writing to learn. learning to write.
Call For Writing Intensive Teaching Award Nominations
Each spring, the Campus Writing Program and Board recognize outstanding Writing Intensive teaching. These awards are open to all WI faculty, staff and teaching assistants. Nominations are accepted from advisors, chairs, colleagues, teaching assistants, Campus Writing Board members, and students. Self-nominations are also accepted, except in the case of teaching assistants, who must be nominated by a faculty member.
Nominations are due by April 16, 2024.
CWP's Summer Writing Retreat July 1-2, 2024 at the School House Bed & Breakfast
Our Mission
The mission of the Campus Writing Program is to invest in teaching with writing for learning across the curriculum.
Writing Intensive courses help prepare future alumni to succeed in their continued studies, future careers, and community roles as they pursue writing tasks with greater confidence and understand the power of language for effective communication.
From the Campus Writing Program
Why take a WI course?
Writing Intensive courses help produce an educated, articulate citizenry capable of reasoning critically, solving complex problems, and communicating with clear and effective language.
Writing Intensive courses maintain a low student-to-teacher ratio (20:1), require at least 6,600 words of writing, and give students ample opportunity to revise their work to improve their performance. Writing assignments are designed to teach course content and to assess students’ learning, giving faculty the chance to focus on content, concepts and quality of argument while students take responsibility for surface features such as grammar and syntax. WI assignments are tied directly and specifically to the goals of the course and are fully integrated into the syllabus.
Through writing and revising, students not only master course concepts, they also learn to think and write in ways particular to their chosen disciplines.
Workshops and Retreats
News and Profiles
Summer Writing Retreat July 1-2, 2024
Apply to participate in the Campus Writing Program's Two-Day Summer Writing Retreat July 1-2, 2024 at the Historic School House Bed and Breakfast in Rocheport, Missouri! Check out the space: https://www.schoolhousebb.com/ As with all of our writing retreats, the Campus Writing Program staff will welcome you to the event, the group will set goals for…
Feedback on Student Writing in the Age of Generative AI Workshop
May 16, 2024 9:00 a.m. Noon Memorial Union room N201C Register Here!! Coffee and pastries will be provided. A central component of teaching with writing, whether in Writing Intensive classes or more generally, is timely and intentional feedback on student writing. In our age of ChatGPT and other GenAI tools, we know that feedback is…