Writing Intensive Guidelines Have Changed

In the 2018-2019 academic year, the Campus Writing Board worked to update the Writing Intensive (WI) course guidelines. As part of their revision process, the Board made two policy changes that have been endorsed by the Committee on Undergraduate Education and the undergraduate deans. These two policy changes are included below. ❏    Assessment: Writing accounts for at…

Studying and Practicing English Changed My Life in the USA

When I arrived in the USA in May 2018, I was surprised because I could not talk with anyone except my wife. I was in New York’s airport, and I had to check in for my next flight to Chicago.

Campus Writing Program Annual Report 2018-2019

The Campus Writing Program is celebrating another great year of you, our WI faculty, who taught 350 WI courses to nearly 12,000 students in 2018-2019.  What does "Writing Intensive" mean?   This was the question that launched year's work of the Campus Writing Board and the Campus Writing Program. This year we wanted to step back…