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Celebrate 20 years. Anniversary Reception:. Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition . Celebrate 20 years. Anniversary Reception:. Honoring those who gave the consortium its start and nurtured it along the way. Celebrate 20 years. Anniversary Reception:.
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Celebrate 20 years Anniversary Reception: Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Rhetoric and Composition
Celebrate 20 years Anniversary Reception: Honoring those who gave the consortium its start and nurtured it along the way
Celebrate 20 years Anniversary Reception: Thanks to our sponsors Howard Tinberg and CCCC; Bedford/St. Martin’s; Rhetoric Society of America; Cindy Selfe; Irwin Weiser
Celebrate 20 years Special thanks to: The Consortium Founders
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Charles Bazerman • In 1992, Bazerman initiated the formation of a small group that would explore the need for a consortium. • Bazerman was a member of the initial group that met in 1992/1993 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Janice Lauer • Lauer was a member of the initial group that met in 1992/1993 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Barbara Walvoord • Walvoord was a member of the initial group that met in 1992 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Linda Flower • Flower was a member of the initial group that met in 1992 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Dick Hayes • Hayes was a member of the initial group that met in 1992/1993 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Louise Wetherbee Phelps • Phelps was a member of the initial group that met in 1992/1993 and member of the original steering committee.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Barbara Sitko • Sitko was a member of the initial group that met in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: David Russell • Russell was a member of the initial group that met in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Avon Crismore • Crismore was a member of the initial group that met in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Duane Roen • Roen was a member of the initial group that met in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Founder: Ross Winterowd • Winterowd was a member of the initial group that met in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Special thanks to: The Consortium Leaders
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Janice Lauer • Lauer was the first chair of the Consortium. • She led the consortium from 1993 – 2002.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Patricia Sullivan • Sullivan led the Consortium meetings in 1998 and 1999. • She co-chaired the consortium from 2002-2006.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Stuart Brown • Brown co-chaired the consortium from 2002-2006.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Gail Hawisher • Hawisher chaired the consortium from 2006-2008.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: John Ackerman • Ackerman chaired the consortium from 2008-2010.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Cynthia Selfe • Selfe chaired the consortium from 2010-2012.
Celebrate 20 years Consortium Leader: Joyce Neff • Neff chaired the consortium from 2012-present.
Celebrate 20 years Remembering our: Key Moment and Achievements
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1992/1993 • Two small groups met at two consecutive Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) meetings to discuss the need for a consortium.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1993 • The Consortium steering committee formed in 1993.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1993 • 56 programs registered to be a part of the Consortium as a result of the interest letters sent in that first year.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1994 • The first official meeting of the Consortium was held at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in Nashville.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1994 • Stuart Brown, Paul Meyer and Theresa Enos first published their findings from their survey of doctoral programs in the Rhetoric Review.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1995 • The Consortium sponsored its first whole-day pre-convention workshop at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) .
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 1996 • The Consortium established its first online presence: • www.cws.illinois.edu/programs/rc_consortium
Key Moments and Achievements: 1997 • As a result of efforts by the Consortium members, a new category was established in Dissertation International Abstracts index: Rhetoric and Composition. Celebrate 20 years
Key Moments and Achievements: 2004 • 62 programs were registered with the Consortium. Celebrate 20 years
Key Moments and Achievements: 2004 • The Visibility Project began, led by Louise Wetherbee Phelps. It originally formed in support of an initiative dedicated to getting recognition by the National Research Council (NRC) for doctoral programs in Rhetoric and Composition. Celebrate 20 years
Key Moments and Achievements: 2006 • The Executive Committee of the Consortium was formed. Celebrate 20 years
Key Moments and Achievements: 2008 • The Consortium formed a Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Taskforce to advocate for the inclusion of Rhetoric and Composition in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). Celebrate 20 years
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2008 • The Visibility Project was turned over to the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) as an initiative supporting Rhetoric and Composition at all degree levels, undergraduate and graduate.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2009 • The National Research Council (NRC) recognized Rhetoric and Composition as a growing field.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2009 • The Consortium developed its governing bylaws.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2009 • The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a revised classification code for instructional programs (CIP) to include Rhetoric and Composition.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2011 • The Committee on Professional Visibility and Databases succeeded in having a (Survey of Earned Doctorates) SED code granted to Rhetoric and Composition.
Key Moments and Achievements: 2011 • Reporting on the work of the Visibility Project, Louise Wetherbee Phelps and John Ackerman published “Making the Case for Disciplinarity in Rhetoric, Composition and Writing Studies: The Visibility Project” in College Composition and Communication. Celebrate 20 years
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2012 • Over 70 programs are registered with the Consortium.
Celebrate 20 years Key Moments and Achievements: 2013 • The Consortium celebrates 20 years along with the special birthday of its longtime leader, Janice Lauer. • Happy Birthday, Janice!