Jane Cogie

Jane Cogie, Associate Professor of English, directs the SIUC Writing Center, which offers one-to-one tutoring at three locations on the campus and in-class facilitation of peer group discussions of student writing for a variety of courses in composition as well as across the curriculum. The courses she teaches that relate to writing center work include English 489, One-to-One Teaching: Practice and Theory, and English 581, Problems in Teaching: The Intersection of Pedagogy, Administration, and Politics in Directing a Writing Center. Her articles on issues in writing center pedagogy and administration have appeared in The Writing Center Journal, WPA: Writing Program Administrator, and Writing Lab Newsletter as well as in essay anthologies. Since 1994, she has pursued these and other topics in over 20 conference papers, 16 of which were presented at national conferences, including the CCCC, the International Writing Center Association Conference, and the National Conference of Peer Tutors of Writing. She has also participated in projects and organizations aimed at fostering collaborations among individuals who work in writing centers. Having served on the Midwest Writing Center Association (MWCA) Board from 2001 to 2006, she is currently a member of the 2006 MWCA Conference Planning Committee and of the International Writing Center Association Membership Committee in addition to having served as the Coordinator for the Illinois Consortium of Writing Centers since 2001.