How can CCTE help you?

At its annual meeting, CCTE provides Texas college English teachers an opportunity to:

  • meet colleagues from across the state
  • hear prominent scholars and writers
  • present papers or workshops on scholarly topics
  • present original creative work
  • win one of ten cash prizes for papers in various subject areas
  • honor your mentors and colleagues with the Dr. Frances Hernandez Teacher-Scholar Award

CCTE also publishes a high-quality academic journal devoted to scholarly and creative writing by its members.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Official Notice to Members

In accordance with the organizational by-laws, the CCTE Executive Council hereby notifies the membership that the following proposed dues increase will be presented for member vote at the 2009 General Business Meeting in Austin, Texas, March 6, 2009:

That annual dues be increased by $5 at all levels of CCTE membership so that, for example, dues for full-time faculty will increase from $20 to $25 and dues for part-time faculty, retired faculty, and graduate students will increase from $10 to $15. If passed, this dues increase will go into effect as of member year 2010 (i.e., Fall 2009 - Spring 2010).

Members are encouraged to direct their questions regarding this proposed dues increase to either CCTE President Jerry Bradley at jerry.bradley@lamar.edu or CCTE Executive Secretary/Treasurer Susan Blassingame at susan.blassingame@lcu.edu.

Annual Conference, March 5-7, 2009, hosted by The University of Texas at Austin. Call for papers…

TCEA Annual Meeting March 5-7, 2009 (in conjunction with CCTE) Call for Papers…

CCTE Listserv To join the CCTE listserv, open to all members, send a request to Valerie Balester.


New CCTE Forum: “The State of the Profession: 2008″

Beginning with the 2008 Convention in San Antonio, CCTE will replace the TADE breakfast with a breakfast panel discussion, open to all members, on the current state of the English profession. The forum will consist of three 15-minute papers (7-10 pp.), followed by questions. This year, topics for papers can cover any aspect of the English profession, such as hiring, salaries, under prepared or under motivated students, or state regulations. CCTE members are invited to submit 1-page proposals by Oct. 1, 2007.

When the three final proposals are chosen, finalists will then submit a final draft by Nov. 15, 2007. Proposals should be sent to: Paul A. Lister (432-837-8156) , or at Dept. of Languages and Literature, Sul Ross State University, Alpine TX 79832.