NSU Writing & Communication Center Faculty Coordinators Invited as Virginia Tech Spring Colloquium Speakers

Janine Morris, Ph.D., and Kelly Concannon, Ph.D., NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) Faculty Coordinators, were invited speakers at Virginia Tech’s virtual Composition Program Spring Colloquium on February 26, 2021. Morris and Concannon are both faculty members in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts (DCMA) in the Halmos College of Arts & Sciences (HCAS).

Morris and Concannon’s presentation, “Mindfulness, Self-care, & Fostering Well-Being in the Writing Center & Classroom,” focused on using reflective literacy activities, meditation, and yoga to cultivate emotional awareness, mindfulness, and self-care practices. According to Concannon, “The experience allowed us to assist in mobilizing conversations regarding mindfulness and meditation. To that end, we facilitated a workshop that brought together research in mindfulness, meditation, literacy, and yoga into an academic setting.”

Their presentation grew from a mindfulness study that was published in the January 2020 issue of WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship. “Cultivating Emotional Wellness and Self-Care through Mindful Mentorship in the Writing Center” was co-authored by Concannon, Morris, and DCMA MA in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media alumna Nicole Chavannes and Veronica Diaz.

To learn more about the Writing and Communication Center, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/.

To view, “Cultivating Emotional Wellness and Self-Care through Mindful Mentorship in the Writing Center,” visit: https://wlnjournal.org/archives/v44/44.5-6.pdf.