Fellow English Instructors:

Welcome to a new school year! Hopefully, everyone’s semester is off to a wonderful start. With the new academic year, we all have the chance to collaborate with other Mississippi community and junior college English teachers by attending our annual TYCAM conference.

As you probably know, TYCAM, the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi, is affiliated with TYCA-SE, the Two-Year English Association, Southeast, which is a member of NCTE. TYCAM holds yearly conferences hosted by different community and junior colleges.

After successful meetings last year at Co-Lin in September and at the regional conference in Kentucky, our local chapter of TYCAM is anticipating a rewarding yearly meeting. Last year’s meeting provided an invaluable professional and social experience to its attendees. This year’s conference also promises to offer rewarding pedagogical techniques.

This year’s conference, entitled the TYCAM English Festival, will be held on September 12 and 13, at the Jackson County Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) in Gautier, MS. MGCCC was originally scheduled to host the conference in 2005; however, due to Hurricane Katrina, the event was relocated to Coahoma. MGCCC is excited to once again host our state meeting, which promises to offer valuable professional development while attendees enjoy the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s beautiful scenery and delectable seafood.

The conference will center on technology advancements in instruction with several breakout and roundtable sessions, including Web 2.0, Media and D2L, and Service Learning.

MGCCC looks forward to seeing everyone at the yearly meeting. For those who are not currently members of TYCAM, please attend the conference to learn more about this exciting educational organization! Also, if anyone has questions about this year’s conference, he or she may contact MGCCC Department Chair Marilyn Moss at marilyn.moss@mgccc.edu .

Thank you all for your time!

Ashleigh Sumrall-Ferguson
English Instructor
MGCCC

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