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Interested in offering a new FYS for fall 2025?

November 8, 2024 / Bianca Falbo / 0 Comments

First-Year Seminars are the centerpiece of the first-year experience and introduce beginning students to college-level reading and writing through exploration of “big” questions in the liberal arts and sciences. The College Writing Program (CWP) and First Year Seminar Program (FYS) invite all interested tenure-track faculty and full-time lecturers to join us for one of two information sessions taking place on Monday, December 2 and Thursday, December 5 in Pardee 319 from 12pm – 1pm (lunch will be provided beginning at noon and the session will formally begin at 12:15pm). CWP and FYS admin will provide in formation about the course development process, including recommendations for how to pitch ideas for new courses that also meet FYS goals. Also hear from instructors about why they continue teaching in this exciting and innovative program.

Visit this link to RSVP at the following google form. Contact FYS Director and Interim CWP Director Bianca Falbo with questions.

Designing Better Writing Assignments

March 15, 2018 / Bianca Falbo / 0 Comments

Could your writing assignments use some updating? There are two events happening next week that can help you!

My Favorite Writing Assignment is back! On Wednesday, March 21, 12-1, join Han Luo (Foreign Languages and Literatures), Khadijah Mitchell (Biology), and Jorge Torres (Music) for a discussion of their favorite assignments for teaching writing and critical thinking. Gendebien Rm. Light lunch provided. Open to all faculty.

And on Thursday March 22, don’t miss the second installment of CWP’s four-part workshop series on designing a writing-intensive class. Thursday’s topic is assignment design. You might consider attending if you are thinking about teaching a writing-intensive course in the future, or if you are interested in adapting a current course into a W course. In addition to “Assignment Design,” upcoming topics include “Feedback” and “Assessment.” Email Tim Laquintano (laquintt@lafayette.edu) if you are interested.

Faculty WA Requests for Spring 2014 Classes

December 7, 2013 / Bianca Falbo / 0 Comments

The College Writing Program is currently accepting requests from faculty for Spring 2014 Writing Associates. Please note: your course does not have to have the W designation for you to work with a Writing Associate. All that’s really required is (1) a willingness on your part to meet with your WA to explain assignments, criteria for evaluation, grading policies, and disciplinary conventions, and (2) a commitment to schedule, at regular intervals across the semester, four mandatory conferences between the Writing Associate and every student in the class.

If you would like to work with a WA for any course next semester, please visit the CWP website, or click on the link below to go directly to our online request form:

http://cwp.lafayette.edu/for-faculty/request-a-writing-associate/

If you have any questions, or would like to learn more, please contact Christian Tatu at tatuj@lafayette.edu. He will be happy to answer your questions via e-mail or set up an appointment to discuss how a Writing Associate can help you and your students achieve your course objectives.

WA Applications for Fall 2013

March 16, 2013 / Bianca Falbo / 0 Comments

Applications for Writing Associate Positions

March 8, 2011 / Bianca Falbo

CWP is now accepting applications for WA positions. Visit http://cwp.lafayette.edu/2011/02/17/online-wa-application/ for more information. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 11.