Office of University Writing. Auburn University.
http://wp.auburn.edu/writing/. Contact: Margaret J. Marshall at mmarshall@auburn.edu or 334-844-7475.
Description: Begun in 2010, The Office of University Writing supports the curricular initiative to embed significant writing experiences in every undergraduate major. All undergraduate majors have writing a plan that includes more than one kind of writing, more than one place in the curriculum to practice that writing, more than one audience and purpose, feedback and opportunities to revise, and assessment for continuing improvement. The OUW’s broad mission of enhancing the culture of writing and writing instruction at Auburn University is accomplished through activities that: 1) provide support to students through the Miller Writing Center, 2) support faculty through workshops, symposia and individual consultations, 3) involve research and assessment, 4) reach out to promote writing in local, regional, national and international communities, and 5) celebrate and promote writing of all kinds. The OUW also oversees the ePortfolio Project, Auburn’s QEP, which invites students the opportunity to create personal websites that communicate and showcase skills, experiences, and learning; contain diverse artifacts—documents and media; and contextualize those artifacts for potential employers, graduate schools, etc. (Added by Margaret Marshall on March 4, 2011 | Last Updated on April 27, 2018)
Writing Across the Curriculum. Auburn University at Montgomery.
http://www.aum.edu/academics/academic-support/WAC. Contact: Dana Bice at dbice1@aum.edu or 334-244-3852.
Description: The AUM Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program seeks to improve the quality of student writing campus-wide by incorporating writing-intensive instruction into all undergraduate programs of study. Specifically, all undergraduate students are required to complete five WAC courses in order to graduate: (a) two English Composition courses, ENGL 1010 and 1020; and (b) three courses labeled as writing-intensive (WI), two of which must be within the student’s major. The WAC program provides focused instruction to improve students’ writing skills throughout their academic careers, culminating in writing proficiency specific to their selected future careers. This training to write in a professional field gives AUM graduates an advantage in the workplace. For more information, please visit www.aum.edu/writing. (Added by Dana Bice on February 27, 2015 | Last Updated on July 3, 2017)
Literacy Writing Cadre. Bayfield elementary School.
Contact: Micki Rhodes at mrhodes@bayfield.k12.co.us or 970-764-4998.
Description: We are a group of teachers designing an integrated writing program to align with a new Scott Foresman Reading Street curriculum (k-5) (Added by Micki Rhodes on February 10, 2013 | Last Updated on February 10, 2013)
Writing Across the Curriculum. Brigham Young University.
http://writing.byu.edu. Contact: Delys Snyder at delys_snyder@byu.edu or 801-422-3486.
Description: Brigham Young University has a thriving WAC program. We hold monthly luncheon presentations and monthly clinics on writing topics such as peer review and collaboration. Every spring and summer we hold a week-long seminar teaching faculty how to effectively include more writing in their classrooms, and every summer we have a WAC book group that meets monthly to discuss a particular book about writing. BYU also has a strong Writing Fellows program that assigns peer tutors to classes all over campus. (Added by Delys Snyder on October 30, 2013 | Last Updated on October 30, 2013)
WAC Initiative. City University of New York School of Law.
http://www.law.cuny.edu/legal-writing.html. Contact: Andrea McArdle at mcardle@mail.law.cuny.edu or (718) 340-4348.
Description: Our goal is to enhance the Law School’s rigorous legal curriculum by incorporating ideas from WAC theory and pedagogy. Our Writing Center works with both students and faculty to not only improve students’ writing skills, but to encourage a more holistic approach to the writing process. See our Web site for examples of our work within the legal writing context. (Added by Andrea McArdle on June 23, 2004 | Last Updated on October 9, 2015)
Colorado State University Writing Across the Curriculum Program. Colorado State University.
http://writing.colostate.edu. Contact: Lisa Langstraat at Lisa.Langstraat@ColoState.edu or (970) 491-6838.
Description: Our program takes an “integrated” approach to WAC, combining faculty outreach and support with direct support of student writers. Our program is supported by our Writing Center, which is part of our composition program. Our program is also closely linked to our university-wide gtPathways Writing Integration project, which involves more than 90 graduate students who support the use of writing in large-enrollment, lower-division courses. (Added by Mike Palmquist on July 8, 2002 | Last Updated on December 12, 2017)
Hostos Community College WAC Program. Hostos Community College of the City University of New York.
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/wac/index.htm. Contact: Dr. Linda Hirsch.
Description: The Hostos WAC initiative encourages writing at all levels of a student’s academic experience including those students enrolled in ESL or developmental writing through completion of English composition requirements and beyond. Writing activities are incorporated at two levels: 1) generally throughout the curriculum, and 2) in designated Writing Intensive (WI) courses. In these ways, an emphasis on writing is not compartmentalized in a few specially designated courses, but is a part of coursework across the College. View Detailed Description. (Added by Roderick Graham on December 4, 2007 | Last Updated on December 4, 2007)
Writing in the Discipline. LaGuardia Community College, CUNY.
http://www.laguardia.edu/wac/. Contact: Dr. James Wilson at jwilson@lagcc.cuny.edu or 718-482-5678.
Description: Writing in the Disciplines at LaGuardia Community College is a dynamic and challenging interdisciplinary initiative to support professors as they work to make writing an integral part of their courses. The LaGuardia WID web site provides information on the program requirements, and provides information and examples of types of writing assignments.
University Writing Program. University of California at Davis.
http://writing.ucdavis.edu/. Contact: Chris Thaiss at cjthaiss@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754-9197.
Description: The UWP is an independent unit that teaches a broad range of courses in writing in the disciplines and professions, these courses meeting UC Davis’s two-course requirement in English composition. See our website for details. In addition, we offer a large number of workshops on writing-in-teaching to faculty in and across disciplines, plus training workshops and courses for new GTAs, plus workshops for graduate students across disciplines to improve their writing. Each year the UWP co-sponsors the Community Book Project, a months-long series of events centered on a book of interdisciplinary interest. We also sponsor Prized Writing, an annual magazine of outstanding student writing from across disciplines. (Added by Chris Thaiss on November 26, 2006 | Last Updated on October 9, 2015)
Yale University Writing Fellows Program. Yale University.
http://gsas.yale.edu/academic-professional-development/yale-cente …. Contact: Elena Kallestinova at elena.kallestinova@yale.edu.
Description: Yale University Writing Fellows Program was created in 2008 by the Graduate Writing Center and is funded through Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Writing Fellows are PhD students selected and trained to provide support to graduate school students on various academic writing topics. Fellows run writing workshops and seminars, lead peer-review groups, and facilitate dissertation boot camps and writing study halls. Fellows are paid $21+ and work between 5 and 10 hours per week. For more information, contact Elena Kallestinova, the program director, at elena.kallestinova@yale.edu. (Added by Elena Kallestinova on November 13, 2014 | Last Updated on November 13, 2014)
Writing Across the Curriculum. York.
http://york.cuny.edu/wac. Contact: Jonathan Hall, WAC Coordinator at jhall1@york.cuny.edu or 718-262-5331.
Description: The WAC Program oversees over 90 sections per semester of writing intensive courses. Students must complete two lower-level WIs and one upper level WI in their major. Six CUNY WAC Fellows–advanced graduate students with WAC training–work 15 hours per week to support the program by collaborating with faculty in designing syllabi and assignments, conducting professional development workshops, training Writing Center tutors for discipline-specific tutoring, creating videos for students and faculty, and other special projects. (Added by Jonathan Hall on December 4, 2012 | Last Updated on December 4, 2012)
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