The International Writing Centers Association invites nominations and self-nominations for the following Board roles

• At-Large Representative (4 total)
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• 2-year College Representative (1 total)
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• Secretary (1 total)
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• Treasurer (1 total)
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• Peer Tutor Representative (2 total)

Self-nominations for any of the above positions are encouraged. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please fill out this form by June 23: https://forms.gle/8dZ9GcTzgEsLV7Lv. Detailed information about these roles and their expectations are below.

Looking forward to receiving your nominations,

Rachel Azima
IWCA Secretary

–Requirements for Running for a Board Position

To be eligible, a candidate must be an IWCA member in good standing. The Vice President must also be current on their NCTE membership during their term of office. 

Preferred Qualifications for Board Positions

Secretary

The IWCA Secretary is a voting member of the Executive Committee and is responsible for organizing, curating, and maintaining all current IWCA records, including meeting minutes. A description of the role is in the IWCA By-laws. Candidates will ideally have excellent communication and organizational skills. One or a combination of the following experiences is strongly preferred:

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• served on the board of IWCA or an IWCA affiliate
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• held an officer role in a writing-center related organization other than IWCA and its affiliates, such as a local writing center organization
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• participated regularly in IWCA or other writing-center-related professional gatherings, such as conferences

Treasurer

The IWCA Treasurer is a voting member of the Executive Committee and, in partnership with Past Treasurer, is responsible for coordinating IWCA’s finances. A description of the role is in the IWCA By-laws. The successful candidate will serve a two-year term as Treasurer, followed by a two-year term as Past Treasurer.

The following experiences and qualifications are strongly preferred:

• is able to respond to messages quickly and efficiently 
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• should live in close proximity to a Wells Fargo branch in the U.S.
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• is organized, detail-oriented, and task-oriented
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• has experience managing finances for a department, program, or professional organization

At-Large Representatives

The At-Large position is a nice entry-point for those writing center professionals who want to serve the IWCA organization and international writing center community and to develop their leadership skills. Ideally, candidates will have one or more of the following experiences:

• has a strong commitment to writing centers as a discipline
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• has substantial experience working in a writing center
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• participates regularly in IWCA or other writing-center-related professional gatherings, such as conferences
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• has the capacity to serve on IWCA committees throughout the year and to attend IWCA Board meetings monthly throughout the academic year

Peer Tutor Representatives

These positions provide students an opportunity to serve the IWCA organization and international writing center community and develop their leadership skills. The Graduate Student Rep and the Peer Tutor Reps are expected to:

• have strong interest in writing centers as a field
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• have experience working in a writing center
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• are able to attend IWCA Board meetings and serve on committees

Commitment to Diversity of Candidates and Board Membership

IWCA is committed to recruiting a slate of candidates from a range of institutions and across a variety of identities. The IWCA Board is made richer when its elected members represent the broader writing center community, both in the U.S. and globally. We encourage nominations and self-nominations of Black, Asian American, Latinx, Native American, and Pacific Islander writing center professionals; members of the LGBTQ+ community; individuals with disabilities; writing center professionals who live and work outside the U.S.; and writing center folk at two-year colleges, secondary schools, HBCUs, HSIs, and tribal colleges.

Being an elected member of the IWCA Executive Board means having an opportunity to sit at the table when a variety of important decisions are being made that will inform IWCA’s

• conference and event planning (annual conference, the Summer Institute, and the Collaborative);
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• organizational priorities such as accessibility, AI use in writing centers, research support, writing center work outside the U.S., and values- and identity-based priorities
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• Mentor Matching program;
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• decisions about grants and awards;
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• finances;
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• and more!

 Again, if you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague for a Board position, please complete the nomination form: https://forms.gle/8dZ9GcTzgEsLV7Lv5.  

If you cannot access the Google Doc to submit a nomination, please send the following information to Rachel Azima,  IWCA Secretary,  at razima2@unl.edu:

• The name of the nominee
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• The email address for the nominee
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• The name of the position you are nominating the individual for
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• Any supporting comments you feel are appropriate

Nominations are open until June 23, 2025. After the window for nominations closes, IWCA will reach out to each nominee to request short personal statement(s) about your experience and goals. Elections will be open from September 1 through September 15. Newly-elected board members and officers will be notified by October 1, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I learn more about serving as an IWCA Board member or officer?

The IWCA Constitution and Bylaws outline the responsibilities of Board members and officers. Potential nominees can also contact any of the current officers with questions. IWCA officers will be available for a town hall Zoom meeting in late May to answer any questions, as well. Email IWCA President Christopher Ervin (chris.ervin@oregonstate.edu) if you would like to receive information about the town hall meeting.

I read that officers (Vice President, President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Past Treasurer) are expected to attend the IWCA Conference and Collaborative @ CCCC each year of their term. Does IWCA provide any financial support for officers to travel to those conferences?

Yes. While all Board members’ roles are voluntary and unpaid, IWCA Officers are expected to attend both of those events in order to participate in Executive Committee and Board retreats, be present to conduct IWCA business meetings, and help coordinate the events, in addition to other obligations. For those reasons, IWCA officers are supported financially to attend the IWCA annual conference and the Collaborative @ CCCC. IWCA provides support up to $1500 per event for reasonable expenses related to IWCA conference travel. When an IWCA officer needs to attend other IWCA-related events (the Summer Institute, NCPTW, or a U.S. or international affiliate conference), financial support is available for these events as well. The IWCA Board adopted this travel reimbursement policy on March 30, 2016.

What is the time commitment involved in the various Board positions?

The time commitment for Secretary is manageable. The most time-intensive tasks revolve around managing the elections for the organization, but this takes place during the summer. This position serves as an excellent introduction to the behind-the-scenes work of the Executive Board.

The time commitment for Treasurer is busiest during the conference seasons, averaging a few hours a week. 

The time commitment for non-officer board positions includes attending board meetings several times a year, and, as much as possible, attending IWCA-sponsored events like the annual IWCA Conference and the Collaborative@CCCC. Non-officer board positions also involve committee work, which varies based on the committee. Serving on the IWCA board is manageable for most writing center professionals and student representatives.

IWCA would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to outgoing Editors of Writing Center Journal Harry Denny, Romeo García, and Anna Sicari; outgoing Reviews Editor Eric Camarillo; outgoing Associate Editors Ghada Seif Eddine and Luz Maria Carreno; and former Assistant Editors Donald Penner and Dani Putney. This team provided leadership and labor for Writing Center Journal since taking lead in 2021. As you might have read last month in IWCA’s announcement and press release about WCJ, the new editorial team (Nordstrom, Wang, and Wynn Perdue) has been working with the outgoing team to take on the journal editorial process and publication. 

Over the past four years, Denny, Garcia, and Sicari have published 10 issues, including a forthcoming special issue on the intersectionality of second language writing research and writing center practice. Perhaps the most impactful role they played was to shepherd WCJ through its transition from a subscription-based hard copy journal to an open access publication available through Purdue University Press. Not only has this work extended IWCA’s access and equity initiatives, but it also has allowed scholars to track readership patterns across the globe. 

IWCA owes a further debt of gratitude to the outgoing team for the work they’re doing to transfer editing operations to the incoming team, in particular Harry Denny, who serves on the Publication Committee that selected the incoming team. The transition from one team to the next is work that goes largely unrecognized and unappreciated outside the small circle of current and past editors.

We wish Harry, Romeo, and Anna, as well as Eric, Ghada, Luz, Donald, and Dani, all the best as they pursue new initiatives that were put on hold while they supported the work of other writers.

IWCA Executive Committee and Board

The IWCA Awards Committee is seeking chairs willing to lead the sub-committees that will select this year's Outstanding Article, Outstanding Book, Future Leaders Awards, and Travel Grants, as well as those interested in serving as members of those committees. Committee chairs are tasked with selecting committee members, reviewing nominated texts or Future Leader applications, convening committee discussion to select winners, and presenting those awards at the annual conference this October. Committee members will review nominated texts and participate in the deliberation and selection process. The IWCA Awards Chairs will solicit nominations, provide each committee with copies of nominated texts, and guide each chair through the review and selection process. 

If you've ever wanted to have a say about which scholars and scholarship are recognized in our field, this is a good opportunity to make your voice heard! If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the role(s), please complete this Committee Members & Chairs volunteer form.

Please reach out to the co-chairs of the awards committee, Tatiana Cåceres and Kat Bell, if you have any questions. 

Dear IWCA Community,

We are excited to invite applications for an Event Accessibility Co-Chair to begin collaborative work in July of 2025. The Event Accessibility Chair(s) will work closely with the IWCA Board and Conference Organizers to support and facilitate accessibility at IWCA events, including the Fall Conference and the Spring Collaborative at CCCC. They will also collaborate with the IWCA Accessibility Committee and serve as their most direct voice in the event planning process. 

Information about the Event Accessibility Chair role is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bL5WY7XvO93G0OhY-kNXx3_cn1T6L8q9ojwrdwSSkbo/edit?usp=sharing. Interested applicants should email rachel.herzl-betz@nevadastate.edu no later than Monday, June 2nd.

Sincerely,

Rachel Herzl-Betz

WCA's GenAI Task Force soon will share findings from its survey of WC practitioners. Sarah Z. Johnson, Joe Essid, Genie Giaimo, Saurabh Anand, and I would like to thank the Research and Reports Subcommittee, led by Nathan Lindberg, for working to bring this critical resource to our members.

Although we are excited to share our findings, we are mindful that higher education--and the WCs within it--is under fire and GenAI is a quickly evolving landscape. The research must continue. We therefore encourage you to complete Lindberg and his colleagues' survey of the Imapct of GenAI Tools on Writing Centers. You also may want to review their previous reports:

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• 2024 Report on AI Writing Tools’ Impacts on Writing Centers
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• 2023 Report on AI Chatbots’ Impacts on Writing Centers
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Best Regards,

Sherry Wynn Perdue, Ph.D.

IWCA Past President and GenAI Task Force Co-Chair

MENAWCA’s 9th biennial conference is a platform for instructors, tutors, peer tutors, center directors, researchers and other professionals supporting student writers in the MENA region, to share innovative practices and research. We invite you to submit proposals to this year’s conference which will be hosted by New York University Abu Dhabi from 10 - 12 October, 2025.

Extended deadline for Call for Proposals is May 14th, 2025. 

Theme: Co-Creation with AI: Navigating New Horizons in Writing and Learning

Writing centers and programs focus on the writer, encouraging agency, empowerment, and self-actualization through developing not only composition but also linguistic skills. Traditionally, this collaboration exists as a relationship between the writer and the reader/tutor/instructor; however, with generative AI (GenAI) increasingly present and pervasive in composition, students are turning to these tools for support. While some are engaging with GenAI creatively and critically, many writers often rely on GenAI to generate text. As such, writing centers and writing programs are now at a crossroads of praxis, determining when, where, and to what extent GenAI should be part of composition moving forward. These considerations add to the existing complexities and nuances of academic writing, especially in the MENA region. It is necessary to consider the ways in which writers can continue to develop through voices, but now through and alongside GenAI. As practitioners, we can discuss methods and share stories to figure out how to use GenAI as a tool, moving toward co-creation rather than dependence.

Please submit your proposals at: nyuad.menawca@nyu.edu by filling out this form 2025 MENAWCA Conference - Call for Proposals

Fecha: del 16 al 20 de junio de 2025

Modalidad: Presencial. Para obtener más información sobre las fechas, horarios, los líderes del Instituto de Verano y más detalles, consulte la parte inferior de esta página.

Ubicación: Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), México.

Organizadores principales del programa: Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán, Carolina Urizar Ocampo, Martín Sánchez Camargo.

Inscripción: Visite iwcamembers.org y cree una cuenta gratuita para registrarse. Los solicitantes registrados fuera de los Estados Unidos o Canadá deben seleccionar “Not applicable” para “State” en el formulario de registro.

Email:
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com

Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP: centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

Desde 2019 el Instituto de Verano de la IWCA es una experiencia para profesionales, investigadores y profesores que trabajan en centros de escritura universitarios emergentes o establecidos, o que participan en programas de fomento de lectura y escritura en contextos académicos. 

Tras la experiencia y los resultados positivos en la reunión celebrada en Colombia en 2024, consideramos que podemos continuar el diálogo con los Centros de Escritura que integran el IWCA y los que forman parte de la Red Latinoamericana, con el afán de disminuir la distancia entre el norte y el sur global en cuanto a las soluciones a las problemáticas derivadas de las prácticas de las literacidades académicas en la universidad.

Con este propósito, el Instituto de Verano 2025 se celebrará en México, en el campus de la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), ubicado en la ciudad de Cholula, con el fin de entablar una conversación equilibrada e inclusiva entre los asistentes, abarcando problemáticas relacionadas con la literacidad en el medio educativo anglosajón, lo mismo que en la esfera de influencia de los hablantes del español, tomando en cuenta coordenadas continentales y socioculturales. La oportunidad de interactuar productivamente, compartiendo la riqueza de nuestras tradiciones educativas, creemos, fortalecerá la integración iniciada en Colombia de una red académica global preocupada por atender las agendas pendientes en la pedagogía de la lectoescritura académica y científica en las instituciones de educación superior. 

Para ello hemos organizado un programa bilingüe con conferencias, talleres, debates, presentaciones de libros y actividades culturales que permitan dar un panorama sobre las enriquecedoras perspectivas desde las cuales reflexionamos y promovemos la lectura y la escritura en el contexto académico desde la complejidad de las particularidades socioculturales, institucionales y pedagógicas de cada uno de nuestros contextos.

Sobre la Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP)

“La Universidad de las Américas Puebla fue fundada en 1940, en la capital del país con el nombre de Mexico City College. En el orden de reflejar más claramente la hermandad entre Estados Unidos y los países de América Latina, a inicios de la década de los sesenta cambió su nombre por Universidad de las Américas. Para entonces, el prestigio de sus profesores y proyectos de investigación, como el destacado programa de Arqueología en Oaxaca, la posicionaron en el extranjero y en la República Mexicana como una de las mejores opciones para los jóvenes que buscaban una formación de excelencia con una visión bicultural”. Ver más.

La UDLAP es un campus ubicado en la histórica ciudad de Cholula, situado a pocos minutos de la ciudad de Puebla, capital del estado del mismo nombre. El posicionamiento de nuestra universidad en el centro de México, y muy cerca de la capital del país, ofrecerán a nuestros visitantes nacionales e internacionales muchas facilidades logísticas para su traslado a la sede. Puebla es una ciudad colonial con mucha historia, atractivos turísticos y gastronómicos, con una rica y dinámica vida cultural que, además, tiene una parte moderna que combina lo mejor de ambas experiencias.  

Destacamos que la UDLAP es una institución acreditada por la Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) cumpliendo así con los más altos estándares de educación a nivel universitario. En México, es una de las mejores universidades privadas, con programas académicos de calidad, experiencia y prestigio internacional. Cuenta con 250 convenios en programas internacionales con 42 países para realizar intercambios académicos, duales o prácticas en la profesión.

A través de un equipo de profesores de la UDLAP, el Centro de Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico (CAEAPC), -uno de los primeros centros de escritura en México- y el Centro de Aprendizaje de Lenguas (CAL), la UDLAP ha preparado un programa para el IWCA Instituto de Verano que contempla reflexiones sobre los Centros de escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de literacidades académicas universitarias, y el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas. Además de ello, buscamos observar la escritura como un lugar de formación sobre la Integridad Académica y observar los cambios en relación a la tecnología y la Inteligencia Artificial.

Sobre el CAEAPC y el CAL:

Son dos de los tres centros de aprendizaje en la UDLAP. Ambos centros buscan el fortalecimiento de las habilidades en la escritura en contextos académicos y profesionales, tanto en español e inglés, respectivamente, desde un sentido de acompañamiento y reflexión de la escritura. Con un equipo de profesores, los dos centros ofrecen asesorías de escritura, talleres, clubes de lectura y demás actividades de fomento de lectura. 

Sobre el Summer Institute 2025:

Los temas a desarrollar durante para el Instituto de Verano 2025 son los siguientes: 

1. Centros de Escritura y literacidades académicas universitarias.
   
2. Centros de Escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas.
3.  Centros de Escritura para la formación en la Integridad Académica.
4. Centros de Escritura e Inteligencia Artificial.

Consideramos los siguientes elementos para tomar en cuenta en la logística del Instituto de Verano 2025:

1. Duración: cuatro días de trabajo académico en las instalaciones de la universidad, y un día de actividad cultural.
   
2. Horario jornadas de trabajo: 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. Hora de comida de 13 a 15 hrs.
   
3. Tres conferencias magistrales.
   
4. Cuatro talleres enfocados a las líneas temáticas
   
5. Dos paneles de discusión
   
6. Dos presentaciones de libro

Tarifas inscripción propuesta (fecha límite de inscripciones el 5 de junio)

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• Participantes provenientes de Norte América (Estados Unidos y Canadá), Europa, Medio Oriente: US$ 730 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de Asia y Oceanía: US$ 500 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de América Latina, el Caribe y África: US$ 300 (Viaje turístico incluido)
• Participantes provenientes de México: US$ 230 (viaje turístico no incluido) o US$300 (viaje turístico incluido)
• Asistentes en línea a las conferencias magistrales (US$100)
• Profesores UDLAP: condonación de cuota (viaje turístico no incluido)

La tarifa incluye: 

• Inscripción y certificado.
• Refrigerios y almuerzos durante los cuatro días de trabajo en el campus.
• Excursión el día 20 de junio con transporte a Cholula, Tonantzintla y la ciudad de Puebla.
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La tarifa NO incluye: 

• La cuota no cubre gastos de transporte, hospedaje ni alimentación. 
• El quinto día, el de actividades culturares, cada participante debe pagar su consumo de alimentos.
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• En la tarifa de inscripción no están incluidos desayunos ni cenas, tiquetes aéreos, hospedaje y transporte en México. El Instituto de Verano ofrece la organización de las actividades y el transporte.  

Sobre reserva de hospedaje, ofrecemos un número limitado de habitaciones en el Hostal de la UDLAP, con cuotas reducidas:

Hostal UDLAP:

https://www.udlap.mx/hostal/

También contamos con un código de descuento en Hilton Garden Inn. Para revisar 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBQKDFTerSija3w5jaWSfmBjYBgbM_Gg/view?usp=sharing

Los costos estimados para asistir al Instituto de Verano desde Estados Unidos son los siguientes y pueden ajustarse según el lugar de viaje:

• Inscripción: $730 USD
• Boletos de avión: $500–$1200 USD
• Hotel en Puebla: $50–$60 USD por noche
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• Además, en su solicitud, los participantes pueden aplicar a una beca de viaje para recibir apoyo adicional con los costos de inscripción.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor comuníquese con el IWCA.
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com

Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP:centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

¡Te esperamos!

Programa:

Inauguración

Conferencia IWCA . 

Centros de Escritura y literacidades académicas universitarias.
Dra. Ana Cortés Lagos (USA) Stony Brook University
Centros de Escritura como espacios para el desarrollo de habilidades discursivas académicas y científicas.
Dra. Adriana Bolívar (Mexico) Universidad Central de Venezuela/ Universidad de Querétaro
 Centros de Escritura para la formación en la Integridad Académica.
*Dra. Valeria Benítez (México) UNAM
Centros de Escritura e Inteligencia Artificial.
Dr. Alberto Martínez Martinell (México) Universidad Veracruzana
Dra. Kristi Cole (USA) NC State University

Conversatorio: Centros de escritura en México

• UPAEP: Dra. Abigail Villagrán Mora  (Puebla)
• UAM-Cuajimalpa: Mtra. Carla Rivera Pastrana  (México City)
• BUAP: Dra. María Leticia Temoltzin Espejel  (Puebla)
• UDLAP: Dra. Carolina Urizar Ocampo (Puebla)
• UDLAP: Dra. Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán (Puebla)
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Presentaciones de libros:

The Routledge Handbook of Multiliteracies for Spanish Language Teaching: multimodalidad e interdisciplinariedad Routledge, 2024.

Dra. Cristina Castro Azuara Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala

Español para Fines Específicos (EFE) / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes Routledge, 2025.

Dra. Lucía Natale (online) Universidad de Buenos Aires

Dr. Martín Sánchez Camargo UDLAP

Cierre:

Grupo artístico UDLAP

Brindis 

IWCA – Summer Institute 2025

Date: June 16-20, 2025

Mode: Face-to-face. For more information about the schedule, see the bottom of this page.   
Location: Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Puebla, México.   

Organizers: Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán, Carolina Urizar Ocampo, Martín Sánchez Camargo. 

For more information about the leading presenters, see the bottom of this page.  

Registration: Visit iwcamembers.org and create a free account to register. Registrants from outside the U.S. or Canada should select “Not Applicable” for “State” on the registration form.
Email:
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com 
Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP: centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

Since 2019, the IWCA Summer Institute has provided a valuable forum for professionals, researchers, and educators working in both emerging and established university writing centers, as well as those engaged in initiatives that foster academic reading and writing within higher education.

Following the successful meeting held in Colombia, we aim to continue the dialogue between Writing Centers affiliated with the IWCA and those within the Latin American network. Our objective is to bridge the gap between the Global North and South by addressing challenges related to academic literacy in universities.

To this end, the 2025 Summer Institute will take place in Mexico, on the campus of Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), in the city of Cholula. The event will foster inclusive, balanced dialogue on literacy across Anglophone and Spanish-speaking educational contexts, considering continental and sociocultural coordinates. We believe this opportunity to share our diverse educational traditions will strengthen the global academic network initiated in Colombia and support efforts to address pending pedagogical issues in academic and scientific reading and writing in higher education.

The bilingual program (English and Spanish) includes lectures, workshops, debates, book presentations, and cultural activities. All components are designed to offer an overview of the diverse perspectives from which we approach academic reading and writing, while acknowledging the sociocultural, institutional, and pedagogical specificities of each context.

About Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP)

Founded in 1940 in Mexico City as Mexico City College, the university later adopted the name Universidad de las Américas in the early 1960s to reflect the spirit of fraternity between the U.S. and Latin America. Its prestigious faculty and research programs, such as the Oaxaca Archaeology Program, positioned it as a top-tier institution for students seeking bicultural education. See more.

Today, the UDLAP campus is located in historic Cholula, on the grounds of the Santa Catarina Mártir hacienda. The 80-hectare campus sits between the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes and is just minutes from Puebla, the state capital. Its central location, less than two hours from Mexico City, offers both national and international visitors logistical convenience. Puebla is a historic colonial city with a vibrant cultural scene, renowned for its tourism and gastronomy. It blends tradition with modernity, offering the best of both worlds.

Notably, UDLAP is accredited by the U.S. based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), thus complying with the highest standards of university level education. In Mexico, it ranks among the top private universities, recognized for academic excellence and international prestige. UDLAP maintains 250 agreements with institutions in 42 countries, offering numerous opportunities for academic exchange, dual-degree programs, and professional internships.

With support from UDLAP’s faculty, the Center for Academic Writing and Critical Thinking (CAEAPC)—one of Mexico’s pioneering writing centers—and the Language Learning Center (CAL) have developed a comprehensive program for the IWCA Summer Institute. The program focuses on writing centers as spaces for the development of academic literacies and the advancement of academic and scientific discourse skills. It will also explore how writing can foster academic integrity and examine the evolving intersections between writing, technology, and artificial intelligence. 

About CAEAPC and CAL:

These are two of UDLAP’s three learning centers. Both are committed to enhancing writing skills in academic and professional contexts—CAEAPC in Spanish and CAL in English—through guidance-based and reflective writing practices. With a team of instructors, both centers offer writing consultations, workshops, reading clubs, and a variety of activities to promote reading and writing development.

About the 2025 Summer Institute:
The topics to be addressed during the 2025 Summer Institute are as follows:

1. Writing Centers and University Academic Literacies
   
2. Writing Centers and the Development of Academic and Scientific Discourse Skills
3.  Writing Centers and Academic Integrity
4. Writing Centers and Artificial Intelligence

We have considered the following logistics for the 2025 Summer Institute:

1. Duration: Four days of academic work on campus, plus one day of cultural activity.
   
2. Workday schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a lunch break from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
   
3. Three keynote lectures.
   
4. Four workshops focused on thematic areas.
   
5. Two discussion panels.
   
6. Two book presentations.
   

Registration fees (based on the country of residence): 

Deadline for registration: June 5

• Participants from North America (United States and Canada), Europe, and the Middle East: $730 USD (includes tour).
• Participants from Asia and Oceania: $500 USD (includes tour).
• Participants from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa: $300 USD (includes tour).
• Participants from Mexico: $230 USD (without tour) or $300 USD (includes tour).
• Online attendees for keynotes: $100 USD.
• UDLAP faculty: fee waiver (tour not included).
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The fee includes:

• Registration and certificate.
• Snacks and lunches during the four days of on-campus activities.
• Cultural excursion (transportation) to Cholula, Tonantzintla, and the city of Puebla on June 20.
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The fee does NOT include:

• Airfare, lodging, breakfasts, dinners, or transportation within Mexico.
• Meals during the cultural excursion (reservations at renowned Puebla restaurants may be arranged; costs covered by attendees).
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Accomodation:

• A limited number of rooms are available at the UDLAP hostel at reduced rates. Hostal UDLAP Website: https://www.udlap.mx/hostal/
• Discounts are also available at the Hilton Garden Inn. Discount Code Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBQKDFTerSija3w5jaWSfmBjYBgbM_Gg/view?usp=sharing
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Estimated costs (from the U.S.): 

• Registration: $730 USD
• Airfare: $500-$1200
• Hotel in Puebla: $50-60 per night
• Applicants may also apply for a travel grant to help cover registration fees.

If you have any questions, please contact the IWCA.
IWCA: iwcaofficer@gmail.com 

Centro para el Aprendizaje de la Escritura Académica y Pensamiento Crítico UDLAP: centro.escrituraacademica@udlap.mx

We look forward to welcoming you!

Program Overview:

Opening Session

IWCA conference 

Workshops:

Writing Centers and University Academic Literacies
Dr. Ana Cortés Lagos (Chile/USA) – Stony Brook University

Writing Centers and the Development of Academic and Scientific Discourse Skills
Dr. Adriana Bolívar (Mexico) – Universidad Central de Venezuela/ Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Writing Centers and Academic Integrity
Dr. Valeria Benítez (Mexico) – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Writing Centers and Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Alberto Martínez Martinell (Mexico) – Universidad Veracruzana
Dr. Kristi Cole (USA) – North Carolina State University

Discussion Panel: Writing Centers in Mexico

• Dr. Abigail Villagrán Mora (Puebla) – Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla.
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• Mtra. Carla Rivera Pastrana (México City) – Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa.
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• Dr. María Leticia Temoltzin Espejel (Puebla) – Benemérita Univerisidad Autónoma de Puebla.
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• Dr. Carolina Urizar Ocampo (Puebla) – Universidad de las Américas Puebla.
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• Dr. Miriam Yvonn Márquez Barragán (Puebla) – Universidad de las Américas Puebla.
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Book Presentations:

The Routledge Handbook of Multiliteracies for Spanish Language Teaching: multimodalidad e interdisciplinariedad(Routledge, 2024)

• Dr. Cristina Castro Azuara – Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
• Español para Fines Específicos (EFE) / The Routledge Handbook of Spanish for Specific Purposes (Routledge, 2025)
• Dra. Lucía Natale (online) – Universidad de Buenos Aires
• Dr. Martín Sánchez Camargo – Universidad de las Américas Puebla 
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Closing Session:

Performance by UDLAP artistic group

Farewell Toast

The International Writing Centers Association is delighted to announce the selection of a new editorial team for Writing Center Journal:

Georganne Nordstrom, Professor, Composition and Rhetoric, University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa
Isaac Wang, Assistant Professor, Director, Writing Center, University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa
Sherry Wynn Perdue, Director, Writing Center, Oakland University

The incoming editors were selected because of their leadership within the writing center community, their history of supporting and serving IWCA and its members, and their extensive experience publishing in our profession’s most impactful journals, including Writing Center Journal, Writing Lab Newsletter, College Composition and Communication, College English, Praxis, The Peer Review, and others. The Publications Committee was impressed with the team’s vision for WCJ, including its commitment to diversity and inclusive editorial practices that prioritize pursuing scholarship from non-U.S. writing center researchers. The Committee also applauded the team’s plan for employing a formative approach to mentoring authors who submit manuscripts, while maintaining the high standards of the organization’s flagship journal.

Congratulations to Georganne, Isaac, and Sherry!

IWCA also thanks the Publications Committee (Co-Chairs Luke Morgan and Kem Roper and committee members Lisa Bell and Harry Denny) for the work they did to bring this search to a successful close.

Christopher Ervin
President, IWCA

Purpose

International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) serves to strengthen the writing center community through all of its activities. The organization offers The IWCA Dissertation Research Grant to support doctoral students as they work on writing center-related dissertations. The grant is intended to fund expenses incurred by doctoral students who are working toward completion of a dissertation and a doctoral degree. The funds may be used for living expenses; supplies, materials, and software; travel to research sites, to present research, or to attend conferences or institutes relevant to the profession; and other purposes not covered here but supportive of a dissertating graduate student. Doctoral students who have an approved prospectus and are at any stage of research/writing beyond the prospectus are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due June 30, 2025

Award

Grant recipients will receive a $5000 check from IWCA upon selection as the award winner.

Application

Complete application packets will contain the following items in one pdf file.

1. Cover letter addressed to current chair, IWCA Grants Committee.The cover letter sells the IWCA Board on the mutual benefits that will result from their financial support. Anything that applicants do to link this project to their specific career goals and to the needs of the writing center community is welcome. It should include the following:
   • Request IWCA’s consideration of the application
     Introduce the applicant and the project
     Outline plans for completion of the project
   • Curriculum Vitae
   • Approved prospectus
   
   
2. Two letters of reference: One from the dissertation director and one from a second member of the dissertation committee. These letters can be sent directly to the Grants Chair via iwcaofficer@gmail.com with the subject line: Dissertation Grant Recommendation Letter for ___

For full consideration, your project MUST have all required approvals, including but not limited to institutional IRB approval. 

Grant recipients will agree to the following:

• Acknowledge IWCA support in any presentation or publication of the resulting research findings
• Forward to IWCA, in care of the Grants Committee Chair, copies of resulting publications or presentations
• File a progress report with the IWCA, in care of the Grants Committee Chair, due within twelve months of receipt of grant monies.
• Upon completion of the project, submit a final project report and a PDF of the completed dissertation to the IWCA Board, in care of the Grants Committee Chair
• Strongly consider submitting a manuscript based on the supported research to one of the IWCA affiliated publications: The Writing Center Journal or The Peer Review. Be willing to work with the editor(s) and reviewer(s) to revise the manuscript for possible publication
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NOTE: The cover letter sells the IWCA Board on the mutual benefits that will result from their financial support. Anything that applicants do to link this project to their specific career goals and to the needs of the writing center community is welcome.