Writing Your Own Ticket With Swagger

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: TBA

Session Description:

This session about making dreams come true, starting with a case study of 826 Seattle, a Space Traveler Outfitter and drop-in writing center. Teri will detail how her quirky vision has become a vibrant learning place for children from all over Seattle - arguably the coolest Seattle place north of the Space Needle.  Teri and Rudy will then lead a discussion about how to create positive change by using the skills and confidence one receives as part of an Evergreen education. Participants will be asked to dream big, then share ideas about projects they would like to bring to life. Along the way, Rudy will tell stories of Greeners who have gone into the world and made it a better place.  Dust off your dreams and prepare to be inspired!

Facilitator Biographies:

Rudy Martin: S. R. “Rudy” Martin, Jr. is a founding faculty member of The Evergreen State College. He taught American/African American Studies and was an administrator until he retired in 1997. His major publications are the family memoir On the Move: A Black Family’s Western Saga (2009) and the novel Natural-Born Proud: A Revery (2010).

Teri Hein '76: Teri Hein taught for 25 years before starting 826 Seattle. She is a published author of numerous essays and stories including her memoir, Atomic Farmgirl. Teri has won awards for both her writing and teaching, including a Fulbright Scholarship for research into different educational styles in Latin America.

826 Seattle is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to helping youth, ages six to 18, improve their creative and expository writing skills, and to assist teachers to inspire their students to write. Services are structured around the belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.

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