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What a destductjve decision--one that shows no regard for students. And what a colossal shame! Hang in there Andrea On Friday, April 22, 2016, Lucie Moussu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear friends and colleagues, > > It is with a broken heart that I share with you the news that the > University of Alberta has decided to move the Centre for Writers, currently > housed in the Faculty of Arts, into Student Services. As a result, I was > told that I will no longer be Director of the Centre for Writers as of June > 30th, 2016. An administrative director will be hired sometime this > summer. I will retain my tenured appointment with the Department of English > and Film Studies, with a yet-to-be-determined teaching assignment. > > I won’t let this change affect my commitment to the CWCA and IWCA (and > other professional organizations), or my writing centre scholarship. I will > take the upcoming year to write a few articles about my writing centre > research, attend conferences, get a bit of rest after 10 years of > administration, and explore other employment opportunities. > > In the meantime, I am grateful to be able to concentrate on our annual > conference, and hope to see many of you next month in Calgary. I have no > doubt that we will have a chance to discuss this recent administrative > decision at the UofA further. Indeed, with such administrative decisions > being made with increasing frequency (last year at Wilfrid Laurier, and > more recently at UBC), perhaps the CWCA needs to develop a clearer strategy > on how we might get ahead of future such announcements. > > Best, > > Lucie. > > — > Lucie Moussu, PhD > Director, Centre for Writers > Associate Professor in Writing Studies > University of Alberta > Chair, Canadian Writing Centres Association > CWCA representative, International Writing Centers Association > >