December 3, 2010
“I sensed that there was a beyond, to which I did not have
access, an unlimited place […] A desire was seeking its
home. I was that desire. I was the question. The
question with this strange destiny: to seek, to pursue the answers
that will appease it…”
~ Hélène Cixous from “Coming to Writing”
Now in its third year, The “Coming to Writing” Conference is the
First-Year Writing Program’s end-of-the-semester signature event to
recognize and honor the work that the writers in our English 1000C
classes have done. We have curated a series of panels to
highlight the diverse range of work our students have engaged in,
including memoirs, essays, multimedia projects, research projects,
books, and poetry. We welcome you to this celebration of
their work and voices as we promote a culture of writing on
campus.
Schedule of Sessions
9:00-10:20
DAC 207
Thought Experiments
Moderated by Kristin Prevallet
DAC 209
College Ethnography Roundtable
Moderated by Sophie Bell
10:30-11:50
DAC 308
A First Year Writing Film Fest
Moderated by William Torgerson
12:00-1:20
Conference room: Institute for Writing Studies
Where Student Writers Live
Moderated by Roseanne Gatto
DAC 308
The Philosophical Muse (a learning community
event)
Moderated by Kristin Prevallet and Zachary Davis
1:30-2:40
DAC 209
What Matters
Moderated by Karen Offitzer
DAC 207
College Ethnography Roundtable
Moderated by Sophie Bell
Conference room: Institute for Writing Studies
Variety hour: a multi-genre approach
Moderated by Tara Roeder
3:00-4:10
Conference room: Institute for Writing Studies
Linking the self to society
Moderated by Sean Murray
DAC207
Making the familiar strange and the strange familiar
Moderated by Sharon Marshall