NSU's Quality Enhancement Plan April 2017

NSU QEP Strategies | 25 Once writing fellows are connected to writing-enriched courses, NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will work with faculty members teaching writing-enriched courses to determine how the writing fellows can best serve students in their courses. Every course is unique, so faculty members teaching writing- enriched courses will learn various models for meeting the needs of students and determine guidelines prior to the start of the semester. They will outline these guidelines for students in their syllabi or course materials, and NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center staff members will review guidelines with the writing fellows. Strategy 3. Graduate Student Writing Workshops and Events The NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will provide NSU graduate students with a variety of opportunities to improve their writing. To that end, the center will offer a series of programs designed to meet the specific needs of graduate students, including those listed below: • General Writing Assistance —All graduate students will be able to work, face-to- face or online, with trained writing consultants as they complete writing-related projects. Graduate students will also be able to ask for assistance with developing their general writing skills. • Dissertation Boot Camps —These events will provide graduate students working on dissertations with “structured time and space” to write (Reardon, Kristina, Deans, and Maykel, 2016), as well as writing consultants who will provide conversations, feedback, and assistance. • Discipline- and Profession-Specific Writing Retreats —Graduate students are often required to write for professional purposes, from creating resumes to writing professional/personal statements (for residency programs, etc.). These retreats will provide students with opportunities to write and receive feedback on their professional documents. • Graduate Writing Workshops —Sessions will focus on a variety of graduate writing-related topics, including personal statements, conference proposals, abstracts, and papers. Strategy 4. Faculty Support for Teaching Discipline-Specific Writing In addition to working directly with students, the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center will offer faculty support for teaching writing in the disciplines. This support will be available to full- and part-time faculty members, and will be offered on campus and online. • NSU Write from the Start Faculty Writing Delegates: Select faculty members in each college will act as liaisons between their college and the NSU Write from the Start Writing and Communication Center. Participation can be counted toward university service, leadership, and engagement.