Tuesday, January 05, 2010
University of Southern Indiana is new National Writing Project site
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Contact for more information:
Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 As host for the River Bend Writing Project, USI will provide faculty leadership for the site. Dr. Evon Hawkins, assistant professor of English, will serve as site director. Dr. Susan Gooden, associate professor of teacher education, and Paula Harmon, instructor of English at F.J. Reitz High School, will act as co-directors. The River Bend Writing Project, open to all Tri-state teachers and professors, will hold its inaugural invitational summer institute for 20 teachers from May 31-July 1, 2010. A reception for all Tri-state teachers and administrators interested in becoming involved with the River Bend Writing Project will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, January 9, in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries located on the USI campus, with a brief address by Hawkins to follow immediately in Kleymeyer Auditorium. Both the art center and the auditorium are located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Selection as a National Writing Project site is a highly competitive process that requires commitment of significant resources from the host university and a formal partnership with an area K-12 school. Catholic Diocese schools are USI's official partner. USI's College of Liberal Arts and Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services have provided nearly $40,000 in matching funds to support the new site. For more information, call Hawkins at 812/465-7144. |
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