Dang, Will! Great job! I'm bummed that I couldn't make the meeting, but I am available to help count. I'll need to know what time you want to do this, though. Remember the short story workshop a few weeks ago? I attended and became acquainted with Leslea Newman who is on the faculty at a school back east where they offer a MFA degree in writing. I'll check into that, too. I think I may even have a brochure. To whom do I report my findings? Questions, questions... Thanks again for your hard work. --Jocelyn On Nov 18, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Jessica Pennington wrote: > Impressive. Will for President, Grand Poobah, or whatever. :-) > > I can help distribute Mon and Tuesday, and I'm available Thursday > to help count. > > It was a great meeting, and I really like the idea of taking our PW > program further. Everyone benefits in the long run. > > Also thanks to Richard for suggesting Hastings. Free coffee samples > are yummy :-) > > -Jessica > > On 11/18/05, William Prescott <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > NOTE: If formatting problems occur, read the attachment. > > Minutes from 11/17/05 PWAL Meeting > > I .Forgiveness > > I am the epitome of the disorganized male. If these minutes seem > screwy, incomplete, or otherwise odd, I hereby nominate you to be > the PWAL secretary. > > II. The Need to Organize > > We recognized the need for a more active, organized Professional > Writing Association in order to combat the invisibility, > underrepresentation, and gross misunderstandings about the mission > and needs of the Professional Writing program. > > We are in the process of identifying short-term and long-term goals > for both the PWA and the program in general. Any and all additional > input is encouraged as well as desperately needed. > > Short Term Goals > Survey > Create and distribute a survey about general student satisfaction > with the program, how they chose this major/graduate program, and > what additional resources PW students would like to see. > Due Dates > > i. Prototype – Will be distributed for review by the end of > the day. > > ii. Conducting the survey – Given to every PW student, during > class, on 11/27-11/28. > > iii. Tally results – we need volunteers to tally the results. > We hope to have enough volunteers to be able to compile the results > in 30 minutes or so. > iv. > Present results – see #2 > > v. Future surveys – alumni survey, etc. > > Checking out the Competition > Research other MPW programs and Professional Writing Schools. > > i. Reason – to identify aspects we like from other programs > and to strive towards implementing them here at OU. > > ii. Estimated time commitment: 2 – 3 hours > > iii. Method – select one program from the following list. > Email the list to notify us which program you are researching. > Then, note its (a) # of faculty, (b) interesting classes offered, > (c) any resources offered that you would like to see at OU (d) post > on the PWAL list serv > iv. > Due Date – 11/28 > > v. Other schools/programs: > 1. University of Southern California: MPW > http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/mpw/admissions/overview.php > 2. Chatham Online: MPW > http://www.chathamonline.info/chatham/mpw.html > 3. Towson State University: MPW http://www.towson.edu/~duncan/ > ENG/prowrprg.html > 4. UMass Dartmouth: MPW > http://www.umassd.edu/cas/english/professional_writing/welcomepwp.cfm > 5. Carnegie Mellon: MA in Prof. Writing http://english.cmu.edu/ > degrees/ma_pw/ma_pw.html > 6. Kenesaw State University: MA in Prof. Writing > http://www.kennesaw.edu/english/mapw/index.shtml > 7. Western Connecticut State University: MFA in Prof. Writing > http://www.wcsu.edu/english/mfa/ > 8. UW Milwaukee: MA in Prof. Writing > http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/English/bustech/grad/ma.htm > 9. University of Texas: MFA in Prof. Writing > http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mcw/index.html > 10. SUNY-Courtland: BA in Prof. Writing > http://www.cortland.edu/profwriting/index.html > Continuing research > > i. The above is only a partial list, please continue to search > and add programs to the list > > ii. Keywords: MPW, Master in Professional Writing, > Professional Writing programs > > Establish contacts with Dean Foote > Present results of survey – We want to establish contacts with the > administration, illustrate the needs of the program, and > demonstrate that the PWAL is willing to take responsibility for > improving our own program > Needs > > i. Increased Visibility of the PW program > > ii. Adjuct Faculty – if we can recruit adjunct faculty that > have been trained in the OU method of professional writing (i.e. > published alumni or former instructors) then Davis and Chester can > offer other courses than just the basics i.e. Fantasy Writing, > Writing For Children/Young Adults, etc. > > iii. Visiting Scholars – considering the number of students > and limited faculty, we want to encourage Gaylord College to > recruit visiting professors that will teach the PW students > Christmas Party > We want to increase the feeling of community between PW students. > We are looking to organize a Christmas party and have a good ol' time. > > Long Term Goals > > History of the PW program > The Professional Writing program has been around since 1938. We > have a long tradition of outstanding instructors and successful > alumni. However, this history is in danger of being lost. > Goal – Recruit a team to identify all published PW alumni and their > works, revive our trophy case, and write a short history of the > program to publish on the web and have readily available in the > library. > Recruit additional faculty > We want more full-time faculty > Create a Professional Writing alumni association > We have a plethora of successful alumni that are not being > recognized for their achievements. Furthermore, their knowledge and > experience are a tremenedous, unutilized resource for students. > Scholarships > Increased recognition of exisisting schoarlships > Creation of additional scholarships i.e. Graduate Scholarships, etc. > > Funding for OUSA (Oklahoma University Student Association) > Budget – organize and secure funding for MPAW in order to create a > newsletter, start a Professional Writer speaker series, etc. > Best, > > Will > > P.S. I have also included the minutes as an attachment. > > > William D. Prescott > > University of Oklahoma > > office no. 405-325-2710 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > -- > Oklahomans for Patriotic Values > 1911 W. 91st Street > Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132 > (918) 813-2609 (after 3:00 p.m.) > OklahomansforPatrioticValues.org