Pre/Views: What Past Culture of Writing Winners Told Us
by Vicki Tolar Burton, WIC Director
As part of our WIC 25th Anniversary Celebration, we surveyed more than 200 past winners of the WIC Culture of Writing Awards in the disciplines. Nearly 100 of these OSU graduates responded, answering questions about their careers, their workplace and personal writing, and how well prepared they felt as writers. In an open-ended question, many wrote about their gratitude for what they learned in WIC courses and for having their writing recognized through the Culture of Writing award. This is what some of the grads told us…
Reflections from 25 Years of Writing Intensive Learning: A Showcase of Teaching Innovation
by Marisa Yerace, WIC Intern
This article describes the Panel and Roundtable that were part of the WIC 25th Anniversary Celebration on May 21st, 2019. We have included reflections as two graduate students working with WIC: Ruth Sylvester, WIC GTA, and 2nd year MA in Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture, and Marisa Yerace, WIC Intern, and 1st year MA in Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture. We respond to the day both as students invested in WIC and as junior scholars in the field of composition. Read more…
Reflections from the WIC 25th Anniversary Celebration Keynote
by Marisa Yerace, WIC Intern
Our Anniversary Celebration keynote speaker, Dr. Terry Myers Zawacki, Professor Emerita at George Mason University, gave a talk titled Engaging Conversation(s): Students and Teachers Talk about Expectations for Academic Writing Across Disciplines, Languages, and Cultures. We have included reflections as two graduate students working with WIC: Ruth Sylvester, WIC GTA, and Marisa Yerace, WIC Intern. We respond to the Keynote both as students invested in WIC and as junior scholars in the field of composition. Read more…
Faculty Awards & Gallery from the 25th Anniversary Celebration
by the WIC Team
As WIC celebrated 25 years at OSU, we wanted to honor the faculty and units that have helped make our success possible. Here is the list of awards and some photos from our Celebration.
2019 WIC Culture of Writing Awards: Celebrating Writing in the Disciplines
by the WIC Team
WIC and participating units strive to foster a commitment to excellence in undergraduate student writing and recognize the value of writing across the disciplines with the annual WIC Culture of Writing Awards in the disciplines.
Participation in the Culture of Writing Awards has thrived since 2006 as students earn recognition and cash awards through either individual or team writing projects. This year, participation continued to be strong. WIC would like to thank all participating units for their continued desire to recognize and reward outstanding student writing.
Congratulations to this year’s awardees!
WIC Spring Lunch Seminars 2019
by Ruth Sylvester, WIC GTA
The WIC Team is happy to report the success of the 2019 Spring Lunch Series. Presenters shared their passion for innovation as they helped us to explore new strategies and revisit well-loved staples. This year’s Lunch Series featured deep thoughts on assignment design for low-stakes writing, rhetorical perspectives for learning disciplinary genres, feedback tools for teaching WIC on Ecampus, and models for introducing students to ecological thinking in the writing classroom. Thanks again to our dedicated presenters and to the WIC community for being a lively and supportive audience.
Call for Nominations: Fall 2019 WIC Faculty Seminar
by the WIC Team
The WIC Faculty Seminar for the 2019-2020 school year will be held in fall term. The seminar is designed for faculty teaching WIC courses and faculty using writing in non-WIC courses, as it focuses on learning best practices for teaching writing across the disciplines. Upon completing the five-session seminar, participating faculty receive a modest honorarium.
The seminar is held on five consecutive Thursday afternoons, 3-5pm, in Milam 215 on the dates listed here.
