Fall Updates: We're on Twitter! 09/26/2009
Dearest NYCEA Colleagues: What's all the twitter about Twitter??? Well, Twitter is a site that offers public space for short blogs, brief blogs, terse sperses, and essentially, any little thing you want to express in 140 spaces or less at a time. Twitter is the hottest thing to hit the internet stage since Facebook opened to the public. Well, welcome to the 21st century, NYCEA--you're on Twitter! If you have a Twitter account, search for "NYCEA1" and choose to follow NYCEA on Twitter. More? Of course. Facebook--yes, we're an official Facebook group. How do you find us? Log in to Facebook and type "New York College English Association" in the search box. You can join the group by following the prompt on the opening page. We're all looking forward to the Buffalo conference at the end of the month. If you're interested, I 'll be signing my latest book, Twilight & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell) at the Amherst Barnes and Noble on Saturday, 10/24 at 7pm. The time has come for me to say goodbye in April 2010; I'd like to congratulate Deborah Vanderbilt on her nomination to Vice President, 2010-2012, which goes into effect in April when Juliet Emmanuel, our BMCC colleague and current Vice President, steps forward as Presient for her 2010-2012 term. We thank both Juliet and Deb for their service to NYCEA. While I'm thanking people, I'd like to thank our own James Scannell for his selfless service as our Secretary, Treasurer, and Webmaster of our mother-site: nycea.org. Jim's the guy who also coordinates conferences, send out email notifications, keeps track of membership, and makes sure our organization keeps running smoothly. So thanks to Jim for his years of service and hard work on behalf of NYCEA! The subject of a fall '10 conference at the Brookwood Inn in Pittsford, New York as an experimental change of pace has been hotly discussed over the last year. The intention was to try it and see if such an event was a viable option for future conferences. The future of NYCEA conferences in general may depend on such diversification with the increase in demands of academic life. Speaking of which, I must now announce my retirement from NYCEA when I step down in April 2010. It is with great regret that I inform you all of this difficult decision. My path is leading me away from academia and possibly even New York. It has been a wonderful twelve years with NYCEA, and I will sorely miss my many colleagues, now friends. As many of you know, I am a long time cancer survivor, 18 years this September. Life is very short for some of us. With the advent of the 'Twilight & Philosophy' book, my writing has become my career. I have also received some intriguing offers that will lead me even further from academia and into totally new opportunities for growth. I want to thank all of my Board, Lauren De La Vars, our Executive Director, Michael Callaghan, Mary Ann Janda, Joseph Pestino, our recent past Presidents, and my NYCEA mentors, Monica Weiss, SSJ, Elaine Ognibene, Charles Ernst, and Gertrude Hamilton for their continued support throughout my long life with NYCEA. James Scannell has been an invaluable resource and will continue to be for Juliet and Deb as our incoming President and Vice President for 2010-2012. The Brookwood conference will be on the table again at our Board meeting at 8am on Saturday, 10/24/09 at NCCC in Buffalo. I look forward to seeing you all then! Best wishes, Rebecca | AuthorThe Editor of NYCEA News is Dr. Rebecca Housel, former professor at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, currently a professional writer/editor. She has served on the NYCEA Board since 2003, member since 1999. Rebecca is the current President after serving as Vice President from 2006-2008. ArchivesMarch 2010 Categories |
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