The Carolinas WPA serves as an affiliate of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. All Executive Board members should be a member of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (or be willing to obtain such membership upon election to the board).
Nomination Process
To nominate someone or yourself, please review the open positions below. You may nominate someone with their permission for any of the positions listed below. You may, of course, nominate yourself for one of the available positions.
Send an email indicating clearly the person’s name, status at their institution (Assistant Professor, Doctoral Student, etc.), their affiliation, and the position for which you are nominating. You may include a very brief paragraph as to why this person might be a good fit for the board/position and for the organization.
Once the deadline for nominations has expired, the board will develop a ballot to be sent via the CWPA Listserv where all who are subscribed to the CWPA list will have an opportunity to vote on the candidates nominated for each position. The board will count and verify votes. Once the voting has ended and the votes have been verified, we will announce the new board members and their respective positions.
Please send all nominations to Tony Atkins atkinsa@uncw.edu and Lynne Rhodes lynner@usca.edu no later than Friday, October 11.
1) President-Elect position.
This person will serve a term of one year in this role: January 1, 2014, until January 1, 2015, at which time this person will become president of the organization for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2015, through January 1, 2017.
[Typically, the President-Elect is a two-year term. Circumstances have dictated that we deviate from our usual practice. In this case, the President-Elect will serve for one year before moving into the President Position.]
The President-Elect has two distinct roles. First the President-Elect is responsible for organizing the Meeting in the Middle (working with the host institution, developing the theme, inviting speaker/s, food, program, etc.) Second, the President-elect works directly with the President to help provide or otherwise submit panels to SAMLA and other related conferences (such as TYCA, NCETA, and/or NCEI). Additionally, the President-Elect will help in other capacities like contributing to the Annual Fall Retreat each year and organizing our annual Conference on College Composition and Communication recruitment event. This person is also expected to move into the President role upon completing a term as President-Elect.
2) Secretary Position
This person will serve a term of three years in this role: January 1, 2014-January 1, 2017.
This person is responsible for taking detailed minutes of each board meeting and sending them to the board for review. The secretary is also responsible for managing our constitution, and helping the board and president follow proper protocol for any elections or motions made during board meetings. (Secretary should be familiar with Robert’s Rules of Order, keep detailed notes, and maintain records of all meetings.)
3) At-Large Position: South Carolina Representative
This person will serve a term of two years in this role: January 1, 2014-January 1, 2016.
At-Large positions on the board serve multiple purposes. One is to ensure representation from both states (NC/SC). Another is to conduct out-reach within the representative state to recruit other members from NC/SC and community colleges. At-Large positions help to organize both the Meeting in the Middle and the Annual Fall Retreat. At-Large positions manage or otherwise put together panels for other conferences like SAMLA, TYCA, NCETA and/or NCEI with the help of the board). They may contribute in other ways as initiatives arise.
4) At-Large Position: North Carolina Representative
This person will serve a term of two years in this role: January 1, 2014-January 1, 2016.
At-Large positions on the board serve multiple purposes. One is to ensure representation from both states (NC/SC). Another is to conduct out-reach within the representative state to recruit other members from NC/SC and community colleges. At-Large positions help to organize both the Meeting in the Middle and the Annual Fall Retreat. At-Large positions manage or otherwise put together panels for other conferences like SAMLA, TYCA, NCETA and/or NCEI with the help of the board). They may contribute in other ways as initiatives arise.