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Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
Jay Dolmage

Bio: I am committed to disability rights in my scholarship, service, and teaching. My work brings together rhetoric, writing, disability studies, and critical pedagogy. My first book, entitled Disability Rhetoric, was published with Syracuse University Press in 2014. Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education was published with Michigan University Press in 2017 and is available in an open-access version online. Disabled Upon Arrival: Eugenics, Immigration, and the Construction of Race and Disability was published in 2018 with Ohio State University Press. I am the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies. 
 
Title: Ableism, Access, and Inclusion: Disability in Higher Education Before, During and After Covid-19*
While the recording for Jay's presentation is unavailable, the Writing Center at Michigan State University has shared the recording of their staff meeting, where Jay was a guest.

To learn more about The Writing Center at MSU, to learn more about featuring accessible composing in your assignments or courses, or to connect with Writing Center resources or services, contact Associate Director Dr. Karen Morosk-Rigney at moroskik@msu.edu.

Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney

Bio: 
I’m Karen-Elizabeth Moroski-Rigney, one of the Associate Directors of The Writing Center. I just joined Michigan State University in Fall 2019! Previously, I had been English & WGSS faculty at Penn State (University Park) where I also coordinated the Undergraduate Writing Center at Penn State Learning. Here at MSU, I’m also one of the inaugural Faculty Accessibility Fellows and a 2019-2020 CAL Leadership Fellow. I’m deeply interested in questions of accessibility and intersectionality — I want to know how the field of writing and writing center studies can continue to engage the digital and the accessible in a pedagogically and personally complex world.
I completed a master’s degree (2013) and doctorate (2017) in Critical Theory (specializing in affective neuroscience, trauma, and the writing process) at Binghamton University. After my PhD, I returned to my first love: Writing Center work. I’m very active in service work for the field of writing center studies! I am an Associate Editor for WAC Clearinghouse; I serve on the board of the International Writing Center Association (IWCA); I spent two years as the elected Secretary and an executive board member for the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association (MAWCA) and am the current secretary of the Michigan Writing Center Association (MiWCA); I chaired the scholarships and travel grants committee for IWCA in 2018. Further, I gave a keynote address entitled “Toward a Translingual Writing Center” at the Southeastern Writing Centre Symposium in Toronto in December 2018.
In 2019, I had several peer-reviewed articles published: a colloqium in the Spring 2019 edition of WPA Journal; an article in the Pre/Text special edition on queer rhetorics (Vol 24); a chapter included in a recent edited collection entitled the Pedagogical Potential of Story (Peter Lang, 2019). Still in the pipeline to publication is a chapter in Holly Jackson’s Sharing Spaces and Students: Employing Students in Collaborative Partnerships. My work has also been featured in WLN Blog and Slate.com.
 
Dr. Moroski-Rigney Introduces Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series
 

"Writing Centers and Access: A Disability Justice Speaker Series" brings together the fields of composition, writing center studies, and disability studies to ask (and begin the process of answering) the question: How do writing centers engage the process of disability justice? Featuring world-renown disability studies scholars, the series seeks to generate conversation and provide community to teachers of writing, to writers, to writing center professionals, and to communities both on our campuses and beyond about the ways in which disability affects writers, writing, and higher education. The series is hosted by The Writing Center at MSU through the hard work of their Accessibility Committee, under the supervision of Dr. Karen Moroski-Rigney.
 

Title: Exploring the Social Change Wheel: Approaches, Tools, and Techniques for Incorporating Community Engaged Teaching and LearningPresenters: Stephanie Brewer; Michelle Snitgen, Center for Community Engaged LearningFormat: WorkshopDate: May 11th, 2023Time: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pmClick here to viewDescription:Community Engaged Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community partnerships with instruction and critical reflection to enrich the student learning experience, teach civic and social responsibility, and strengthen communities. This session will focus on connecting course objectives to creative experiential strategies for engaging students in social change. Through presentation and discussion, attendees will explore the Social Change Wheel, an equity-centered framework, which can help faculty practitioners develop a broad definition of community engaged learning. Come and explore the possibilities of integrating meaningful community partnerships into course design, wherein students deepen their understanding of course content through social change strategies, including philanthropy, advocacy, design-thinking, community organizing and more!

Dominik’s project focused on building community among graduate students and faculty in the College of ComArtSci by hosting an event series at local bars in East Lansing where graduate students could share their research while tying in personal stories or humorous anecdotes in a laid-back and relaxed setting. Dominik also developed a peer mentoring program for ComArtSci through which older graduate students are paired with new graduate students.

This site provides a summary of Howard S. Becker's Writing for Social Scientists (1986) while offering writing tips and strategies for graduate students in the social sciences.

Jacob built upon his previous work as a second-year Fellow by communicating the results of his graduate student survey to college and department leadership, advocating for graduate student presence on the Student Advisory Council, and continuing to develop a database of Social Science-based GSOs.

The following is a list of the educators receiving the #iteachmsu Educator Award from the College of Social Science. For more information on these awards, check out the article entitled "#iteachmsu Educator Awards".

Christina DeJong: Dr. DeJong has gone above and beyond what is necessary (or even expected) of an instructor and mentor in the 4 years I have been her student. She has strived during class time to make the materials understandable, acknowledging that different students come into the class with different levels of understanding; made class projects useful in applying practical skills; and tailored assignments to help students succeed (including giving practice writing for social science publications). She also focuses on important and often under-prioritized issues within the field of Criminal Justice (e.g., trans issues, sexual assault, genocide). She is so open and kind that no question feels to silly to ask, even in advanced statistical courses, and she has made herself available outside of class like no other instructor I have ever had. For example, she put on a summer course-- completely of her own time and volition-- to help students learn "R" the statistical analysis software, merely because it is a free software she thought might be useful to us upon graduation if we didn't have the same resources we have at MSU. Finally, during the beginning of Covid-19, even when the School and University weren't sure what was happening, she personally reached out to students to see how they were doing, and arranged an online teaching forum and meetings for current graduate student instructors, again, entirely on her own time and of her own volition. She also provides space for students to touch base with her and with one another, which, during this incredibly unsure and isolating time is truly invaluable. I can not speak highly enough of her, and believe that her hard work should be recognized and emulated in every department at MSU. 

Skylar Dewitt: Skylar is very hardworking and does a tremendous amount for our lab. She is also very genuine and kind.

Eddie Boucher: Thanks for helping me learn how to use Mediaspace! It is intimidating to learn something new and I appreciate your tutorial

Lindsay Ackerman: Lindsay is always working to give our lab a positive atmosphere, help out RA's, and keep our study running. I am inspired by how much she does with a smile and how she is always happy to talk or answer questions.

Sean Hankins: Sean is just an awesome teacher. His passion for teaching and helping others always shines through and makes learning the material so engaging. I love how welcome he makes his students feel.
Anyone can recognize a fellow Spartan for their contributions to MSU's teaching and learning mission or for how they made a lasting impression on your experience. All you have to do is click "Thank an Educator" in the left panel of iteach.msu.edu. From there you'll see a short form where you can enter the name, netID, and a short story of the educator you'd like to recognize.