We filled our quota at the hotel!
Thanks to everyone who took time out of your busy schedules to reserve your hotel yesterday: 22 days till TYCA-West!
Ron
Make your hotel reservations today!
This is a reminder that tomorrow is the last day to make hotel reservations at Chase Suites and get the TYCA discount. Currently we only have 5 reservations in—which leaves us having not fulfilled our requirement of filling 10 rooms. I have already received enough out of state registration forms to know we can easily fill 10 rooms, but apparently very few people have made their hotel reservations yet. Please make your reservations today or tomorrow. And be sure to mention TYCA when you call. If you make your reservations today, let me know so that I can stop panicking about not fulfilling our contract with the hotel. Thanks.
Brittany
Brittany.stephenson@slcc.edu
Hotel Information/Travel Information
Conference Hotel:
Chase Suite Hotel
765 E. 400 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
801-532-5511
800-237-8811
http://www.chasehotelsaltlakecity.com/
TYCA Group Rate: $89.00 + tax, includes deluxe breakfast. Reserve by Sept. 15
Conference Schedule
See permanent link to the Overall and Detailed Schedule by following the “Upcoming conferences” link on the left. Or click here:
Detailed Presentation Schedule
Also see our Conference Information brochure:
Conference Information Brochure* (transportation, food, sightseeing, shopping). Feel free to leave a comment on this post if you know of other great restaurants, sights etc.
TYCA-West Awards
Each year TYCA-West gives out awards in an effort to recognize two-year college English teachers in our region who exemplify innovation and creativity.
In Spring 2008 the TYCA-West REC members voted to add a fourth award modeled after National TYCA’s “ Nell Ann Picket Service Award. The TYCA-West Service Award recognizes the time, talent, “vision and voice” of service and leadership. This may include work at the institutional/regional level (faculty mentoring, research, boards and committees, etc.) or “work uniting the goals and efforts of organizations and groups that promote two-year colleges”(from the Two-Year College English Association Handbook section 7.2).
Awards
- The TYCA-West Annual Teaching Award
- The TYCA-West Annual Part-Time Teaching Award
- The TYCA-West Annual Writing Award
- The TYCA-West Service Award
Each winner will receive a $50 award and recognition at that year’s TYCA-West conference.
Eligibility
Two-year college full or part-time instructors in English, composition, literature, technical writing, and closely related disciplines. Nominees should currently teach at a two-year college in Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, or Southern Idaho. Nominations by colleagues are preferred, but self-nominations are acceptable.
Deadline
Two weeks before the upcoming TYCA-West conference. (Friday Sept. 25, 2009)
Requirements for Each Award
- A cover letter listing the nominee’s school affiliation, status, and teaching experience
- Narrative describing the reasons for the nomination
- Supporting manuscripts (For teaching awards: syllabi, assignments, student writing, etc. For writing award: articles, essays, fiction, poetry, drama, etc.)
Send or Email Nominations by September 25, 2009 to
Carol Hammond
Carol.Hammond@yc.edu
Yavapai College
Hotel Reservations–Group Rate
In order to get the group rate at the conference hotel, Chase Suites, you will need to call to make your reservations. The group is SLCC TYCA-West
Ron
New due date for proposals
Hello, I wanted to let everyone know that we have extended the deadline for proposals to Friday September 11th. While we have several solid proposals for workshops, panels, and individual papers we are hoping for a few more. See the link on the loast post for more details on the conference.
Also, note that in addition to Deborah Holdstein’s keynote and publishing in CCCs/TETYC workshop on Friday, Joe Harris from Duke will give a keynote on Saturday. It’s going to be quite a conference.
If you are planning on getting a hotel, we have a contract with special rates in the works but it has been held up in the bureaucratic bowels of the college. I will send out more info on this later or feel free to contact me when you are making your arrangements. Feel free to forward this email to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks, Ron Christiansen TYCA-West 2009 Program Chair
TYCA 2009: Salt Lake City
We are excited at SLCC to host the 2009 TYCA conference. Here are the basics on the conference:
Title: “Point and Counterpoint: Converging Fugues within Composition and Community”
Dates: October 9-10, 2009
Proposals Due: July 1, 2009
See attached for more details: CFP: TYCA West 2009
**Please forward the CFP to any individuals or institutions who might be interested
2008 TYCA-West Conference Program
Hot off the virtual press, the finalized program for the upcoming 2008 TYCA-West Conference.
Here’s Shuttle Info
1. Sedona-Phoenix Shuttle
Website: http://www.sedona-phoenix-shuttle.com/
Takes you from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and drops you at the conference hotel, Best Western Cottonwood Inn
Reservations required
Phone : 928-282-2066
Call center hours are 6:00a.m.-9:00p.m. AZ time
Cash only. Credit and debit cards are NOT accepted at the airport counter.
Check in at the AZ City To City Shuttle Check-In Counter.
Sky Harbor International Airport in the Baggage Claim area (located in each Terminal).
Shuttles leave Phoenix on the hour beginning at 9:00 a.m., last shuttle leaves at 8:00 p.m.
2. Ace Xpress Shuttle Services
Website: http://www.acexshuttle.com
515 S Airpark Rd, Cottonwood
(928) 639-3357