Spring 1997

Sunil Khanna and David McMurray, Proposers
Goal: To follow up the development of a student writing guide by holding a departmental retreat focused on experiences of department members using writing in Anthropology courses.

Kurt Peters, Proposer
Goal: To integrate WIC criteria into appropriate Ethnic Studies courses, design WIC syllabi and writing assignments, and orient new Ethnic Studies faculty to WIC expectations.

Kathryn Higley and Jack Higginbotham, Proposers
Goal: To develop and publish a booklet of writing guidelines and examples for students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. The guide will include a concise summary of departmental expectations for writing at each level in the programs well as examples of different types of writing at each level.

Marcella Becker and Jim Foster, Proposers
Goals: To facilitate development of new pedagogy for teaching writing throughout the Political Science curriculum and to modify existing teaching practices by developing a departmental student writing guide. Funding is provided for two department retreats, first, to discuss the writing skills needed by Political Science students, and second, to finalize the guide and facilitate its use by faculty and students.

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