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Writing Across the Curriculum Committee

Meeting Minutes

Respectfully prepared by Steven Corbett

October 21, 2010

In Attendance:
Deborah Smith
Steven Corbett
Tom Ferrucci
Scott Ellis
David Petroski
Kim Lacey
Email votes: K. Marsland, A. Eich-Krohm, N. Marano, K. Burke

1. Call to Order

2. WACC Chairperson Report
a. Bylaws - WACC bylaws revision will be completed pending finalization of consistent format for all standing committee bylaws. This is being addressed in the UCF Steering Committee.
b. Flow of Proposals - All proposals should be electronic submission at this point.
c. Question from UCF - Plagiarism Information: plagiarism prevention and how to get awareness of procedures across to faculty and students. Information posted on the Writing Center website for faculty and students. Also links to resources.

3. WACC Director Report: Student government will fund our W-course essay contest, but will not fund our Writing Fellows Program proposal; need workshop volunteers for how to propose a W-course-next Prac Ped workshop; next Wed Steven Corbett's Prac Ped on handling the paper grading load.

4. Writing Center Director Report: Oct 8 meeting with Provost Williams and Jim Blake representatives from WAC, Composition, FYE-plans for space for new Teaching and Learning Center have been passed on to Paul Loesher.

5. Review of Proposals

a. McBrine: ENG 217 and ENG 325 (digital)
7 Approved/0 no/ 0 abstentions

b. Palma: ITA 300; Italian Composition
7 approve with clarification/0 no/ 0 abstentions

c. Kalk: HIS 201; U.S. History through Film
6 Approved/ 0 no/ 0 abstentions

d. Salerno: ENG 217: Women in Literature
7 approved/ 0 no/ 0 abstentions

e. Critzer: PSC 336; The U.S. in World Affairs
7 approved with minor clarification; 0 no/ 0 abstentions

f. Miller: GEO 302; World Climates
7 approved/ 0 no/ 0 abstentions

Motion to UCF to approve the following writing intensive sections:

McBrine: ENG 217 Introduction to English Literature and ENG 325 Medieval English Literature (digital)

Palma: ITA 300; Italian Composition

Kalk: HIS 201; U.S. History through Film

Salerno: ENG 217: Women in Literature

Critzer: PSC 336; The U.S. in World Affairs

Miller: GEO 302; World Climates