In Fall 2023, the Writing Program met with Writing Center consultants to discuss common challenges FYW students encounter when they try to write at the college level. Workshop materials are available here: Presentation: FYW Challenges and Tips Handout: Hands-on Activities Continue reading
In Fall 2024, the Writing Program met with the Writing Center consultants to discuss strategies for working with First Year Writing Students. The materials for the FYW Writing Center workshop for 2024 are linked here: Presentation: First Year Writing: Meeting Continue reading
The meeting opened with a round of introductions. We are all returning faculty this Fall, and we welcomed back Halina Duraj from English! Writing Program Announcements Union updates Deniz Perin-Coombs informed folks about the collective bargaining process and encouraged folks Continue reading
This working document compiles resources for faculty wishing to incorporate small or large research assignments into first year writing. Research can be integrated into smaller, informal activities, especially to emphasize how to properly frame different types of sources based on Continue reading
This article titled “Why Visit the Writing Center?” was shared with us by Professor Christa Tiernan. It’s a short, chatty read to help students understand how to best use the Writing Center. It both reassures and encourages students, but also Continue reading
Writing Program faculty are in the trenches right now, trying to respond to the challenges we are encountering due to the spread of generative AI tools (such as chatGPT). Click here for the working document we are building, which provides Continue reading
Introductions and EA Announcements We welcomed Carlton Floyd, Chair of the English Department, who spoke briefly about the Writing Program and his plans to grow and support the work we do. Carla Petticrew, Executive Assistant to the English department, reminded Continue reading
The Fall 2023 First Year Writing Workshop returned to its pre-COVID format, with part of the workshop having program announcements and group discussion, and part of the workshop being WP faculty-led presentations. Here’s a recap. Welcome New Members The Writing Continue reading
The Writing Program is accepting expressions of interest for adjunct faculty positions to teach First Year Writing (FYW). Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, teaching FYW classes, participating in faculty workshops at the beginning of each semester, and holding Continue reading
A reminder about class caps: Sometimes we get requests to add students to already full FYW and E304 classes. We are nice people who care about students—but the English Department and Writing Program discourage faculty from adding students beyond the Continue reading
