The Tutors as Scholars:

Spring 2008-the ECWCA at The Ohio State University-Columbus, OH

(Top) Tutors and their Directors from the Kent, Kent-Stark, and Kent-Ashtabula campuses attending the East Central Writing Centers Association conference.

(Bottom) Leroy White, Jay Sloan (Director), and Andrew Rihn from the Kent-Stark Writing Center.  Leroy presented an expanded version of his work on "Yet Another Challenge for the Writing Center: Tutoring the Disadvantaged Minority Student."  Andrew presented a session on "The Metaphors We Tutor By."   He also co-presented with Jay Sloan in a workshop entitled "From Comfort to Contact: Moving Tutors into the Contact Zone."

Fall 2007-the NEOWCA at Kent State University-Geauga, Burton, OH

In September 2007, the newly formed Northeast Ohio Writing Centers Association held its first annual conference, and Stark tutors both attended and presented.

(Top) Andrew Rihn and Lisa Kohn.  Andrew's first presentation of the day was entitled "Paths to Resistance: Unpacking Privilege within the Writing Center."

(Middle Left) New tutors Jill WIngard and Yvonne Williamson attend their first writing center conference.

(Middle Right) Sandy Dent and new tutor Sheri Spagnola, with Lisa Kohn and Andrew Rihn standing behind them.

(Bottom Left) Andrew Rihn presenting his second presentation, "The Metaphors We Tutor By."

(Bottom Right) Sandy Dent and Lisa Kohn, with Andrew Rihn behind them.  Sandy and Lisa together presented "Emergencies in the Writing Center."

(Not Pictured) Lisa Stratton presented "Handling Uncomfortable Tutorials."

Spring 2007-the ECWCA at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

(Top) Leroy White presenting “Yet Another Challenge for the Writing Center: Tutoring the Disadvantaged Minority Student.”

(Middle Left) Jeff Leadbetter presents “Marketing, Motives, and Immediacy: Applying Communications Research to the Work of the Writing Center.”

(Middle Right) Andrew Rihn presenting “Privilege and the Tutor.”

(Bottom) Leroy White chatting with fellow conference attendee. 

Spring 2006-the ECWCA at Mount Union College, Alliance, OH

In Fall 2005, the "Tutoring Writing" course was again offered via Distributed Learning to multiple Kent State campuses, resulting in a very large group of tutors anxious to present at ECWCA the next March.   

(Top) Writing Center Directors and graduate and undergraduate presenters from two KSU campuses.

(Bottom) Lisa Kohn (undergraduate-Stark campus) presenting "Personality Type Theory, the Tutor, and the 'Ideal' Tutorial."

Spring 2005-the ECWCA at Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI

In Fall 2004, for the first time the "Tutoring Writing" course was offered via Distributed Learning to five Kent State campuses, allowing tutors throughout the KSU system to talk, learn, and work with one another.  As a result, that Spring tutors from several Kent campus writing centers were able to attend the ECWCA conference together. 

(Top) Most of the gang (including Bubba the Wonder Dog). 

(Middle Left) Charity Gingerich and Sandra Dent (undergraduates-Stark Campus).  Charity presented "Writer's Block: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Remedy."  Sandra presented "The Learning Disabled Tutor in the Writing Center."

(Middle Right) Nicole Caswell and Jennifer Schneider (undergraduates-Kent Campus).  Their presentation was entitled, "What's Your Type?"

(Bottom) Melissa Selby (graduate-Kent Campus).  Melissa presented "Preference and the Zone of Proximal Development in Writing Center Tutorials."

(Not Pictured) Emelia Lindberg (undergraduate-Ashtabula Campus) and Joseph Schott (undergraduate-Stark Campus).  Emelia's presentation was entitled "The Crucial First Five Minutes" and Joe's was "Changing Pedagogies: Changing Techniques."

Spring 2004-the ECWCA at Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA

(Top) The gang on the grounds of the beautiful Seton Hill campus.

(Left) Pamela Lutzke and Kelley Hantzsche delivering their presentation, entitled "Sensory Integration in the Writing Center: The Seven Intelligences, Learning Disabilities, and Breaking Down the Barriers."

(Right) Summer Oyster makes a point in her presentation entitled "Going Beyond the Apparent: Difference in the Writing Center.”

Spring 2003-the ECWCA at Marietta College, Marietta, OH

Jonathon Cordes and Angela Saunders presented “The Writing Center in Print: The Evolution of Kent-
Stark’s Writing Center Review.”

Emily Lane and Jennifer Belt presented “Guys vs. Girls: Dissecting the Dichotomy of Sexist Language
within the Writing Center.”

Pearce, Patricia Pearce presented “The Writing Center and the Inexperienced Writer.”

Spring 2002-the ECWCA at Kent State University-Stark, Canton, OH

Jonathon Cordes presented "Forming Empathic Bonds in the Writing Center: Pedagogy, Practice, and the Tutor-Tutee Relationship."