Committee: Writing Across The Curriculum Meeting Date: October 23, 1997 Person Presiding: Rita Reaves ACTIONS OF MEETING: Description of action Patricia Clark (Secretary) opened the meeting with greetings and, in the absence of Chris Ulffers and Lynn Eudey, requested that Rita Reaves preside over the session.. The committee members approved and Rita accepted the request. Description of action Rita requested that the order of business be revised to accommodate Dr.Hebert and Dr. Mayberry first on the agenda who were there to represent their requests for consideration Description of action Dr. Hebert attended this meeting in order to address several questions regarding his request that MGMT 4252 (Entrepreneurship) be designated as WI. Dr. Hebert provided further clarification regarding writing requirements for the business plan, peer evaluation, and oral presentation. He stated that the collaborative effort was further documented in the final draft. Description of action Committee discussion regarding the need for a model which exemplifies collaborative writing. The suggestion was made that perhaps Dr. Hebert's example might serve as an exemplary model to assist other professors considering courses which may not only be considered collaborative but writing intensive as well. The motion was made that MGMT 4252 (Entrepreneurship) be designated as WI. Motion carried as MGMT 4252 will be designated as WI. Description of action Dr. Nancy Mayberry attended the meeting in order to address several questions regarding her request that FORL 2270 be designated as writing intensive. Dr. Mayberry provided further clarification regarding writing requirements for reflective papers, interactive writing and response through journal writing, and critical thinking and response skills Description of action Committee discussion regarding request that FORL be designated as WI. Motion carried that FORL 2270 be designated as WI. Description of action Committee discussion regarding ECON 3750 (see memo dated October 14, 1997 from Dr. Marjorie Baldwin) and request that it be designated as WI. Motion carried to invite Dr. Baldwin to attend the next meeting to provide further clarification regarding this request. Description of action Director' s Report - Rita reported that she wrote to Caroline Ayers regarding the need to receive data from each department. Caroline extended her support for this effort. Rita reported that we may also be able to gather data from Planning and Institutional Research regarding student opinion surveys. The suggestion was made that we might develop a question(s) to be included in the student survey regarding writing intensive courses. Rita suggested that everyone consider possible questions for the next meeting. Rita distributed copies of the "Report of the WAC Subcommittee on Faculty Opinion" dated March 14, 1988. She asked that everyone review this before the next meeting. All committee members are asked to review current WI models and bring ideas for new models to the next meeting. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 22, 1998, AT 3 P.M. - RAWL ANNEX #142