A group of directors met virtually to discuss the highs and lows of being a new writing center director. View the summary of that conversation here.

SSWCA is teaming up with the National Writing Project.

Designing, planning, and hosting a national conference for secondary students and teachers would be a fulltime job for most. SSWCA is beyond fortunate to have this passionate and talented group of volunteers who are steering…

Check out insights from past SSWCA president Kate Hutton for how to approach the proposal process with your tutors.

SSWCA welcomes to its board the following writing and peer tutoring center directors. These passionate and talented individuals join the other volunteers on our board to plan and run all SSWCA events and publications. We…

Members of the SSWCA board presented ideas for how directors and tutors can create a pre-recorded video presentation for FlipGrid that is engaging. Time markers are provided to easily find content in this video recording of the digital roundtable.

#SSWCA2021 will have nearly 100 presentations! Participants will choose which presentations to watch based largely on the abstract. This video offers guidance for how to craft an effective abstract.

On Tuesday, December 8, Stephanie Passino, Stacey Hahn, and Sarah Oburu hosted a Digital Roundtable to reflect on this very different year of 2020 and to set resolutions for 2021.

In this post, SSWCA president Renee Brown explains how to draft a proposal when everything in your center is different and uncertain. We need to document the voices of the tutors and directors who are living through this extraordinary time, and we are so grateful to everyone who is supporting that goal.

On Wednesday, October 28, SSWCA hosted a Digital Roundtable for new directors and educators interested in starting a center. Topics of conversation included concerns around starting a center, publicity, recruiting and training tutors, and (of course) the ever present Covid-shaped elephant in the room.