All in-person events and presentations are held at the Sheraton Hotel in Station Square or in the Station Square plaza just outside the hotel’s front doors. To book your rooms at the Sheraton, please click here and remember that the block will be released on Oct. 9, after which time the rates will increase drastically. Please scroll down on this page for information about virtual attendance.
In-Person Conference Lineup
- Thursday, Nov. 2
- Registration opens 5 p.m. at Sheraton Hotel in Station Square
- Welcome event at the hotel, including free hand massages for weary travelers from 5:30-6:30 p.m (tips are accepted and appreciated).
- We will have a private “Spooky ‘Burgh” tour in Station Square with minimal walking. After the tour, attendees can ride the incline to Mount Washington for a spectacular view of the city. Fare is $3.50 (exact change is needed). 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 3
- Registration open at 7:30 a.m.
- Breakfast available 7:30-9:00 a.m.
- Keynote Address 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Concurrent sessions from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with an hour break for lunch on your own from 12:30-1:30 p.m. and an hour and a half for dinner on your own from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
- Awards ceremony with hor d’oeuvres 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 4
- Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.
- Breakfast available 7:30-9:00 a.m.
- Steering committee meeting 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- Concurrent sessions from 9:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with an hour break for lunch on your own from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
- Dinner on your own. 5:30-7:00 p.m.
- Tutor “tailgating” social with games at the hotel from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. (wear your favorite team jersey or school’s colors)
Incline image by Paulette Klein; Referee image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay
Online Conference Lineup
For those who cannot travel to Pittsburgh, we are pleased to offer virtual access. The following are some of the 20+ presentations that have agreed to be recorded for our virtual attendees. Videos are a mix of pre-recorded and live workshops, panel presentations, and individual presentations. The recorded presentations will be available to all registered attendees for asynchronous viewing starting Thursday, Nov. 2 through the end of the calendar year. Virtual attendance is $150 per center and allows an unlimited number of seats for those who attend the registered institution. Click here to register your center!
- Workshop: From Presenting to Publishing: Submitting Your Manuscript to WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship
- Individual presentation: AI Tools for Tutors and Writers: Bridging Gaps between Knowledge and Communication
- Individual presentation: Bridging the Gap with Writing Center Pedagogies: Empowering Student Writers in Secondary School Writing Centers
- Panel: Innovations in Writing Center Theory: How to Navigate the Future of Artificial Intelligence from the Perspective of Multidisciplinary Students
- Panel: ‘It’s for everybody’: Building Bridges for a More Inclusive Writing Center
- Workshop: Making Movies, Building Bridges, and Crushing Cliches: How Creative Writing Workshops Reframe a Writing Center
- Individual presentation: Bridging the Distance: Tutees perception of online synchronous writing consultations in the post-pandemic world
- Panel: Who am I talking to?: Building Rhetorical Bridges between Tutors and Anonymous Writers
Here is a draft of our conference program for all to view the virtual and recorded presentations, information from our sponsors, and more.
Thank you to our TOP sponsors! Click on each to learn more!
Duquesne University McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Duquesne University English and Theatre Arts Department
Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence
Additional thanks to our Carson Bridge sponsors. Please click on each to learn more!
- The National Writing Project
- Ohio University
- Northwest Missouri State
- Monmouth University MA in Professional Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition
If you would like to contribute to NCPTW 2023 as a sponsor, please email ncptw2023@yahoo.com