Lafayette College
The deadline for faculty to request WAs for your fall courses is Friday May 7. More information about about how a WA can support writing in your course is available in the CWP Faculty Handbook.
WA requests can now be submitted online here. Or cut and paste the URL below into your web browser.
IN SEARCH OF THESIS STATEMENTS
What is a thesis statement? Does every paper have to have one? What are professors looking for in a thesis statement, and how can writers make them more effective?
Join the Writing Associates of the College Writing Program for a discussion of these and other questions on Wednesday, April 28 in the Watt Writing Room (Pardee 319). Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so please register by clicking here, or copy and paste the following URL into your browser’s address window:
https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=3112.
EVALUATING STUDENT WRITING
The final workshop for new VAST faculty will be held this coming Friday, April 30, from noon-1 in Pardee 320. Our discussion topic, led by CWP Coordinator Christian Tatu, will be evaluating student writing. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Provost’s Office. Contact Bianca Falbo for more information.
This year’s Campus Dog Show will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 11-2 pm, on the quad. Entry forms available here, or by cut and past the URL below into your web browser:
CWP accepts faculty nominations of students for Writing Associate (WA) positons year round. We like to remind faculty at this time of year in particular when the abilities of individual students are fresh in your minds. Email candidate names to Bianca Falbo. More information about the application process is available here.
The College Writing Program is currently accepting applications from faculty for spring 2010. If you would like to request a Writing Associate for your course/s next semester, please contact Bianca Falbo by Friday, December 11.
Please note: If you are teaching a VAST course, a WA will automatically be assigned to your class. You need not contact us or fill out an application form.
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 me.
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.
Note: Prof. Donahue and I will each teach a section of the course for spring 2010.
Faculty developing VAST courses for spring 2010 are invited to join CWP staff for an informal, introductory discussion about teaching with writing on Friday, Oct. 23, noon-1 in Pardee 319. 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.
Faculty teaching newly developed FYS courses are invited to a workshop on designing and sequencing writing assignments. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 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.
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