Faculty teaching newly developed FYS courses are invited to a workshop on how to generate discussion through student writing.   The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 4, noon-1, in Scott Hall 104. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office.  If you’re not currently teaching a newly developed FYS but would like to attend the workshop, please contact Bianca Falbo.

Making the Transition to College Writing

Watt Writing Room (aka the WA room), Pardee 319

Noon-1, Wednesday, October 28

First-Year students are cordially invited to join members of CWP for an informal discussion/workshop on writing for college.  We’d like to hear from you about your writing experiences thus far:  what expectations did you have for writing in college?  In what ways have your expectations been met?  In what ways have they been challenged?  What do you know now as a writer that you wish you’d known (or learned) in high school?

RSVP by October 26 to Bianca Falbo, CWP Director:  falbob@lafayette.edu.

We have room for about 20 students in the WA room, so RSVPs will be accepted in the order in which they’re received.

Lunch will be provided.

FOR NEW FYS FACULTY:  Assignment Design (Wednesday Oct 21, noon-1, Scott Hall v104)

Faculty teaching newly developed FYS courses are invited to a workshop on designing and sequencing assignments.  Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office.  If you’re not currently teaching a newly developed FYS but would like to attend the workshop, please contact Bianca Falbo.

FOR NEW VAST FACULTY:  Teaching with Writing (Friday Oct 23, noon-1, Pardee 319)

Join CWP staff for an informal, introductory discussion about teaching with writing .  We will be happy to answer your questions about syllabus and assignment design, working with WAs, responding to student writing, etc.  Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office.  Kindly confirm your participation by Oct 20.

A workshop for new FYS faculty at which we’ll continue our discussion of responding to student writing.  We invite you to bring copies of student papers (please remove the author’s name).  Lunch provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office.  If you’re not currently teaching a newly developed FYS but would like to attend the workshop, please contact Bianca Falbo.

The next workshop on teaching with writing for new FYS faculty is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, noon- 1, in Scott Hall 104.  Lunch will be provided.  If you are not developing a new FYS but would like to attend, please contact Bianca Falbo.

Workshop topic:  Responding to Student Writing

The next workshop on teaching with writing for new FYS faculty is scheduled for Monday, September 7, noon- 1 in Scott Hall 104.  Lunch will be provided.  Please contact Bianca if you would like to attend.

Monday’s topic:  What Makes Writing Good?

On Tuesday, August 25, CWP will offer the following events for FYS faculty.

• 1:30-2:30.  An informal, introductory meeting for new FYS faculty.  At this meeting, we’ll be happy to discuss any questions you have about teaching with writing.  And feel free to bring along syllabi- and/or assignments-in-progress.
• 2:45-3:45.  An open-house for all FYS faculty, co-sponsored by the FYS Program.   Meet other FYS faculty, get answers to your questions about the FYS and/or CWP programs, pick up a desk copy of the St. Martin’s Handbook, etc.

Both events will take place in the William Watt Writing Room (Pardee 319).   Refreshments provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office.

Desk copies of the sixth edition of the St. Martin’s Handbook have arrived.  If you are teaching an FYS, this is the edition that your students will have.  Please stop by the English Department (P 316) to pick up your copy.

If you are teaching sophomore, junior and/or senior students, they are most likely to have the fifth edition.  Desk copies of that edition are also available in the English Department.

Contact Bianca Falbo with questions.

Bedford has recently updated the St. Martin’s Handbook to reflect the most recent MLA guidelines.  This new edition has been ordered for all FYS sections and will be available in the bookstore in the fall.  Desk copies for faculty will be available upon request.  Contact Bianca Falbo (CWP Director) or Christian Tatu (CWP Coordinator) for more info.

Faculty are invited to nominate students for WA positions throughout the year.  While students from the past semester are fresh in your mind, consider sending us names of any you think would make good WAs.  We’ll keep those names on file and contact the students in the spring when our hiring process begins.  Kindly email nominations to Bianca Falbo.