Pictures from the 2010 SoCal WCA Tutor Conference at Azusa Pacific University
The Southern California Writing Centers Association has hosted a regular conference for Southern California writing tutors since 2004. Our goal is to have a conference created by tutors for tutors. Directors have a parallel meeting and attend sessions only if they sit quietly in the back.
Conference participation has grown steadily in the last decade. For more information about our past conferences, click on the names of host institutions below. Those links will take you to the conference program or a webpage with more conference information. You can also see where conferences will be hosted in the future!
Upcoming tutor conferences
17th conference (2021): To be announced
Past tutor conferences
1st conference (2004): Cal Tech
2nd conference (2005) Glendale Community College
3rd conference (2006): Harvey Mudd College / (click here for the conference program)
4th conference (2007): California State University, San Bernardino
5th conference (2008): MiraCosta College
6th conference (2009) Moorpark College / (click here for the conference program)
Writing in the Middle
7th conference (2010): Azusa Pacific University
Writing Center Identities in Transition
8th conference (2011): Riverside City College
The Lay of The Land: Surveying Writing Center Geography
9th conference (2012): University of La Verne
Constructing Collaborations Across Writing Centers
168 registered participants
2013 – No tutor conference, as SoCal WCA coordinated the 2012 International Writing Centers Association Conference and encouraged local tutor participation.
10th conference (2014): University of California, Irvine
Transformative Reflections
213 registered participants
11th conference (2015): University of California, San Diego
Crossing Borders, Breaking Boundaries: The Writing Center as Passport.
292 registered participants
12th conference (2016): Westmont College
Believing and Doubting: Writing Center Ethics, People, and Practices.
310 registered participants.
13th conference (2017): California State University, San Marcos, hosted at MiraCosta College
One Tutor: Many Hats: Navigating Roles in the Writing Center
283 registered participants
14th conference (2018): California Lutheran University
Connecting with Purpose
339 registered participants
15th conference (2019): University of California, Irvine
Invisability
336 registered participants
16th conference (2020): University of California, Los Angeles
Equity at the Center