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resources related to working with developmental writers in the writing center see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=20149331

crowdsourcing sources of grant money

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24579487

a discussion of work requirements (teaching requirements in addition to directorship/administration/research) see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24598478

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=18824166

example syllabi available in the message thread see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=1142725 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19339339 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=19083164 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24549384

From Neal Lerner's July 2011 message to WCenter: Folks, the latest issue (July 2011) of the Journal of Writing Research includes a very impressive study by James Williams and Seiji Takaku of the relationship between college students' self-efficacy, help-seeking behaviors, writing center visits, and writing performance. Here's a link to a pdf of the study: http://www.jowr.org/articles/vol3_1/JoWR_2011_vol3_nr1_Williams_Takaku.pdf Here's a snippet to take to your dean: "The analysis showed that those students who frequently obtained writing center tutoring received higher grades in composition than those who did not, regardless of their ESL or native-English-speaker status. The frequency of writing center tutoring seemed to be especially valuable for the ESL students, who outperform their domestic cohorts, receiving significantly higher grades in composition."

a discussion of concerns related to writing centers housed in open plan libraries see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=12628140 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=12882123 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=14868131 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=17025124

see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24498341

a discussion of the names of writing centers see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24496387 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24705490

a discussion of options for staff uniforms (shirts, name tags, smocks, etc.) see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24530560

a discussion of grammar software usage

crowdsourcing a list of examples of bad grammar

a lengthy discussion of budget cuts, funding freezes, and other overhauls to administrative structures following the financial crisis

handing a situation where tutors aren't getting along

discussing how to help a tutor work with a student who has hygiene issues

discussing pros, cons, and options