Highlights

Dec 16, 2024
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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
  • Rachel Winn

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...

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Mar 27, 2024
  • Rachel Winn

WAC Academy 2024

The spring 2024 WAC Academy invited ten faculty members from Anthropology, Nursing, Public Health, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Business, and Communication to participate in this 6-week, face-to-face workshop....

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Oct 06, 2023
  • Will Banks

Research in Writing: Artificial Intelligence

The University Writing Program will kick off its Research in Writing series in 2023 with our first invited speaker, Professor Bill Hart-Davidson (Michigan State), who will present a noon talk...