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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director of the University Writing Program<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The campus visit for Gerald and Cathy Graff has been <font
color=red><span style='color:red'>rescheduled to Tuesday, May 8<sup>th</sup></span></font>.
Their talk will be held in the English department conference room HMNSS 2212
from </span></font><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="0"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2:00-4:00pm</span></font></st1:time><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=6
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Writing Program Director Candidate Vision Presentation</span></font><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=6
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Professors Gerald Graff and Cathy <span class=SpellE>Birkenstein</span>-Graff</span></font><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=6
color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>Tuesday, May 8th – 2:00p</span></font><font color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=6
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Humanities 2212</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Gerald and Cathy Graff, finalists for our
Writing Director position, will be on campus Tuesday, May 8th. I cannot
emphasize enough how important an event this is for the campus and how great
for the Writing Program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I would like to urge colleagues across
campus to attend the talk that takes place at 2:00p in the English Department
conference room (Humanities 2212). There will be plenty of time to ask
questions and air your concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Professor Gerald Graff received his PhD in English and
American Literature from </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Stanford</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> in 1963. He was recently
appointed Co-Director with Cathy <span class=SpellE>Birkenstein</span>-Graff of
Writing in the Disciplines Program, College of Arts & Sciences at the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Illinois</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> at </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. He previously chaired the
English department at </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Northwestern</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, directed the Northwestern University
Press and designed and directed the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities at
the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. Professor Graff’s many
publications on teaching and learning have gained national and international
recognition, and in 2008 he will become President of the Modern Language
Association. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Professor Cathy <span class=SpellE>Birkenstein</span>-Graff
received her PhD from </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Loyola</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> in 2003. She is a co-writer
with Gerald Graff of a textbook entitled, <span class=GramE><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>They</span></i></span><i><span style='font-style:
italic'> Say/I Say</span></i> and currently lectures in English teaching
Freshman Composition courses based on this textbook. Professor <span
class=SpellE>Birkenstein</span>-Graff was recently appointed Co-Director with
Gerald Graff of Writing in the Disciplines Program, College of Arts &
Sciences at the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Illinois</span></font></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> at </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This is a great opportunity for the
campus and I hope colleagues can come out in force to support this amazing
opportunity for the Writing Program and for the university.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>George Haggerty, Chair<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Writing Program Director Search<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Susan Brown<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Management Services Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Department of English<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><span
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yes'>California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span style='mso-no-proof:
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>(951)827-1456<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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