Resources for moving your WI class online
In light of the Chancellor’s message requiring all MU classes to be held online for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, we wanted to reach out to offer you support as you work to move your Writing Intensive classes online. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Christy Goldsmith (GoldsmithC@missouri.edu) for help in setting…
National Day on Writing 2019
The National Day on Writing (NDOW) was established by the National Council of Teachers of English nine years ago to celebrate writing and literacy. Follow the national conversation on the #WhyIWrite hashtag. Join us for a fun day to celebrate writing at Mizzou! FREE activities include Writing Marathons, Pizza for a Poem, Language Origins Game,…
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…
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…
2018-2019 Writing Intensive Teaching Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Writing Intensive Teaching Excellence Award Winners! Win Horner Award for Innovative Writing Intensive Teaching Deanna Sharpe, Personal Financial Planning Writing Intensive Excellence Award Hye Jeong Choi, Health Sciences David Criger, Peace Studies Ben Herman, Science Education Jamille Palacios, Applied Social Sciences Teaching Assistant WI Excellence Award Betsy Smith and…
Campus Writing Program Annual Report 2017-2018
The Campus Writing Program is celebrating another great year of you, our WI faculty, who taught 380 WI courses in 2017-2018. Check out the year by the numbers (below) and read the full annual report here: As one WI faculty member said in the spring 2018 evaluation, “Teaching with writing is a more personal, coaching…
MU Writing Intensive Instructor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Congratulations to Dr. Smith from the Campus Writing Program. For more information: https://missouri.edu/news/nobel-prize-smith.php
Winholtz wins Win Horner Award
Being able to explain your work is a critical skill for any engineer, and Andy Winholtz’s efforts to instill it in Mizzou engineers recently earned him the Win Horner Award for Writing Intensive Teaching.
From Colombia to Columbia
Lina Trigos-Carrillo moved from the country of Colombia to the town of Columbia, Missouri, to continue her studies in language, education and writing. Now, seven years later, she prepares to return to Colombia having accomplished more than she could have expected.
Writing Center Launches NEW Online Writery
The Writing Center has launched a NEW Online Writery named, TONY, for spring 2018. On the new site you will find a one-stop shop for all things Writing Center related. Students can submit drafts, schedule and cancel appointments, and review all prior tutoring interactions with the Writing Center. From Aaron Harms, Director of the Writing…