The Pennsylvania College English Association

PCEA 2007 Conference

Conference Host Universities: West Chester & Penn State Conference Program Coordinator: Dr. Teresa Caruso
Conference Site Coordinator: Dr. Carla Verderame

Paths to Freedom

On April 12th-14th, 2007, the Pennsylvania College English Association Annual Conference will take place at the Holiday Inn in West Chester, Pennsylvania. This year's Conference Director is Dr. Teresa Caruso.

Main Conference Links

This year's Conference Program Coordinator is Dr. Teresa Caruso. Dr. Caruso is the Coordinator of Composition at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Please send proposal submissions, along with a preface noting school, position, program of study or discipline, to the address below:

Dr. Teresa Caruso
Coordinator of Composition
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Erie, PA 16563

Conference Email Address

Conference proposals may be submitted on email in the form of MS Word attachments. Be sure to note audio visual  needs (the range of available equipment is limited) with submission of abstract. Submissions as well as questions and comments should be sent to Teresa Caruso at this email address:

Conference Phone Number

If you have questions or need to speak to someone directly, please call our Conference Director Teresa Caruso. She can be reached by phone at this number:

  • 814-898-6443

Conference Registration Form

To register for the PCEA 2007 Conference, please click Conference Registration Form. Print out the form, fill it out, attach a check, and mail your materials to the address on the form.

Hotel Information

943 South High St.
West Chester, PA 19382

  • Room Rates have been discounted to $89 for the PCEA Conference. The $89 rate is good from April 12-14.

  • Reservations should be made no later than March 10th, 2007.

  • Reservations can be made by calling the hotel front desk directly at 610-692-1900 or Holiday Inn Reservations (toll free) at 1-800-465-4329 (1-888-HOLIDAY).

  • Hotel Fax: 1-610-436-0159

Keynote Speakers
William C. Kashatus & Jim McGowan

Our keynote speakers will be authors and historians William C. Kashatus and Jim McGowan. William and Jim are experts on the underground railroad.

Information on Conference Site
West Chester, Pennsylvania

This year's PCEA conference is being held in Chester County near West Chester University West Chester is a wonderful place to visit. To read more about West Chester, please click below:

Tentative Program Schedule

We are still finalizing this year's conference schedule. The current speaking schedule is linked below. Please note that the document is a Microsoft Word file:

Student Writing Competition

PCEA encourages undergraduate and graduate students to submit work for the PCEA Best Papers Award:

Deadline for submissions is January 26th, 2007.