As the 2025 CCCC annual convention approaches, I write to remind you of a number happenings that may be of particular interest to members!

1. The IWCA Collaborative@CCCC is being held on Wednesday, April 9, from 8:30-6:00. We would love you have you join us for a day of conversation, connection, and collaboration with fellow writing center(ed) colleagues! Registration is open through April 4 and includes access to all sessions, as well as breakfast, lunch, snacks, and an evening reception. Travel awards are also available (applications due by March 21). Visit http://iwcamembers.org and log in, or create a free account to register and/or apply for a travel award.
2. IWCA’s open business meeting will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 6:30-7:30 PM in meeting room 301. Come to meet board members and learn more about getting involved with the organization.
   
3. IWCA’s sponsored panel is Friday, April 11 from 2:00-3:15 in meeting room 311 and features presentations from recent research grant recipients Isabelle Lundin, Janine Morris, Sarah Kugler, and Joseph Cheatle.
   
4. I also encourage you to check out ALL the writing/speaking center focused sessions being held throughout the convention, which are compiled here.
   

I look forward to seeing/meeting many of you at the conference!

All best,

Maggie

IWCA Members:
It is with great sadness that I write to you with news of Leigh Ryan, who died Sunday, March 2. Leigh was a friend, colleague, and mentor to me personally, as I know she was to many of you in IWCA.
Due to formatting limitations and length in our email system, I opted to place my full letter honoring Leigh's contributions to IWCA and the writing center community elsewhere. You can read that letter here.
Kathy Cain and Pam Childers have shared information elsewhere about a celebration of life for Leigh, which will take place at the University of Maryland Alumni Center on Saturday, March 22 with a short program starting at 2pm (Eastern Time). For those who wish to attend, the zoom for this event is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84097046302.
The link to the obituary of Leigh Ryan is https://www.borgwardtfuneralhome.com/obituaries/alice-ryan

Christopher Ervin
President, IWCA

We are very pleased to share this call for nominations for the IWCA Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award  and invite all of you to consider nominating a colleague who has had a substantial impact on the writing center field over the course of their career.

Deadline: All materials must be received by Michael Pemberton by June 15, 2025.

A list of previous awardees can be found here.

     Named after its first recipient and given at every other International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) conference, the Muriel Harris Outstanding Service Award (MHOSA) recognizes a writing center professional for outstanding and sustained service that has had an enduring impact on the writing center community over the course of their career in significant and broad-based ways.

     We encourage all members of the writing center community to consider nominating, or re-nominating, an individual whose professional service in the form of leadership, scholarly contributions, mentoring, and teaching have had an enduring impact on the field and merit recognition in the form of this award.

     Nominations should be sent electronically to Michael Pemberton, Chair of the committee, at michaelp@georgiasouthern.edu. They should be sent as a single PDF document with pages numbered, and should include the following materials:

• A letter of nomination that includes the name and institution of the nominee, your personal knowledge of or experience with the nominee’s service contributions to the writing center community, and your name, institutional affiliation, and email address.

• Supporting documents (maximum of 5 pages; approx. 3000 words). These documents may include an abbreviated curriculum vitae that emphasizes writing center work, published material, or original work by the nominee.

• Letters of support (optional but limited to 2)

If you have previously nominated a deserving candidate, please consider submitting an updated nomination.

     All materials must be received by Michael Pemberton by June 15, 2025. The winner of the Award will be announced at the 2025 IWCA Conference in Cincinnati, OH, October 16-18, 2025.

     Read about the history of the MHOSA in Writing Lab Newsletter 34.7, pp. 6-7.

February 10-14

Celebrate writing centers around the globe during this year’s International Writing Centers Week! Visit our planning document and share about what your writing center is doing to celebrate. Here are some ways to participate:

• Add your writing center to our global IWCW map!
• Share about IWCW in your writing center on social media (@iwca_writingcenters on Instagram, @IWCA_NCTE on X, or use our hashtag #IWCW25)!

IWCA's Graduate Student Organization (IWCA-GO) seeks a Vice-Chair, Secretary, and User Experience Coordinator. These roles offer graduate students valuable leadership opportunities as well as a like-tasked community. 

If you are a graduate student, visit the IWCA-GO Website, join this IWCA Affiliate (it's free), and consider running for office (IWCA-Go's Call for Officers). If you are not a graduate student, please share the call with your colleagues and students.

The CCCC Feminist Caucus is currently accepting applications for Caregiver Grants (funded by CCCC organization) for the upcoming conference. This year, we will be offering grants up to $300 to help offset the costs of caregiving expenses. Information about the Grant, including a link to the application, can be found here: https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/conv/caregiver. The deadline is Monday, February 10^th by 11:59 EST. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Alex Hanson (amhanson@syr.edu).

More Details
In collaboration with the CCCC Feminist Caucus, CCCC is pleased to offer small grants of no more than $300 per attendee that can be used to offset the costs of dependent care expenses at the 2025 annual convention, or for other caregiving needs as described by the applicant. The grant is intended for caregivers, including those caring for children, a spouse, a parent, and/or any friend or family member who needs assistance with daily activities. The grant may also be used for those who require a caregiver to attend the conference. Priority for these funds will be given to contingent faculty members, graduate students, and/or independent scholars without institutional support.
To apply for funds, please complete the application form by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, February 10, 2025.
The committee will review the submitted applications and rank them, prioritizing the following criteria: 

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• Available funding for conference attendance 
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• Conference participation commitments 
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• How participation in the convention will advance the applicant’s personal and professional goals 
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• How the award will support applicant’s contributions to the profession and the CCCC organization 
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• How the grant will help with caregiving responsibilities 
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Applicants who have received funding from CCCC for another award or scholarship will not be considered.
Selected recipients will be notified by the CCCC Feminist Caucus by March 12, 2025. Selected recipients will then work with the CCCC Liaison to submit paperwork required to receive funding. The award process will be completed in advance of the CCCC 2025 convention.

Procedures for Award Recipients
After the convention, grant recipients should submit a one-page summary indicating how the funding supported the recipient’s participation in convention activities. Please submit the funding report to Feminist Caucus Care Grants Coordinator Alex Hanson by May 12, 2025. 

The International Writing Centers Association is pleased to invite you to submit a proposal for our upcoming IWCA@CCCC Collaborative, a one-day event on Wednesday that begins the Conference on College Composition and Communication (this year, April 9) where we come together to work and think collaboratively and reflect on our work as writing center professionals.

The IWCA@CCCC Collaborative will be hosted by Isabell May and James Wright at the Southern Management Corporation (SMC) Campus Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore from 8 am – 5:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9. Proposals are due no later than 11 pm Eastern time (U.S.) on January 24, 2025. Notification planned for February 7, 2025, with registration required by March 21, 2025 to be included in the program.
Read the call for proposals at writingcenters.org, or download the PDF here.

Isabell May
Co-Chair, 2025 IWCA Collaborative@CCCC
imay@umaryland.edu

James Wright
Co-Chair, 2025 IWCA Collaborative@CCCC
james.wright@umaryland.edu

Maggie Herb
Vice President, IWCA