I'm always up for a retreat!  When planning, please remember the Rural
Outreach Conference on Feb. 19.

Terry, are you sure you can crowd in any more "treats" in one month! :-)

Teresa

>>> "Phelps, Terry" <[log in to unmask]>  >>>
I'm all for it, of course.  February would be good.  I'm teaching in
Singapore now for a couple of weeks, and I'll be in Hawaii to present a
paper in mid-January.  Some time in between these two trips I'd be glad
to work with a committee to plan the retreat.  Of course, in the
meantime, I can email.

Terry Phelps


-----Original Message-----
From: Oklahoma Writing Project on behalf of Janis Cramer
Sent: Wed 12/13/2006 9:31 AM
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Subject: Retreat, anyone?

Dear OWP TCs--

I know you're all busy trying to wind up work before
the Christmas break and loaded with papers to grade,
but--I just had this brainflash of something we could
do as a retreat.  Wouldn't that be nice about
February?  I'm sending this out to the listserv rather
than just to the governing board, hoping to recruit
some of the board members but also some "new blood"
who might want to join me in planning the retreat.

I (or someone else) could do a presentation on
generating ideas for writing.  We could have a little
mini-writing marathon--one afternoon, say.  We could
work in time for a writing group for feedback.  We
could have Cindy Cotner do her presentation on
marbling, Ellen Bybee do her presentation on
bookmaking.   Ta-da!  What fun!

Who likes the idea?
Does anyone want to take on the planning--finding the
location, etc.?
This would be a great project for the continuity
committee.
Volunteers for that one?

Maybe you don't want to work on the committee but have
ideas to contribute?

Thanks for your feedback.  Just checking the airwaves
for interest...

Janis