In Spring 2022, we will hold WAVA officer elections. As 4-year Co-President, Kristi Costello’s rotation is coming to an end on June 30 as is Derek Mueller’s post as Treasurer. We also need to fill vacancies in two additional roles: Webmaster, formerly held by Matt Beale who recently moved to Colorado, and Secretary, which became vacant … Read more

Please join us–writing faculty, graduate students, and program administrators from across the Commonwealth of Virginia–on Wednesday afternoon, January 12, from 3-4 p.m., for an hour-long dialogue about teaching writing. The event is meant to foster cross-talk that is supportive and generative for all who attend. Our open, informal conversation will be initiated with the following … Read more

Please join us–writing faculty, graduate students, and program administrators from across the Commonwealth of Virginia–on Friday afternoon, October 15, from 3-4 p.m., for an hour-long dialogue about teaching writing. The event is meant to foster cross-talk that is supportive and generative for all who attend. Our open, informal conversation will be initiated with the following … Read more

We invite all WAVA members to an upcoming informal event on Tuesday, June 29 at 10:00 a.m. to share and reflect on our experiences over the past year. Together we will consider the teaching and administration obstacles we have faced and anticipate those that may be forthcoming. No need to register and no need to … Read more

In this one-hour interactive session, Dr. Rachel Jasiczek and Dr. Jennifer Hitchcock from Reynolds Community College will lead a discussion about the Fall 2020 Reynolds Direct Enrollment Pilot. Rachel and Jennifer will share the development and implementation of the Pilot along with a model for training faculty in best practices in the pedagogy for direct … Read more

The WAVA executive board met on Monday, November 26, 2020 to discuss spring programming and meetings. Members can look forward to an election in January and an organization meeting in mid-February 2021.

Writing Across Virginia held a free 90-minute, interactive workshop on Wednesday, October 21 from 12:30-2 led by Dr. Asao B. Inoue. The workshop offered a theoretical and pedagogical background for using labor-based grading contracts in writing classrooms as one method for equitable and inclusive grading, and creating antiracist writing assessment ecologies that allow for critical … Read more

On September 22, 2020, WAVA held a roundtable discussion via Zoom about writing placement strategies and procedures for higher education institutions across Virginia. The roundtable was led by WAVA’s co-presidents Kristi Costello and Cheri Lemieux-Spiegel and attended by WPAs and writing instructors from 2-year and 4-year institutions. After introductions, attendees broke into breakout rooms on … Read more

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, Dr. Asao Inoue will be leading a workshop titled “How to Engage in Antiracist Classroom Writing Assessment” from 12:30-2 p.m. EDT. Additional details about the event, including the registration form, are available at http://wava.hokieswrite.com/fall-2020-workshop-how-to-engage-in-antiracist-classroom-writing-assessment/. Registration is open now and until the event reaches its capacity of 100 participants. Dr. Inoue … Read more

In this one-hour round table session, Kristi Murray Costello (Old Dominion) and Cheri Lemieux Spiegel (Northern Virginia Community College) will lead participants in a discussion of writing placement practices, problems, and opportunities. The interactive session will begin with brief introductions of practices being used in the region and then move into open discussion and problem solving. We … Read more