Professional Affiliations

American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)

AAHE is an independent, membership-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to building human capital for higher education. AAHE is the source of choice for information about higher education on issues that matter in a democratic multi-racial society. AAHE promotes and disseminates examples of effective educational practice to address those issues. AAHE members are a national talent pool willing and ready to share their expertise with colleagues in higher education, policymakers, media professionals, and the public at large.

Midwest Writing Centers Association (MWCA)

MWCA provides a powerful source of support for your own scholarship, your work as an administrator, and your finding colleagues within the Midwest. You get up-to-the-minute information on conferences and issues faced in writing centers. You can do more for students, yourself and your writing center through your contacts with the MWCA via our newsletters, the annual fall conference, our web site, and our directory of your colleagues.

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

The NCTE is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.

Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (WCTELA)

Writing Program Administration (WPA)

WPA publishes articles and essays concerning the organization, administration, practices, and aims of college and university writing programs. Possible topics include the education and support of writing teachers; the intellectual and administrative work of WPAs; the situation of writing programs, within both academic institutions and broader contexts; the programmatic implications of current theories, technologies, and research; relationships between WPAs and other administrators, between writing and other academic programs, and among high school, two-year, and four-year college writing programs; placement; assessment; and the professional status of WPAs. The journal is published twice a year: fall/winter and spring.