Guide to the Robert J. Connors Writing Center Files, 1994-2010

Collection number: UA 3/6/1
Size: 6 boxes (2.2 cu.ft.)

About Robert J. Connors and the Writing Center

English professor Robert J. Connors was a distinguished scholar in rhetoric and composition who had joined the UNH teaching faculty in 1984. He was the author or co-author of six books and more than 60 articles in his field, and helped to establish the UNH Writing Center, the Writing Across the Curriculum Program, and the Beal Collection, a national archive of composition manuscripts. Known for his active and eloquent participation in university matters, he also acted as Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate and would have assumed the chairmanship had he not died in a motorcycle accident in Durham.

The UNH Writing Center was named in his honor, and provides free writing assistance to students and members of the University community in a no-pressure environment. Highly skilled peer consultants have backgrounds in many different academic disciplines and are trained to work with students on all forms of writing during any stage of the writing process. The Connors Writing Center is located in Room 7 on the bottom level of Hamilton Smith Hall. The Writing Center also offers an Online Writing Lab (OWL) that allows access to resources and provides help with a paper over the internet.

About the Robert J. Connors Writing Center Files

This series includes the files from the Writing Center. There are minutes and agendas from staff meetings, correspondence and staff development materials and handouts, and information on tutor and consultant training. Included in this series is a CWC Yearbook and a few photos, as well as a list of clients of the Center listed by academic major for certain years. Folders contain information on various programs and service learning projects including the McNair Program, Project Connect, Campus Compact, the Woodsville Project, and Oyster River High Outreach. Besides information on various programs, this series also has conference materials, including proposals and conferences of the NEWCA. Evaluations, annual and consultant reports, documents from the development of the University Writing Requirement implementation, and material on Teaching with UNH OWL/OWC are also included. In addition, material regarding memorials for Robert J. Connors is included herein.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert J. Connors Writing Center Files, 1994-2010, UA 3/6/1, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

These records were transferred from the Writing Center in 2002; regular transfer of records are expected indefinately.

Collection Arrangement

This collection is arranged in its original order.

Collection Contents

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1	1997-1998	Evaluations
Box 1, Folder 2	Spring 1998	Evaluation: Consultant's Observation
Box 1, Folder 3	Spring 1998	Staff Meeting Evaluations
Box 1, Folder 4	Spring 1999	Student General Evaluations Surveys
Box 1, Folder 5	Prior to June 2000	Student General Evaluations Survey
Box 1, Folder 6	undated	Student Evaluations Surveys (TECH 400)
Box 1, Folder 7	Fall 2000	Sam Shore - Student Evaluations (TECH 400)
Box 1, Folder 8	December 2001	Student Evaluations from Christina Ortmeier
Box 1, Folder 9	Fall 2000	Tim Guttman - Student Evaluations (MATH 698)
Box 1, Folder 10	Fall 2000	K. Livermoore - Student Evaluations
Box 1, Folder 11	March-April 1996	Staff Conference Notes
Box 1, Folder 12	1998-2000	Directions for Hiring
Box 1, Folder 13	1997-2002	WWC Staff Meeting Attendance and Agendas
Box 1, Folder 14	May 8, 1998	WC Staff Meeting
Box 1, Folder 15	April 2000	Models of Writing Center/WAC Structures for Multi-year Planning and Budgeting
Box 1, Folder 16	2001	Staff Meeting Agendas and Notes
Box 1, Folder 17	1996-2002	Memos
Box 1, Folder 18	August 1996-June 2001	Miscellaneous Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 19	February-May 1997	Thank-you Correspondence for Presentations/Workshops
Box 1, Folder 20	Spring 2002-2003	E-mail Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 21	undated	CWC Newspaper Articles and Publicity
Box 1, Folder 22	January 2002-February 2003	Faculty E-mails to CWC
Box 1, Folder 23	undated	Staff Development Materials
Box 1, Folder 24	undated	Faculty Handout Revisions
Box 1, Folder 25	undated	Drafting Descriptions of CWC on Web page
Box 1, Folder 26	undated	Gail Rondeau - Resources created for the Writing Center
Box 1, Folder 27	1997-1999	WC/WAC Descriptive Materials
Box 1, Folder 28	2000-2001	Statistics on Center
Box 1, Folder 29	1997-2002	Miscellaneous Forms and Hand-outs
Box 1, Folder 30	April 2003	CWC/WAC Web test pages
Box 1, Folder 31	2001-2002	Assistant Director Job Description
Box 1, Folder 32	2000-2001	Photos
Box 1, Folder 33	2002-2003	CWC Yearbook
Box 1, Folder 34	1994-1999	Annual Reports and Budgets
Box 1, Folder 35	1997-1998	Annual Report Summary Writing Across the Curriculum
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1	1999	Proposal for Possible Program Cuts
Box 2, Folder 2	November 1999-February 2000	ADHOC Working Group, Agendas, Memos
Box 2, Folder 3	2000	ADHOC Task Force Drafts, Agendas, Goals
Box 2, Folder 4	1997-2001	McNair Program/Workshop and Sample Abstracts
Box 2, Folder 5	Fall 1998-2001	Project Connect
Box 2, Folder 6	1998-2006	Campus Compact and The Woodsville Project
Box 2, Folder 7	September 2000	Oyster River High School Outreach
Box 2, Folder 8	2000-2001	Service Learning Projects
Box 2, Folder 9	2000-2002	Teaching with UNH OWL/OWC
Box 2, Folder 10	2001-2003	January Jump: Springing Toward Your Academic Goals Conference
Box 2, Folder 11	1996	Consultant Final Reports
Box 2, Folder 12	1998	Consultant Final Reports
Box 2, Folder 13	Fall 1998	Tutor Training Course ENGL 728/828
Box 2, Folder 14	1999	Consultant Final Report
Box 2, Folder 15	Spring 2000	WC Consultants List
Box 2, Folder 16	1997-2002	Writing Portfolios
Box 2, Folder 17	Fall 2000	Writing Consultants and Tutor Training
Box 2, Folder 18	Spring 2001	WC Consultant Job Description and Schedule for Returning Consultants
Box 2, Folder 19	2001	Consultant Goals
Box 2, Folder 20	2001	Tutor Evaluations Description
Box 2, Folder 21	October 4, 2002	ESL Workshop for Peer Consultants
Box 2, Folder 22	undated	ESL Tutoring Documents
Box 2, Folder 23	Spring 2002-2003	Brief Consultant Training for Grad Students
Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1	1996	NEWCA Proposal
Box 3, Folder 2	2000	NEWCA Conference
Box 3, Folder 3	2001	NEWCA Conference
Box 3, Folder 4	2002	NEWCA Conference and Photo
Box 3, Folder 5	2003	NEWCA Conference
Box 3, Folder 6	Fall 1998	Development of University Writing Requirement Implementation
Box 3, Folder 7	1998-2000	List of Clients by Academic Major
Box 3, Folder 8	Fall 2000	Memorials for Robert J. Connors: Planning, Memorials, Photos
Box 3, Folder 9	2002	Bob Connors Memorial Portrait
Box 3, Folder 10	undated	Kate Tiribassi-WAC Presentation to History Course
Box 3, Folder 11	March 2001	Scientific Writing Workshop
Box 3, Folder 12	January-February 1999	Writing Across the Curriculum Program: Review of Fitchburg State
Box 3, Folder 13	2002	"Breaking the Mold" Conference Proposals
Box 3, Folder 14	October 1999	"Reading Our Students, Reading Ourselves"
Box 3, Folder 15	2001-2002	Farmington Middle School Project
Box 3, Folder 16	1994-2000	Memos written by Bob Connors
Box 3, Folder 17	1999	Bob Connor's letter of resignation
Box 4
		Appointment books
Box 5
		Appointment books
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1	2003	Writing Center Representations
Box 6, Folder 2	no date	Outreach Material for Writing Center
Box 6, Folder 3	2006	Writing Center Consultations
Box 6, Folder 4	2009-2010	Receptionist Log (1 of 2)
Box 6, Folder 5	2010	Receptionist Log (2 of 2)
Box 6, Folder 6	2009	Connors Writing Center Data
Box 6, Folder 7	2010	Connors Writing Center Data
Box 6, Folder 8	2010	Writing Center Policy ( 1 of 2)
Box 6, Folder 9	2010	Writing Center Policy (2 of 2)