The National WAC Conferences began in 1993, with a meeting co-hosted by Clemson University, the College of Charleston, and The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina. This consortium hosted two more biennial conferences in Charleston, after which the venues moved to universities in New York, Indiana, Texas, and now Missouri. Each conference and host institution has drawn inspiration from previous ones; we all are indebted to one another for the growth and evolution of this conference, now in its seventh iteration. The next conference will be held in 2006 with a host to be determined. If you are interested in hosting this conference please contact the University of Missouri Campus Writing Progam.
Locations, Hosts, Dates,Themes, Attendance
- Charleston, South Carolina
Citadel, Clemson, Charleston
Feb. 1993
(no theme)
350 participants
- Charleston, South Carolina
Citadel, Clemson, Charleston
Feb 2-3, 1995
(no theme)
500 participants
- Charleston, South Carolina
Citadel, Clemson, Charleston
Feb 6-8, 1997
Celebrating 27 Years of WAC
700 participants
- Ithaca, New York
Cornell
Jun 3-5. 1999
Multiple Intelligences
375 participants
- Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
May 31-June 2, 2001
Writing, Teaching, & Learning in New Contexts
400 participants
- Houston, Texas
Rice
March 7-9, 2002
Writing the Future: Leadership, Policies, & Classroom Practices
300 participants
- St. Louis, Missouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
May 20-22, 2004
WAC From an International Perspective