Background

The Association for Writing Across the Curriculum (AWAC) was launched in April 2018, and emerged from conversations held at CCCC 2016, IWAC 2016, CCCC 2017, and CCCC 2018. It held its first meeting in at IWAC 2018, elected its first Executive Board in November 2018, and became a member-supported organization in January, 2019.

AWAC was filed as a non-profit organization in the state of Florida in October, 2018, and was certified as a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States in November, 2019. AWAC’s tax ID is 83-2268770.

The formation of this organization was driven by a desire to create a group that could coordinate efforts among existing WAC organizations and ensure their sustainability, as well as enlarge the WAC community and promote new scholarship, collaborations, and activities.

History of AWAC (March 2016-November 2018)

AWAC Working Group (March 2017-November 2018)

March 2019 CCCC Business Meeting Annual Report

December 2019 Letter on the first year of AWAC (sent to WPA-L, WAC-L and the Consortium on Graduate Communication listserv)

December 2019 Letter on the first year of AWAC (sent to AWAC members)

Founding Members Founding Institutions

Founding Members

AWAC is indebted to those who joined the organization as members during its first year (by December 31, 2019). We thank those listed below for your helping AWAC to create a strong foundation.

Name	Institution
Jessica Acuna	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Whitney Jordan Adams	Clemson University
Beatrice Adera	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Arlynn Gutierrez Alarcon	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Claudia Amadori	Florida Atlantic University
Paul Anderson	Miami University
Kendra Andrews	North Carolina State University
Chris M. Anson	North Carolina State University
Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan	University of New Hampshire
Ivan K. H. Au	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Traci Austen	Sam Houston State University
Zeinab Baba	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Baer	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Julie C. Baer	Boston University
Sarah Banting	Mount Royal University
Nancy Barker	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Christopher Basgier	Auburn University
Erin Beaver	Colorado Mountain College
Monideepa Becerra	California State University, San Bernardino
Kelly Belanger	Valparaiso University
Lisa Bell	Brigham Young University
Julie Birt	University of Missouri
Glenn Blalock	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Ann Blakeslee	Eastern Michigan University
Michael Blancato	The Ohio State University
Joel Bloch	The Ohio State University
Jacob Blumner	University of Michigan-Flint
Julia Bninski	Arrupe College / Loyola University Chicago
Joseph Bocchi	Excelsior College
Sheryl Bone	Purdue University Global
Laura Brady	West Virginia University
Lauren Brentnell	Michigan State University
Laurie A. Britt-Smith	College of the Holy Cross
Christine Burgoyne	Virginia Tech
Rosie Burn	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Cameron Bushnell	Clemson University
Heather Camp	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Matthew Capdeville	University of Notre Dame
Harrison Carpenter	University of Colorado, Boulder
Beth Carroll	Appalachian State University
Amanda Cash	College of Lake Country
Leah F. Cassorla	Tiffin University
Montserrat Castello	Universitat Ramon Llull
Jake Castle	Middle Tennessee State University
Rachael Cayley	University of Toronto
Candace Chambers	University of North Carolina Charlotte
Cherry Chan	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chen Chen	Winthrop University
Natalie Chen	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Olive Yuet Ying Cheung	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pamela B. Childers	The McCallie School
Scott Chiu	California Lutheran University
Jessie Choi	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Katheleen Choi	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Min-Seok Choi	The Ohio State University
Crystal Chong	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Joanne Christaldi	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Amy Cicchino	Auburn University
Lindsay Clark	Sam Houston State University
Lawrence Cleary	University of Limerick
Cynthia A. Cochran	Illinois College
Jim Coggins	University of Texas at Permian Basin
Julie Amick Cook	University of North Carolina Charlotte
Michelle Cox	Cornell University
Sherri Craig	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kristy Liles Crawley	Forsyth Technical Community College
Michael Cripps	University of New England
Christine Darrohn	University of Maine Farmington
Deborah Jane Dartnell	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Deans	University of Connecticut
Harry Denny	Purdue University
Rebecca Disrud	University of Washington Tacoma
Shaelyn Domansky	Florida Atlantic University
Travis DuBose	Rutgers University-Camden
Joy Dvornicich	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sonya Barrera Eddy	Texas A&M University San Antonio
Cookie Ariande-Idhn Egret	Colorado State University
Cristyn L. Elder	University of New Mexico
John Eliason	Gonzaga University
Leigh Elion	University of California-Santa Barbara
Kelly Ellis	Chicago State University
Kimberly Emmons	Case Western Reserve University
Karen Englander	University of Toronto
Alison Ersheid	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Cathleen Erwin	Auburn University
Karen Escalante	California State University, San Bernardino
Heather Falconer	Curry College
Ming Fang	Florida International University
Gracemarie Mike Fillenwarth	Rowan University
David Fisher	Emory University
Erin Fitzgerald	Auburn University
Cathy Fleischer	Eastern Michigan University
Crystal N. Fodrey	Moravian College
Daniel Forbes	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Phil Fox	Goodwin College
Shayna Frawley	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Fung	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Galia Fussell	Purdue University Global
Jeffrey R. Galin	Florida Atlantic University
Genevieve I Garcia de Mueller	Syracuse University
Traci Gardner	Virginia Tech
Julia Garrett	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lindsey Powers Gay	Antioch University Seattle
Karin Gedge	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Barbara E. George	Kent State University, Salem
Anne Ruggles Gere	University of Michigan
Allison Giannotti	University of New Hampshire
Kristi Girdharry	Johnson & Wales University
Thomas Girshin	California State University, San Bernandino
Sara Glennon	Landmark College
Christy Goldsmith	University of Missouri
Jenna Goldsmith	Oregon State University Cascades
Caleb Gonzalez	Colorado State University
Jean Grace	University of Pittsburgh
Chiron Graves	Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Green	Purdue University Global
Regina McManigell Grijalva	Oklahoma City University
Shareen Grogan	University of Montana
Steffen Guenzel	University of Central Florida
Anuj Gupta	Ashoka University
Loren Gustafson	Bucknell University
Jonathan Hall	York College, City University of New York
Susanne Hall	California Institute of Technology
Brandi Handley	Park Univesity
Kathryn Hansler	California State University, San Bernardino
Al Harahap	University of Oklahoma
Lindsey Harding	University of Georgia
Talbot Hardman	Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley
Susanmarie Harrington	University of Vermont
Jennifer Hartshorn	Old Dominion University
Megan Haskins	Auburn University
Chris Hassay	Moravian College
Leanne Havis	Neumann University
Becca Hayes	University of Missouri
Justin Hayes	Quinnipiac University
David Healey	Purdue University Global
Marcela Hebbard	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Megan Heckert	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
C.C. Hendricks	Syracuse University
Brian Hendrickson	Roger Williams University
Luciana Herman	University of Texas at El Paso
Doug Hesse	University of Denver
Erin Hipple	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Haivan V. Hoang	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jacqueline Hodes	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Amy Hodges	Texas A&M University at Qatar
Ashley Holmes	Georgia State University
Andrew Huber	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Antony Huen	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alyson Huff	Front Range Community College
Lindsey Ives	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Brian Jackson	Brigham Young University
Brad Jacobson	University of Texas at El Paso
Sandra Jamieson	Drew University
Heather Johnson	University of Rhode Island
Peggy Johnson	Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona
Allie Sockwell Johnston	University of Tennessee
Madhav Kafle	Pennsylvania State University
Maha K. Kareem	University of Missouri
Stacy Kastner	University of Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Kauza	The Ohio State University
Michael Keathley	Purdue University Global
Matthew Klingstedt	Colorado State University
Jemma Kim	California State University, San Bernardino
Anna Kinney	University of North Dakota
Rona Koe	California Lutheran University
Catherine Koehler	University of California, Merced
Lisa Naomi Konigsberg	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Kovanen	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tereza Joy Kramer	Saint Mary’s College of California
Cheryl LaFrance	Independent Scholar
Michelle LaFrance	George Mason University
Jose Lai	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dana Landry	University of the Fraser Valley
Amy Lannin	University of Missouri
Jacqueline LaRose	Eastern Michigan University
Christina M. LaVecchia	Neumann University
Lisa Lebduska	Wheaton College (MA)
Diane LeBlanc	St. Olaf College
Kathleen Turner Ledgerwood	Lincoln University
Miranda Lee	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Roger Chung Wah Lee	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Adele Leon	University of Arizona
Mary Le Rouge	Kent State University
Chun Wai Leung	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ella Leung	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Patrick Leung	University of Hong Kong
Sophia Levine	University of California, Riverside
Carmen Li	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Heather Listhartke	Miami University
Hilda Lo	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
William J. Macauley, Jr.	University of Nevada, Reno
Elaine P. Maimon	Governors State University
Rachel Mack	Frontier Nursing University
Christopher Manion	The Ohio State University
Margaret Marshall	Auburn University
Caitlin Martin	Miami University
Gerardina Martin	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Luz Marina Martinez	Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Maureen Mathison	University of Utah
John McCormick	University of Wisconsin Superior
Corey McCullough	University of New Hampshire
Maggie McDonnell	Concordia University
Mary McMullen-Light	Johnson County Community College
Thomas NcNamara	Lewis University
Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger	Park University
Dan Melzer	University of California, Davis
Chris Menzel	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Ed Mueller	University of New Hampshire
Cristina Migliaccio	CUNY Medgar Evers College
Ben Miller	Emory University
Julie Minnaugh	Southern New Hampshire University
Orkideh Mohajeri	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Cheryl Monturo	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
E. David Morgen	Emory University
Kerri K. Morris	Governors State University
Gabriel Morrison	University of Connecticut
Jenna Morton-Aiken	Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Cary Moskovitz	Duke University
Estela Ines Moyano	Universidad Nacional Guillermo Brown – Universidad de Flores
Megan Mulligan	Bucknell University
Joan A Mullin	University of North Carolina Charlotte
Greer Murphy	University of Rochester
Carroll Ferguson Nardone	Sam Houston State University
Federico Navarro	Universidad de O’Higgins
Siskanna Naynaha	California State University, Dominguez Hills
Justin Nicholes	University of Wisconsin–Stout
Lee Nickoson	Bowling Green State University
Melissa Nicolas	Washington State University
Sarah Nielsen	California State University, East Bay
Kerrie Ocasio	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Kyle Oddis	Northeastern University
Mary Lou Odom	Kennesaw State University
Omotoyosi E. Odukomaiya	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Debbie Olson	Missouri Valley College
Mandy Olejnik	Miami University
Matthew Osborn	University of Pennsylvania
Katherine Daily O’Meara	Emporia State University
Katie O’Neil	Purdue University Global
Megan O’Neill	Stetson University
Mariam Osman	American University in Cairo
Íde O’Sullivan	University of Limerick
Mike Palmquist	Colorado State University
Meg Panichelli	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Paul Pasquaretta	Quinnipiac University
Kimberly C. Pavlock	Eastern Michigan University
Michael Pemberton	Georgia Southern University
Cynthia Pengilly	Central Washington University
Kim Pennesi	Seton Hill University
Brad Peters	Northern Illinois University
Karie Pieczynski	Nazarbayev University
Jesse Piersol	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Laurie A. Pinkert	University of Central Florida
Jennifer Burkett Pittman	Ouachita Baptist University
Chelsea Platt	Park University
Mya Poe	Northeastern University
Stefanie Pohle	University of Bonn
Thomas Polk	George Mason University
Jenifer Polson	University of North Dakota
Anne E. Porter	Alma College
Steven Portman	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
JulieAnn M. Pron	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Lianglei Qi	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Justin Rademaekers	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Brie Radis	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Tzipora Rakedzon	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Deborah L. Rapoport	Johns Hopkins University
Timothy Ray	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Teresa Redd	Howard University
Gwendolynne Reid	Emory University
Eva Ren	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Laura Renzi	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Chloe de los Reyes	Crafton Hills College
Georgia Rhoades	Appalachian State University
Rich Rice	Texas Tech University
Ann Rivera	Villa Maria College
Itziar Rodriguez de Rivera	Cornell University
Alicia Rominger	Purdue Global University
Tamara Roose	The Ohio State University
Lenore Rosenberg	Kansas State University
Paula Rosinski	Elon University
Valerie Ross	University of Pennsylvania
Tiffany Rousculp	Salt Lake Community College
Brenda Royals	Park University
Chris Rozendaal	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alisa Russell	University of Kansas
David Russell	Iowa State University
Myriam Sabbaghi	University of Chicago
Beth Sabo	Eastern Michigan University
Jeffrey E. Saerys-Foy	Quinnipiac University
Jessica Sands	Cornell University
Gopal Sankaran	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Jason P. Saphara	Colorado State University Pueblo
Lauren Sardi	Quinnipiac University
Robert Scafe	University of Oklahoma
Erika Scheurer	University of St. Thomas
Matthew Schultz	Vassar College
Karen Schwarz	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Virginia Schwarz	University Wisconsin Madison
David Shawn	Boston University
Stacey Sheriff	Colby College
Wilson Wong Chun Shing	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nathalie Singh-Corcoran	West Virginia University
Michael Slotemaker	South Central College
Sarah Snyder	Arizona Western College
Hannah Soblo	University of Tennessee
Brenda Solis	California Lutheran University
Enrique Sologuren	Universidad de Chile
Xue Sophia	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gloria Spake	Frontier Nursing University
Elizabeth Hyde Stevens	Boston University
W. Craig Stevens	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Natalie Stillman-Webb	University of Utah
Sandra Monica Sturla	Fundesco
Mandy Suhr-Sytsma	Emory University
Christine Tardy	University of Arizona
Kelly Terzaken	Appalachian State University
Christopher Thaiss	University of California Davis
Susan Thomas	The University of Sydney
Jo Ann Thompson	University of Cincinnati Clermont College
Jules Thompson	Metropolitan State University
Stephanie L. Thompson	Purdue University Global
Constance Toffle	West Virginia University
Martha Townsend	University of Missouri
Nicole Turnipseed	University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Joonna Smitherman Trapp	Emory University
Lisa Tremain	Humboldt State University
Keli Tucker	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Allison Turner	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Josef Vice	Purdue University Global
Marie F. Turner	Colorado State University
Margi L. Wald	University of California Berkeley
Denise Wallack	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Theresa Walsh	Texas Tech University
Elizabeth Wardle	Miami University (OH)
Brian Webb	Park University
Kathleen Daly Weisse	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yunhee Whang	Compecs, Inc.
John Whicker	Fontbonne University
Melissa Whidden	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Stephanie White	University of Waterloo
Jill Wienbrock	Marist College
Jennifer Wilson	Rice University
Dianna Winslow	Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Misty Anne Winzenried	Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
Annalise Wolf	Fordham University
K. Jamie Woodlief	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Lacey Wootton	American University
Danielle Yocom	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Terry Myers Zawacki	George Mason University
Anna Zendell	Excelsior College
Ting Zhang	University of Rochester
Gregory Zuch	Northeastern University
Sarah Zurhellen	Appalachian State University

Updated December 31, 2019

Founding Institutions

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Auburn University

Office of University Writing

The Office of University Writing reports directly to the Provost with a mission to:

support faculty in their efforts to integrate writing into disciplinary courses
support students in developing their writing abilities and their strategies for communicating effectively in all media to all audiences
promote and celebrate writing of all kinds
conduct research on literate practices and instruction
encourage outreach activities connected to writing

The Miller Writing Center, the ePortfolio Project, and WriteBites are initiatives under the direction of the Office of University Writing. We also partner with others to produce the undergraduate research journal, AUJUS, and Auburn Speaks, a publication that presents Auburn research to a public audience. Through these programs and other resources, writing has become ingrained in the Auburn family’s culture.

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Bucknell University

Bucknell Writing Program

One of the few academic experiences that unite all Bucknell students, regardless of school or major, is the Writing Across the Curriculum Program, known as the Writing Program.

The Writing Program at Bucknell encompasses all courses across the entire curriculum that qualify toward the writing requirement. Faculty in every department, from biology to anthropology, can propose and teach writing-intensive “W” courses that help students meet their writing requirements.

California State University, San Bernardino

Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers Writing Centre

The Division for Language and Communication engages in teaching and research in technical communication and scientific writing, and the relationship between communication and learning.

The division is active in Chalmers undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate education and also provides assignments and courses for teachers and researchers. The division’s education assignments at Chalmers include courses and integrated subject-based communication activities in academic and technical writing and various forms of technical and scientific communication. Central to the division’s work is for courses and activities, which are conducted in Swedish and English, to be developed, as far as possible, in cooperation with discipline representatives and program managers in order to best support the discipline-specific writing and learning.

The division also houses Chalmers Writing Centre (CWC) where students can book writing tutorials with trained peer tutors. CWC is available on both Chalmers campuses and supervision is provided in Swedish and English. Students can also book a time at CWC to, for example, practice or help prepare an oral presentation.

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Emory University

Writing Across Emory

Writing Across Emory is part of The Emory Writing Program. Writing Across Emory aims to strengthen teaching with writing, as well as the teaching of writing. It supports teachers across Emory College in using writing as a pedagogical tool to

foster engaged learning in the classroom and in the community
sharpen critical thinking
teach students to communicate clearly within and across disciplines

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

English Across the Curriculum

Implemented by the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU), English Across the Curriculum (EAC) – Institutional Movement at CUHK is an institution-wide language enhancement initiative supported by the Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant for the 2016-2019 triennium.

Florida Atlantic University

Writing Across the Curriculum

FAU’s WAC program is a hybrid model with five major projects, with additional affiliations. In addition to a WAC course designation with certified syllabi primarily in the lower division, we also provide faculty training for all WAC faculty, a WEC initiative for departments to integrate writing throughout their majors, a big celebration for National Day on Writing, a student recognition celebration for published work, and an annual WAC assessment of student writing. In addition, we have an interdisciplinary writing center and a newly developed Writing Fellows program.

George Washington University

University Writing Program

GW’s University Writing Program is comprised of a multi-disciplinary faculty from fields including Anthropology, Business and Professional Writing, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, History, Law, Literature, Math, Philosophy, Public Health, and Rhetoric and Composition. We teach First Year Writing and some upper division Writing in the Disciplines courses, and conduct research in our respective fields, as well as in Writing Studies. The program also operates the University Writing Center and administers Writing in the Disciplines, a two-course upper-level writing requirement taught within the departments across the university.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Neumann University

Writing Center

The Writing Center at Neumann University is a friendly and welcoming environment for our diverse population of student scholars. We are a student-centered place of growth and, through conversation and mutual collaboration, we aim to help students develop their writing process and improve their writing skills over time.

All writers, new, developing, and established, can visit us to brainstorm, plan, draft, and revise their writing, or to simply talk through assignments, ideas, and feedback. During each session, our trained undergraduate and professional writing tutors serve as active and engaged readers, offering thoughtful responses and guidance to questions and concerns. We can address anything from formatting to organization and development, sentence-level errors, and more. If you are interested in proofreading and editing, we can show you strategies to find, address, and avoid common mistakes in the future.

Our goal is to build a community of confident, knowledgeable, and responsible writers.

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University

Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing

The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW) conducts research into writing and writing instruction and also supports all members of OSU’s community in their various writing needs.

Oklahoma University

Writing Enriched Curriculum

The Writing Enriched Curriculum program (WEC) is a new, university-sponsored initiative to promote the teaching of writing in all academic disciplines. The WEC project is designed to further the university’s goal, outlined in the 2013-14 Strategic Plan, to “focus on building student and faculty writing and oral communication skills.” In keeping with the AACU’s identification of writing education as a high-impact practice in undergraduate education, WEC offers faculty support for developing writing curricula that can make the teaching of writing a significant part of every major and degree program.

Purdue University

Writing Across the Curriculum

Purdue University does not have a formal WAC or WID program. However, Purdue’s Writing Lab serves as an informal WAC support facility because its purpose is to assist all Purdue students as they write papers and reports for any class on campus. Further, Purdue’s Online Writing Lab offers many helpful resources for teachers who would like to incorporate writing into their curriculum and for students who are writing across the disciplines.

Queens University of Charlotte

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Quinnipiac University

The Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning aims to engage faculty through scholarly pedagogical practices for a student-centered learning environment.

St. John’s University

Writing Across Communities

Writing Across Communities at St. John’s University encourages and supports faculty and students who strive to use writing to sustain diverse academic, cultural, civic, and professional communities across and beyond the university.

University of Missouri

Campus Writing Program

The mission of the Campus Writing Program is to invest in teaching with writing for learning across the curriculum.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Communication Across the Curriculum

Communication is the process of creating meaning and is central to the learning process. Students thrive in college and beyond when they can set communicative goals, create messages appropriate to diverse audiences, purposes, and contexts, and choose the appropriate modalities for achieving those goals. We believe that all students should have multiple opportunities to develop as communicators throughout their academic careers—especially in their chosen discipline.

CxC works with faculty, academic partners, and administration to engage, support, and celebrate the use of communication to enhance teaching and learning. As part of the Office of Undergraduate Education, we provide four resources: Department Consultations, Individual Consultations, Professional Development, and Student Communication Consultants.

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University of Pennsylvania

The Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing

The Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing strengthens the university’s deep commitment to developing and refining the critical thinking, writing, and collaborative skills of our undergraduate students. Dedicated to teaching writing and to creating a community of writers across Penn’s undergraduate schools, it brings together a uniquely discipline-based writing curriculum, dynamic workshops, symposia, student-centered projects and publications, and distinguished faculty.

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Writing Across the Curriculum

There are many models for writing across the curriculum at institutions all around the globe. West Chester University’s cross-disciplinary Writing Emphasis program was begun in 1978 as a pilot project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Pennsylvania State College Educational Trust Fund. It now serves all of the University’s nearly 14,000 undergraduate students. The WCU Writing Emphasis program is based on the assumption that writing is a matter of advanced thinking and is integral to academic learning in both liberal arts and professional studies.

West Virginia University

Speak Write

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