The NWP Network Welcomes More New Sites

By: NWP Staff
Publication: The Voice, Vol. 10, No. 1
Date: 2005

Summary: The NWP network welcomes its 8 new additions...

The National Writing Project has expanded its network by eight sites this year. The new sites are now members of a network that includes 189 sites and spans all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Each of the new sites will hold its first summer institute this summer (2005).

Each year, NWP receives about 30 new-site inquiries. Completed new-site applications are due in September, after which a team of NWP senior staff members and representative site leaders evaluate the applications, examining each for everything from university affiliation and goals to budget proposals. Funding for new sites is competitive and tied by legislation to the NWP model. For further information about starting a writing project site, visit the National Writing Project website.

The NWP network welcomes its newest additions:

Bisti Writing Project
San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico
Vicki Holmsten, Director

Boise State University Writing Project
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Director

Endless Mountains Writing Project
Mansfield University
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Nanci Werner-Burke and Richard Heyler, Directors

Middle Tennessee Writing Project
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Bobbie Solley and Trixie Smith, Directors

Northeast North Carolina Writing Project
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Joseph Lisowski, Director

Northeastern Pennsylvania Writing Project
East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Lucy Stanovick and Leslee Antonette, Directors

Southern Colorado Writing Project
Colorado State University, Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado Katherine Frank Dvorsky, Director

University of Central Florida Writing Project
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Donna Camp, Director