online Writing Centers Association\, including (a) the association’s mission and 2021 goals\, (b) opportunities for membership\, and (c) options for committee work\, board positions\, and other ways to get involved. Attendees can meet the OWCA Executive Board and share ideas for resources and support. \nRegister\nPlease register for this free event through the International Writing Center Association’s (IWCA) membership website. You do not need to be an active IWCA member to attend. \nZoom Information\nYou can enter the OWCA SIG through the Zoom information below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting: \n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/95508387027\nMeeting ID: 955 0838 7027\n\nOne tap mobile \n\n+13017158592\,\,95508387027# US (Germantown)\n+13126266799\,\,95508387027# US (Chicago)\n\nDial by your location \n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aqcqVoRK8 URL:https://www.onlinewritingcenters.org/calendar/sig-2020/ CATEGORIES:special interest group END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR