Composition and Rhetoric @ KU

Final Session of the KUCC, Online!

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:22:38 +0000

The final session of the KUCC begins at 3:45! Topics include discussions of the film “Man On Wire,” studies of humor an film, memoirs and explorations of alternative writing styles. Check out the array of impressive student writers showcased today.

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KUCC Featured Session Rocked!

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:38:01 +0000

A packed house turned out for the featured session, Writing Under the Ax! Students and faculty alike came out to hear Dr. Kelly Kelleway (Bucks County Community College), Jim Lynch (Sec Ed English teacher), Mysti Rudd (KU), Carrissa Pokorny-Golden (KU) and Kevin Mahoney (KU) discuss the challenges of teaching writing in the climate of budget cuts and high stakes assessment. We were pleased that KU students participated, too, offering thoughtful questions and comments. KU President Cevallos attended as well, and offered his own remarks. Thanks to all of you for caring about quality instruction and meaningful writing!

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Coming UP: Writing Under the Ax

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:08:18 +0000

Join us from 1pm to 2pm in MSU 250 for the KUCC featured session “Writing Under the Ax.” Teachers from university, community college and high school communities will discuss the challenges of teaching writing in a climate of big budget cuts and high stakes assessments.We encourage the audience to participate!

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10:30 Panels @ KUCC

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:14:27 +0000

Panel A: Thing that Go Bump in the Night: Audio Essays

Panel B: Listening to Silenced Voices

Panel C: Food, Inc,: GMOs, Local Farming and Animar Cruelty

Panel D: Voices on Writing & Learning

Panel E: Identity Stories.

Join us!

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Quiet but excellent panels at the KUCC this morning…

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:06:28 +0000

It’s rainy and it’s early, but we still have a small and enthusiastic audience at the first session of the KUCC. Special thanks to the students and faculty who have come out early to support these writers!

Our next session begins at 10:30 am. Projects include audio essays, multimedia projects, social critiques ad personal narratives. Stop by MSU 312, pick up a program, and see one of these great panels at 10:30!

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The 7th Annual KUCC is here!

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:13:31 +0000

Today marks the 7th annual KU Composition Conference, a celebration of student writers! Come out to see students from a range of classes in compositon and rhetoric share their original work. We’ll be live-blogging from the conference all day, so check back for highlights.

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KUCC 2011 Featured Session

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:54:54 +0000

The Featured Session at this year’s KU Composition Conference is entitled “Writing Under the Ax.” Join local secondary and higher education teachers as they discuss the challenges of teaching and learning writing in the age of big budget cuts, increasing class sizes and No Child Left Behind. Join us in from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in MSU 250. Free & open to the public!

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The 7the Annual KU Compositon Conference!

Amy Lynch-Biniek — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:02:17 +0000

Please join us on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 for the 7th Annual KU Composition Conference, sponsored by the English Department.

The KUCC features the original work of KU students produced in all levels of our Composition & Rhetoric courses, including:

Intro to College Composition, College Composition & Honors Composition
Advanced Composition
Women, Writing & Rhetoric
Rhetoric of Literature
Rhetorical Traditions / Contemporary Renditions
Teaching Writing
Rhetoric, Democracy, Advocacy
Digital Rhetoric & Composition

Panels sessions will be held on in MSU beginning at 9:00am and ending at 5:15pm. Visit our Welcome and Registration area in MSU 312!

Check back for updates, a description of our featured session and the conference program.

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Susan Wells @ KUCC

Kevin Mahoney — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:53:00 +0000

We were fortunate to have Dr. Sue Wells of Temple University as our Keynote speaker today. Her talk, “Composing Our Bodies,” was both enlightening and entertaining.

As Dr. Wells took us through the history of the foundational feminist text, Our Bodies, Ourselves, the audience learned the power of the average person to enact real and lasting change–in this case, in the medial industry–with education, motivation, and writing.

Dr. Wells urged us to look for opportunities–to create opportunities–to bring together this discourse of the common person and the expert, to write our own Our Bodies, in whatever media we have.

Please check out Dr. Wells’s new book, Our Bodies, Ourselves and the Work of Writing, at Amazon!

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Photographic Evidence

Kevin Mahoney — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:34:11 +0000

Tim Crane here. We just figured out the Canon FS21. We’ve now got a means to upload photos from panels. Videos are still in the works. Here are some excerpts from sign-in and Session 2, Panel B: “Breaking the Rules: Writing Experiments.”

We’ve also set up a Wall where people can post their comments in 160 characters or less. Check out our WallWisher!

P.S. Katrina says “Hi.”

Session 3′s going on right now and we’re running all over the place here at the “multimedia base camp.” Woot.

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