Re: WE WANT INFORMATION!

["maryann" <32b5oco@cmich.edu>]

Jeff,
    Something to consider about "formal" WAC programs:  We are a regional
school as well (17000 or so).  Our administrators might say that we have a
WAC program, but in my mind we don't.  While we have courses that are
supposed to include writing WAC, there is little or no consistency to that.
A big part of the reason, I think, is that there is no WAC director to help
assure that writing is occuring in other courses/departments.  The writing
center is also just trying to get started (myself as director) and
could/should play a role in helpinig with WAC.  We get invites/inquiries
from instructors in other departments but haven't the mission or the
staffing to respond in any consistent, WAC, way.  So--"formal" to me would
have to include responsibility for seeing that WAC happens rather than
simply having certain courses be designated as "writing" courses in the
disciplines.
    --maryann
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Wiemelt <jwiemelt@selu.edu>
To: wcenter@TTACS.TTU.EDU <wcenter@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 10:44 AM
Subject: WE WANT INFORMATION!


>HELP!
>
>The big suits here are demanding to know BY WEDNESDAY roughly what percent
>of universities nationally have formal WAC programs. I haven't the
>foggiest, other than to say "Well, a whole bunch of them." Can anyone help?
>Do you have the info at hand, or can you point me to a source?
>
>While I'm on my knees, pleading, let me also ask for more. We're a deep
>South, regional state school of 15,000. Can anyone offer a breakdown for
>comparable schools? And any idea what percent of WAC directors are also
>Writing Center directors?
>
>Send your replies off-list, if you like. Now I'll get busy trying to find
>this info on my own. Thanks.
>
>Jeff Wiemelt
>Southeastern Louisiana University
>