WPA-GO

WPA-GO is an organization comprising graduate students, allies, and mentors who are dedicated to supporting graduate students in their preparation for Writing Program administration. CWPA serves as WPA-GO’s sponsor organization. We seek to strengthen mentoring and networking connections between graduate students and professional WPAs as well as provide opportunities for awards, organizational service, and professional development.

Mission Statement 

WPA-GO (Writing Program Administrators--Graduate Organization) works with the CWPA (Council of Writing Program Administrators) to support WPA preparation for graduate students and strengthen connections between graduate students and professional WPAs by providing the following:

  • Awards, funding, and grants for conference travel and organizational service;
  • Mentoring with scholar-professionals across various institutions;
  • Networking with other graduate students across various institutions;
  • Professional development experience in organizational administration and service at the national level;
  • Resources for and opportunities to learn about anti-bias writing program administration and writing assessment;
  • Attention to writing instruction, assessment, and program administration using the lens of social justice, including (but not limited to) perspectives that address racial justice, feminist, queer, decolonial, and disability frameworks.

WPA-GO is committed to fostering an equitable community.

WPA-GO Position Statement on Anti-Racist Assessment 

Because we all live, work, and learn within racist systems, it is imperative that we use our positions of privilege as members of the academy to promote and undertake anti-racist work. WPA-GO acknowledges that an important part of doing anti-racist work is collaborating with fellow educators to become increasingly critical of unjust pedagogical practices and institutional structures that affect writing assessment and students’ learning. Thus, this statement aims to not only articulate the position of the WPA-GO, but also provide resources on anti-racist assessment and pedagogy. We offer this statement in solidarity and in conversation with the important anti-racist work that precedes it in composition studies and beyond. 

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WPA-GO Membership

WPA-GO invites you to join us! WPA-GO does not require additional fees, though members are encouraged to join CWPA (graduate student membership is $20/year, with all benefits of membership, including a subscription to WPA: Writing Program Administration). CWPA provides financial support to WPA-GO to undertake projects and programs in the interest of graduate students. WPA-GO membership does not require additional fees. Anyone interested in furthering the professionalization and support of graduate students is welcome to join WPA-GO and are encouraged to participate.

To officially join WPA-GO and receive updates about relevant events, committees, and opportunities, simply fill out our membership form!

You may also stay updated or join our conversations by following WPA-GO on Twitter and Instagram (@WPA_GO) or liking the WPA-GO Facebook page.

 

CWPA Graduate Committee

WPA-GO is administered by a leadership council:

  • Roland Dumavor (Chair), Michigan State University (dumavorr@msu.edu)
  • Taylor Dickson (Vice Chair), University of Wisconsin, Madison (tndickson@wisc.edu)
  • Jagadish Paudel (Past Chair & Professional Mentor), Clemson University (jagadip@clemson.edu)
  • Cody Bursch (Mentoring Committee Co-Chair), University of Minnesota (bursc021@umn.edu)
  • Kelsey Hawkins (Accessibility Committee Co-Chair), Indiana University (kphawkin@iu.edu)
  • Rofiat Bello (Mentoring Committee Co-Chair), Michigan State University (bellorof@msu.edu)
  • Mustapha Bannerman (Outreach Committee Chair), University of Texas at El Paso (bellorof@msu.edu)
  • Nariman Hawily (Digital Presence Committee Chair), Wayne State University, (gh4609@wayne.edu)
  • Alexa Marie Quezada (MA Rep & Accessibility Committee Co-Chair), Indiana University (aquezada@iu.edu)
  • Phatik Poudyal (Diversity Committee Chair), West Virginia University (ppp00004@mix.wvu.edu)

For most up to date information on WPA-GO see the link below. 

WPA-GO WEBSITE 

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