HCAS Faculty, Grad Student Spearhead Literacy Program

Kelly Concannon, Ph.D., Faculty Coordinator at the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC), and Autumn Bishard, WCC Graduate Assistant Coordinator, initiated a Literacy Outreach Program with Just for Today in Summer 2021, designed to help individuals in addiction recovery programs reach their literacy goals. Concannon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS). Bishard is an HCAS Master’s student in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media.

The Literacy Outreach program is a community outreach project headed by Concannon. Just for Today is aimed at helping women prepare for the writing portion of the GED test. Future plans for the program include working with additional facilities and locating clients invested in pursuing multiple literacy goals such as taking the GED Exam, writing a memoir, starting a blog, and more.

According to Bishard, “This program has only further sparked my passion to become an educator one day and has really motivated me to help others succeed. Seeing individuals realize their full potential and achieve the goals that they have set out for themselves is a feeling that I will never forget.” Likewise, Concannon says that “The program allows us to put much of the work that we do at the WCC into practice. Further, we are able to participate in multiple opportunities for mentorship.”

Learn about the NSU Writing and Communication Center by visiting www.nova.edu/wcc.

Posted 06/05/22