The Pennsylvania College English Association

PCEA Conference History

PCEA has been an organization since at least 1970. Each year the organization hosts a conference for English professionals. Below is information on conferences from the recent past.

Upcoming Conferences

PCEA 2007 Conference

PCEA 2006 Conference

  • Theme: "Forging Connections: The Past Meets the Future"
  • Dates: March 23rd-25th, 2006
  • Site: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sponsor: Saint Francis University of Pennsylvania
  • Program Coordinator: Robin L. Cadwallader
  • Conference Site Coordinator: Matt Ussia
  • Keynote Speaker: David Walton (Novelist)

PCEA 2005 Conference

  • Theme: "Mighty Swords and Mightier Pens: Evocations in Literature, Film, and Composition"
  • Dates: April 7th-9th, 2005
  • Site: Gettysburg, PA
  • Sponsor: Gettysburg College
  • Program Chair: Peggy Wilfong
  • Keynote Speaker: W. D. Ehrhart (Poet)

PCEA 2004 Conference

  • Theme: “All Aboard: New Directions in Literature, Film, & Pedagogy"
  • Dates: March 18th-20th, 2004
  • Site: Scranton, PA
  • Sponsor: Marywood University
  • Program Chair: Christina Elvidge
  • Keynote Speaker: Jay Parini (Novelist)

PCEA 2003 Conference

  • Theme: "Envisioning a New World: Literature, Film, and Composition in Our Times"
  • Dates: March 14th-15th, 2003
  • Site: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Sponsor: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Program Co-Chairs: Elesha Ruminiski and Teresa Caruso
  • Keynote Speaker: Donald Hall (Poet)

PCEA 2002 Conference

  • Theme: "Minds on the Movies: Considering Visual and Other Literacies"
  • Dates: March 21st-23rd, 2002
  • Site: St. Davids, PA
  • Sponsor: Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Holy Family University
  • Program Coordinator: Thomas J. Slater
  • Conference Site Coordinator: Kathryn Osenlund
  • Keynote Speaker: Thomas Leitch (Film Scholar and Professor of English at University of Delaware)

PCEA 2001 Conference

PCEA/CEA 1999 Conference