Highlights

Feb 17, 2025

Virtual Reality Museum: Draw our Writing Process

Writing is more than just words on a page—it’s a dynamic process of discovery, iteration, and growth. Since 2010, the University Writing Program has invited faculty to engage in the...

Jan 29, 2025

The Diverse Paths of Writing: Identity & Resilience in Action

  Writing is as unique as the individuals who engage in it. While it’s tempting to think of the writing process as a neat, linear journey, reality often tells a...

Dec 16, 2024

Fall 2024: Writing Across the Curriculum Workshops

  The University Writing Program delivered a robust lineup of writing across the curriculum (WAC) workshops designed to support faculty in enhancing their teaching practices and fostering student success in...

Nov 15, 2024

From Monkeys to Molecules: Integrating Writing in Chemistry

Dr. Sambuddha Banerjee’s passion for the sciences was meant to be. Cosmic, even. In the midst of a restless night, Dr. Banerjee found themselves in a dream surrounded by Kekule’s...

Nov 14, 2024

UWC: eTutoring, how does it work?

Sometimes physically coming to the University Writing Center can be a challenge. Work and class take up most of your time. Schedules don’t align. You live too far away. Or,...

Nov 13, 2024

UWC: 2024 International Writing Center Association

The University Writing Center (UWC) admin team Dr. Nikki Caswell, director, Dr. Rebecca Johnson, assistant director, and Elizabeth Gagne’, graduate assistant director attended the 2024 International Writing Center Association’s (IWCA)...

Oct 14, 2024

An Argument for Labor-Based Contract Grading with Dr. Kim Thompson

Teaching runs deep for Dr. Kim Thompson, whose passion for education was nurtured from a young age, inspired by their mother’s 43-year career as a high school English teacher. In...

Sep 18, 2024

WAC Highlight: Critical Language Awareness Resource-Building Event

  In the summer of 2024, faculty from diverse disciplines at ECU—including anthropology, communications, chemistry, child & family sciences, education, English, kinesiology, psychology, and theater & dance—came together for a...

Aug 13, 2024

WAC Highlight: Psychology Professor & Grad Student Win with Writing Collaboration

Congratulations to Dr. Jeannie Golden, Psychology professor and WAG participant, and her student Sarah Hayes for their recent award from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Board of the Association...

May 09, 2024

WAC Highlight: Tyler Zobel

  Link to article Some people don’t see problems; they see solutions. When his engineering teacher posed the challenge to reverse engineer a donated electric wheelchair, Tyler Zobel’s interest was...