Winter Institute Archives

What is the Winter Institute? A brief description

What is the Winter Institute Philosophy? A series of ten phrases that exemplify the learning opportunities that are offered during this weeklong professional experience for learning assistance directors and practitioners:

History of the Institutes (1977-2005 ): From the original vision of Martha Maxwell to hold a weeklong summer training program for learning support center directors and staff at UC Berkeley, to Frank Christ's leadership at CSU Long Beach, to an interim institute at the United States Air Force Academy, to the the winter series co-sponsored by the University of Arizona and Paradise Valley Community College to the new series of Winter Institutes hosted by Alan Constant, Director of the Learning Center at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in January 2005.

Winter Institute Evaluations: Description and excerpts from evaluations of previousWinter Institutes.

Winter Institute Proceedings: Table of contents and full text of selected presentations reprinted from Winter Institute Proceedings for 1992/1993, 1994/1995, and 1996/1997.

Winter Institute Directory of Mentors/Presenters: A collection of photos and short biographical sketches of many of the mentor/presenters from the first summer institute in 1997 to the present Winter Institute along with a description of mentoring as it applies to the institutes.

WI Guide for Mentors & Presenters: Suggestions for mentors and presenters to consider as they prepare to serve institute participants.

WI Photo Album: A collection of photos from the annual institutes.

WIFLAP Verse: A tradition initiated by Rick Sheets that provides institute participants with a verse relating the essence of the Winter Institute philosophy.

WI FAQS (coming soon): Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Winter Institutes.