Amen, Sister! --Joc On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Susan Brown wrote: > That's crazy! Might as well say that all the Professional Writing > students > need is a pencil and yellow legal pad. Since I'm no longer a > student I > can't really say anything, but I hope someone mentions the lack of > faculty. > Dr. Chester and Dr. Davis are terrific, but they have lots of > terretory to > cover with just the two of them. When I enrolled, I was surprised > to find > that there were no magazine writing classes available on the grad > level. > That's a whole different field of writing. It's a great place to > get a foot > in the door, too. Speaking from experience, I can tell you that it > is lots > easier to get a publish in a magazine than it is to get a whole > book written > and published. I've sold hundreds of articles and my words have > gone around > the world. If I can do it, the rest of you can, too. It's fun and > profitable > and validates you as a "real" writer. Wouldn't you like a Freelance > Writing > class that teaches you how to write for publication -- and get your > work > into the hands of an editor? Think about learning travel writing, > how-to > articles, inspirational articles, short humor, features, interview > articles, > opinion pieces, etc. -- and seeing them in print. Ask them to fork > over a > few of those dollars to hire someone to teach it! I think your > idea of > organizing to gain a little clout is a good one. > Susan Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Prescott" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:26 PM > Subject: [PWA-L] PLEASE READ - Item for Meeting agenda > > >> Last night, Dean Foote came to talk to my Conceptual >> Issues class. >> >> In short, Gaylord College has secured $15 million >> dollars in funding to improve the college. Decisions >> are being made now on how to spend it. >> >> I asked last night and was told me that the >> Professional Writing program is allotted a grand total >> of $0. >> >> The people making decisions know nothing about the >> program. Comments were made that Professional Writing >> students do not need anything; just space to write. >> >> To Do: >> >> 1. Make a wishlist of resources (books, periodicals, >> software, rooms for writing groups to meet, and >> ****additional faculty) >> >> 2. Do what writers do.... WRITE! Write a letter to >> Dean Foote describing the overcrowding in class, the >> lack of faculty, and the lack of resources. >> >> 3. Organize. Let's figure out some way to organize and >> actually have input into how these important decisions >> are made. >> >> See you Thursday, >> >> Will >> >> >> >> --- Richard Adkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> The next meeting for the PWA will be this thursday >>> (November 17) at 8:00 at >>> Hastings on Main Street in Norman. >>> >>> Bring your writing concerns, questions and advice >>> for your fellow writers! >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> -- >>> >>> When they discover the center of the universe, >>> a lot of people will be disappointed to discover >>> they are not it. - Bernard >>> Bailey >>> >>> Richard Adkins >>> http://adkins.8k.com >>> [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >> >> >> William D. Prescott >> >> University of Oklahoma >> >> office no. 405-325-2710 >> >> [log in to unmask] >>