NE CCCC 2017
May 24-25, 2017
New England Summer Conference on College Composition and Communication
WHEN /
May 24-25, 2017
WHERE /
Boston University
College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
ABOUT THE EVENT /
Built on the success of the Boston Rhetoric and Writing Network’s annual Summer Institute, this two-day conference offers New England-area college writing teachers—particularly those who are not able to attend the national CCCC—the opportunity to engage with colleagues in sessions that emphasize the sharing of results from teacher research, the cultivation of scholarly praxes for college writing instructors, and evidence-based, practical ideas for teaching writing.
Registration
Registration is $50 for full-time faculty and $25 for part-time faculty and graduate students. To register, go here.
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Housing
Housing on Boston University's campus is available. To reserve housing, go here.
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Schedule (for full session descriptions, go here)
Wednesday, May 24
8 am - 9 am: Continental breakfast
9 am - 10 am: Keynote - Richard Miller
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Concurrent sessions A
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm - 3 pm: Concurrent sessions B
3 – 3:15 pm: coffee break
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm: Concurrent sessions C
5 - 5:45 pm: Special Interest Groups
6 pm - 8 pm: Reception
Thursday, May 25
8 am - 9 am: Continental breakfast
9 am - 10:30 pm: Concurrent sessions D
10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Concurrent sessions E
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Closing keynote - Ellen Cushman
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Closing reception
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Parking Information
Parking costs $26 for each 24-hour period. Overnight parking is available at BU's Langsam Garage, located at 278 Babcock Street, underneath the New Balance field (see pin in the map below). This is 1.5 blocks (less than half a mile; about a 7 minute walk) from conference housing, which is at 10 Buick Street (see arrow on the left in the map). It is 2.5 blocks from the venue for the conference at the College of General Studies, 871 Commonwealth Ave (about a 10-minute walk).
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