COMMITTEE:  Writing Across the Curriculum
 
MEETING DATE:  April 25, 1996
 
PERSON PRESIDING:  Chris Ulffers
 
ACTIONS OF MEETING:
Description of action:  Minutes of the March 28, 1996 meeting were
approved.
 
Description of action:  Gene Owens from Undergraduate Studies was present
to address the Committee's concerns about writing intensive requirements
for transfer students.  After much discussion, the committee agreed to
rescind a section of the guidelines approved at last month's meeting due to
unforeseen complications with processing requests from transfer students
for courses taken in other places to be approved as WI.  The following
motion was then approved:  "A student who has satisfied East Carolina
University's freshmen composition requirements upon transfer, will have met
the writing intensive requirement equivalents to English 1100 and English
1200."
 
Completion date/ Follow-up action required:  Rita will assume
responsibility for editing the Guidelines for Evaluating W-I Credit for
Transfer Students.  The first two items will remain as previously written
and items number 3 and 4 will be omitted.  This policy statement will be
sent to University administrators and to the Office of Undergraduate
Studies.
 
Descriptions of action:  DIRECTOR'S REPORT:  Rita reported that she
appreciates very much the fact that thank you letters were sent to all WI
instructors from Vice Chancellor Yarbrough. The new edition of the Academic
Planner now includes the WI program requirements.  A notebook with ideas
for teaching WI courses will now be available through University
Publications and 300 will be printed for new (and old if  desired!) WI
course instructors to use as a reference.  Rita continues to gather program
effectiveness data; she has received 34 surveys and will be analyzing the
results this summer. These results will be distributed to all WI
instructors and the WAC Committee next fall.
 
She asked for feedback and comments about the content of the WAC Handbook
before it is reprinted and the Committee made several suggestions:  (1)
Clarify the specific number of pages required and how multiple drafts will
be used on the form since this has often been unclear on applications
received this year  (2) Emphasize the page requirements needed throughout
the document  (3) Restate the requirements for graduation as discussed by
the Committee this past year..
 
Description of action:  The Committee discussed d the following course:
AMID 2700..   EXSS 4806 was tabled until clarification about the type and
number of writing assignments required is received.
 
Completion/ Follow-up action required: Nursing 3900 was tabled until Rita
can clarify the specific amount of writing required for course assignments.
Communications 3010 was tabled until the next meeting.
 
Description of action:  The Committee discussed progress on Committee goals
for this year and those which should be continued next year.
 
Completion/ Follow-up action required:   Chris will write the final report
of Committee action and send to Peggy for her signature.