{"id":19,"date":"2022-06-20T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T11:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:25:05","slug":"welcome-to-the-mid-south-wpa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Mid-South WPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/files\/2022\/06\/BelmontFacultyAtPeck-1024x752.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" width=\"360\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/files\/2022\/06\/BelmontFacultyAtPeck-1024x752.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/files\/2022\/06\/BelmontFacultyAtPeck-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/files\/2022\/06\/BelmontFacultyAtPeck-768x564.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>WE ARE RESEARCHERS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE ARE&nbsp;SCHOLARS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE ARE&nbsp;TEACHERS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE ARE ADMINISTRATORS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE ARE MIDSOUTH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mission of MSWPA is to share concerns and strategies for addressing local issues at peer institutions; identify a community with which to collaborate on research, grants, and teaching opportunities; and establish a protocol for educating the region about what writing is and does in people\u2019s lives, as well as best practices for teaching writing at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><u><font size=\"+2\">LATEST NEWS!<\/font><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2024\/01\/11\/spring-2024-virginia-peck-symposium-on-research-and-writing\/\">Spring 2024 Virginia Peck Symposium on Research and Writing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 2024 Peck Symposium will be happening on Fri., Feb. 23, at MTSU, and will feature a keynote and a workshop led by Dr. Ashley Joyce Holmes of Georgia State University. \u201cPLACE-MAKING AND WRITING: LEARNING ON LOCATION IN A CHANGING WORLD\u201d: A KEYNOTE AND WORKSHOP&#8220; That will be followed by a business meeting for the Mid-South WPA. Feel free to share this information with colleagues at your institution and others around the region! Attendance is free, and spots are limited&#8230;.<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2024\/01\/11\/spring-2024-virginia-peck-symposium-on-research-and-writing\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2023\/01\/30\/guest-speaker-john-warner-on-ai-and-the-future-of-writing\/\">Guest Speaker: John Warner on AI and the Future of Writing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The University of Alabama First-Year Writing program has invited John Warner (Inside Higher Ed, The Atlantic, Why They Can&#8217;t Write, and others) to give a presentation and workshop on the pedagogical implications of ChatGPT. ChatGPT has been very much in the news recently; it&#8217;s an artificial intelligence chatbot that can write just about anything on demand. John will give a large lecture from 5:30-7 pm on Monday, March 6, and a smaller (catered) lunchtime workshop for GTAs on Tuesday, March&#8230;<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2023\/01\/30\/guest-speaker-john-warner-on-ai-and-the-future-of-writing\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2022\/06\/20\/spring-2021-virginia-peck-symposium-on-research-and-writing\/\">Spring 2021 Virginia Peck Symposium on Research and Writing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Please don&#8217;t forget to register for the Peck Symposium on Research and Writing. In past years we have gathered regional teacher-scholars to middle Tennessee to build community around a workshop and keynote on research and writing from a celebrated speaker. Because the best part of Peck is the opportunity to develop community with regional partners, instead of a more traditional digital meetup we will group interested participants in parties of four and invite them to mail writing, research, or a&#8230;<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2022\/06\/20\/spring-2021-virginia-peck-symposium-on-research-and-writing\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2022\/06\/20\/purchase-christine-tulleys-book-at-the-peck-research-on-writing-symposium\/\">Purchase Christine Tulley&#8217;s book (at the Peck Research on Writing Symposium)<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Tulley&#8217;s new book, How Writing Faculty Write: Strategies for Process, Product, and Productivity, will be available at the symposium. These copies will be available for $20 cash! That&#8217;s $5.95 off the sticker price. You may also order advanced copies from the Utah State University Press website&nbsp;with a 20% off code for $20.76. You&#8217;ll need to contact Julie Barger or Kate Pantelides for that code.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2022\/06\/20\/join-us-on-friday-april-13-for-the-2018-peck-research-on-writing-symposium\/\">Join us on Friday, April 13 for the 2018 Peck Research on Writing Symposium!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u200bHello, writing teacher\/scholars! Please consider joining us on&nbsp;Friday, April 13 for the 2018&nbsp;Peck&nbsp;Research on Writing Symposium, sponsored by Middle Tennessee State University\u2019s Department of English. This event&nbsp;has two purposes: 1) to engage writing faculty from area universities and secondary schools in considering timely issues in the research and teaching of writing, and 2) to bring together members of the WPA Midsouth affiliate of the Council of Writing Program Administrators for our annual meeting. This entire event is free, but space&#8230;<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/mswpa\/2022\/06\/20\/join-us-on-friday-april-13-for-the-2018-peck-research-on-writing-symposium\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WE ARE RESEARCHERS. WE ARE&nbsp;SCHOLARS. WE ARE&nbsp;TEACHERS. WE ARE ADMINISTRATORS. WE ARE MIDSOUTH. 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