NSU's Quality Enhancement Plan April 2017

NSU QEP Strategies | 23 While much of the work of the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will be to offer individualized writing assistance to students across the curriculum, the center will facilitate student programming and faculty development opportunities designed to further enhance students’ writing skills. A time line for the implementation and growth of the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center can be found in Appendix C, while Table 9 shows an overview of QEP strategies. Table 9 Overview of Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center Strategies Strategy 1. General Writing Assistance for Students at All Levels in All Formats Like most writing centers, the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will offer individualized writing assistance to students at all levels, in all programs, and in all formats. Students will receive assistance at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming through final editing, and will also work with NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members on developing and strengthening general writing skills and rhetorical knowledge. Strategy 2. Expanded Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences currently facilitates a writing fellows program that embeds writing assistants into first-year composition courses. The NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will expand that program to have writing fellows connected to undergraduate courses across the curriculum that teach writing in the disciplines. Writing fellows will be connected to select “writing-enriched” (WE) undergraduate courses across the curriculum. The National Census of Writing, a comprehensive survey of 900 writing programs at universities and colleges in the United States, defines writing-enriched NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center 1. General Writing Assistance 2. Expanded Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program 3. Graduate Student Workshops and Events 4. Faculty Development 5. Online Writing Resources Will be offered to all students at all levels in all formats Will connect writing fellows to courses across the undergraduate curriculum Will offer workshops and retreats Will facilitate teaching writing workshops and discussion groups Will provide discipline-specific resources