The 2018 SUNY Council on Writing (CoW) Conference will be held on October 19^th and 20^th, 2018 on the Farmingdale State College campus in Farmingdale, NY. The campus is just 45 minutes from midtown Manhattan and is easily accessible via the LIRR. The theme of the conference is Why Writing Matters: Articulating the Value of Writing to Students, Administrators, and Faculty from Across the Disciplines.