Searching for a Theme

I need a theme for next year's conference in Park City. I recall that mining metaphors were popular. Here's my first stab at a theme:

Mining New Literacies

Does anyone have suggestions? My goal is to have the flyer done by next week and send it to Elizabeth so it can be put on the TYCA-West web site.

I also want to increase graduate student participation in the conference. I plan on contacting the graduate schools at the University of Utah, Utah State, BYU, and Idaho State University. I want any graduate students who self identify as future community college professors to participate in the conference.

Hangover

O.K. I'm in. My post-conference hangover has diminished my ability to reflect on what we want to replicate and what we want to omit in future conferences; nevertheless, one change I would like to suggest is that we be more specific about who does what. When (if?) I find my energy, I'll try to type up short "job descriptions" (subject to the board's approval of course) so that people who agree to accept a responsibilty actually know what they're getting into. (I wonder when it's going to dawn on Jason that he's doing almost everything for the conference next year?)

Isn't this exciting?

I am so jazzed that I have officially entered the world of blogging! I hope lots of my TYCA-West friends will use this blog. Eventually, when I get brave, maybe I'll create my own!

I'm on the blog!

I have now entered the world of blogging. Thanks Beth, for setting this up. What do we want to discuss first?

TYCA-West Has a Blog!!!

I finally have our blog set up, and I believe all is working. If you notice any problems though, or have any suggestions, please don't ever hesitate to contact me.

Since I don't have contact information for all members yet, I've only been able to invite those who are on the REC board and a few others who I just happen to have email addresses for. I should be receiving the membership forms from Jason in the next couple of weeks, and once that happens, I will invite everyone else. In the meantime though, if you are or you know a TYCA-West member who hasn't been invited yet, please send me that person's email address and they will be invited ASAP. Also, if you have any suggestions for additional links or if you have a blog that we can add to the list on the right-hand side of this page, please let me know and I will get that posted as well. My email address is Elizabeth.Myers@ttu.edu.

I'm still trying to learn how to use this blog myself, but if you need assistance with anything, I'd be happy to try to help as best I can. And if I can't help, we might have to send in our resident blogging experts.