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Developing and Renewing WAC, WID, and CXC Programs: Insights from the International WAC Conference

This session from the International WAC Conference in Austin, TX, focuses on the development and renewal of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), Writing in the Disciplines (WID), and Communication Across the Curriculum (CXC) programs. Experts from various universities, including Marty Townsend and Lilly Bridwell-Bowles, discuss essential factors such as program scope, mission, and structure. Participants will explore how to articulate a strong mission statement and ensure resource allocation for effective outreach and faculty engagement. Collaborative insights will enhance program effectiveness and reach.

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Developing and Renewing WAC, WID, and CXC Programs: Insights from the International WAC Conference

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  1. Developing (and Renewing) WAC, WID, and CXC Programs International WAC Conference Austin, TX Thursday, May 24, 2008

  2. Marty Townsend University of Missouri Lilly Bridwell-Bowles Louisiana State University Bill Condon Washington State University

  3. International WAC/WID Mapping Project • Chris Thaiss, UC-Davis • http://mappingproject.ucdavis.edu • 48% increase in WAC in US since 1987 • 207 international responses, 47 countries • Today, Session 3, 3:30, Lakeview • Please respond quickly, if you haven’t yet

  4. Scope, Mission, Structure • How wide will your program’s reach be? • What mission(s) will your program have? • How will your program be structured? Consider these categories as talking points to get us started, not a complete set of factors to consider. Remember that all WAC, WID, CXC programs are idiosyncratic and institutionally-specific.

  5. Scope • Department, college, campus-wide, community outreach? Tutoring? Faculty services (in addition to development, i.e., writing groups, draft review, etc?) • WAC, WID, CXC? If CXC, what components? (Lilly’s has four; MIT & NCSU have two) • Whatever the scope, does your program have the resources, space, personnel, and expertise to fulfill the programs’ needs?

  6. Mission Developing a program mission statement can be tricky…however you get it done, the document should guide your work, help keep you on track • Articulate it in language that is clear to faculty, students, administrators, staff, and the public. • Ensure that the mission can be accomplished. • Use language that leads to appropriate programmatic assessment, e.g., MU’s four-part statement.

  7. One example: MU’s four-part WAC/WID mission statement includes: • Undergraduate education • WI course requirement • Faculty development • Discipline-based instructors • Graduate education • WI TAs from the disciplines • Research • MU is a research-extensive university

  8. Structure • Reporting line(s) • Oversight committees: advisory or policy-making? • Budget • Job definition; authority; autonomy; titles • Staffing (academic, professional, clerical) • Location, location, location—hierarchically and geographically

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