Writing Across the Curriculum Committee
Minutes for 28 September 2000

Present: Tope Bello; Patricia Clark; Robin 
Webb Corbett; Christine Hutchins; Marsha 
Ironside; Myra Brown; Laura McArthur; Liza 
Glasgow (SGA member); Chris Ulffers (ex-
officio with vote); Jan Tovey (ex-officio 
without vote); Bob Morrison (Chair of the 
Faculty)

Election of officers:
* Patricia Clark unanimously elected Chair 
of committee
* Robin Webb Corbett unanimously elected 
Vice Chair
* Christine Hutchins unanimously elected 
Secretary

First order of business:
* Considered request to reclassify RCLS 
4004, Philosophical and Current Issues in 
Leisure, as a Model 2 professional writing 
intensive course

* Ulffers moved to table request for 
reclassification of RCLS 4004

* McArthur seconded move to table request 
for reclassification of RCLS 4004

* Committee unanimously voted to table 
request for reclassification of RCLS 4004

* Clark offered to contact RCLS department 
or professor in order to request 
clarification on RCLS 4004 writing assignment 
page lengths of papers listed on the syllabus

* Committee planned to revisit the request 
for reclassification of RCLS 4004 next 
meeting, or by email if RCLS needs a decision 
earlier

Second order of business:
* Corbett moved to add to agenda the question 
of where to send students who are in upper 
level courses within major, yet are having 
difficulty fulfilling the writing 
requirements for the course and the major

* Corbett noted that students who may have 
learning disabilities can be sent to the 
Counseling Center for testing

* Tovey pointed out that the Writing Center 
is open to students from all courses in the 
university, located in General Classroom 
Building 2026

* Tovey said that Writing Center organizers 
are currently trying to find the resources to 
provide tutors who have experience writing in 
a wide range of disciplines and professions, 
sciences as well as humanities

* Clark suggested that departments might help 
students succeed in upper level courses in 
their majors by reclassifying some 2000 and 
3000 level courses writing intensive.  Clark 
said that Theater is considering 
reclassifying Theater 2123 writing intensive 
since this gives students experience writing 
for their discipline and profession earlier 
in their university careers

* Ulffers suggested providing writing models 
for students so that they can see successful 
examples of the writing assignment they are 
working on

* Tovey suggested that instructors might 
provide Writing Center tutors with models of 
writing assignments so that they can better 
help students write discipline-specific 
assignments

* Committee recommended that discipline-
specific tutors be available in the Writing 
Center so as to better assist students who 
seek support there

* Committee recommended that efforts be made 
to have every department in the university 
actively contribute to the Writing Center


Third order of business:
* Committee recommended that, in order to 
improve efficiency, committee members might 
receive requests for reclassification of 
courses in advance of the meeting.  This will 
allow members to carefully consider course 
materials and request clarification and 
additional materials prior to meeting

* Committee recommended that committee 
members have copies of the Writing Across the 
Curriculum Program descriptions of the 
requirements for the five models for writing 
intensive courses