Writing Center: April progress report

Hi Readers,

April's progress report didn't end with flying colors BUT it did break even with March.  Nonetheless, we can still learn from it so we can improve and be more efficient ( in meeting students' needs ).  Here it is:

Hours and # of Students-

For April, the Writing Center was open for 80 hours, and we worked with 109 students ( dedicating at least an hour per student as a result of simultaneous sessions ).  The students' attendance slowly rose and slightly dipped on the 3rd week when a campus wide "walk-out" broke our 6 students per day average that week.  We reached a monthly high of 45 students on the last week ( before closing for the summer ).  We almost matched March's attendance record (110) but missed by 1.

Outreach
Project Facebook continues ( a presence and reminders for students online, a way to connect through instant announcement, comments, and birthday remembrances ) maybe good for internet presence but in terms of student participation outcome, it's not clear.  Drexel even contacted me to take a survey whether having a facebook page is effective or not.  It's too early to tell.
-As of April 2011 we have 112 friends.

Events/Workshops
-APA Workshop
-End-of-the-Semester Party

Mini-Projects
-In progress ( flyers, log-in sheet, website, handbook, research, journal article, questionaires, and conference presentation, and Youtube video )
-Newsletter ( welcome note, mission, tips, student shout-outs, faculty, stats, events [past/future] )

Scholarship and Discussion
-Book Review of Diane Ravitch's The Death and Life of the Great American School System...
-Professionalism for writing consultants

Future Conferences/Journals
-NCET
-4Cs
-WCA
-IWCA
-MAWCA
-Writing Lab Newsletter
-English Journal
-College English
-CCC

Future Collaborations
-Honor Students
-Peer Mentoring Program
-English Honor Society
-Residence Life

Classes to do Presentations
-English and Communication courses
-Writing Intensive courses
-Freshman seminar courses