The Resource Writing majors : eighteen program profiles, edited by Greg A. Giberson, Jim Nugent, Lori Ostergaard
Writing majors : eighteen program profiles, edited by Greg A. Giberson, Jim Nugent, Lori Ostergaard
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- Summary
- The writing major is among the most exciting scenes in the evolving American university. Writing Majors is a collection of firsthand descriptions of the origins, growth, and transformations of eighteen different programs. The chapters provide useful administrative insight, benchmark information, and even inspiration for new curricular configurations from a range of institutions. A practical sourcebook for those who are building, revising, or administering their own writing majors, this volume also serves as a historical archive of a particular instance of growth and transformation in American
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Foreword / Sandra Jamieson; Introduction / Jim Nugent; Part I: Writing Departments; 1 -- DePaul University's Major in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse / Denise Bowden; 2 -- Reshaping the BA in Professional and Technical Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Barbara L'Eplattenier and George H. Jensen; 3 -- The University of Rhode Island's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Libby Miles, Kim Hensley Owens, and Michael Pennell
- 4 -- Reforming and Transforming Writing in the Liberal Arts Context: The Writing Department at Loyola University Maryland / Peggy O'Neill and Barbara Mallonee5 -- Fifteen Years Strong: The Department of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas / Carey E. Smitherman, Lisa Mongno, and Scott Payne; 6 -- Oakland University's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Lori Ostergaard, Greg Giberson, and Jim Nugent; 7 -- Embracing the Humanities: Expanding a Technical Communication Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout / Matthew Livesey and Julie Watts
- 8 -- Building a Writing Major at Metropolitan State University: Shaping a Program to Meet Students Where They Are / Laura McCartan and Victoria Sadler9 -- Writers among Engineers and Scientists: New Mexico Tech's Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication / Julie Dyke Ford, Julianne Newmark, and Rosário Durão; 10 -- Writing as an Art and Profession at York College / Michael J. Zerbe and Dominic F. DelliCarpini; Part II: Traditional English Departments
- 11 -- They Could Be Our Students: The Writing Major at Texas Christian University / Carrie Leverenz, Brad Lucas, Ann George, Charlotte Hogg, and Joddy Murray12 -- Two Strikes Against: The Development of a Writing Major at West Virginia State University, an Appalachian, Historically Black College / Jessica Barnes-Pietruszynski and Jeffrey Pietruszynski; 13 -- "What? We're a Writing Major?": The Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse / Marie Moeller, Darci Thoune, and Bryan Kopp
- 14 -- A Matter of Design: Context and Available Resources in the Development of a New English Major at Florida State University / Matt Davis, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, and Kathleen Blake Yancey15 -- Renegotiating the Tensions between the Theoretical and the Practical: The BA in Professional Writing at Penn State Berks / Laurie Grobman and Christian Weisser; 16 -- From "Emphasis" to Fourth-Largest Major: Learning from the Past, Present, and Future of the Writing Major at St. Edward's University / John Perron, Mary Rist, and Drew M. Loewe
- 17 -- Columbia College's English Major: Writing for Print and Digital Media / Claudia Smith Brinson and Nancy Lewis Tuten
- Isbn
- 9780874219722
- Label
- Writing majors : eighteen program profiles
- Title
- Writing majors
- Title remainder
- eighteen program profiles
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Greg A. Giberson, Jim Nugent, Lori Ostergaard
- Subject
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- Academic writing -- Study and teaching
- Academic writing -- Study and teaching -- United States
- Creative writing (Higher education)
- Creative writing (Higher education) -- United States
- Electronic books
- English language -- Rhetoric | Study and teaching (Higher)
- English language -- Rhetoric | Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- English philology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- English philology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric
- REFERENCE -- Writing Skills
- Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- United States
- Writing centers
- Writing centers -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The writing major is among the most exciting scenes in the evolving American university. Writing Majors is a collection of firsthand descriptions of the origins, growth, and transformations of eighteen different programs. The chapters provide useful administrative insight, benchmark information, and even inspiration for new curricular configurations from a range of institutions. A practical sourcebook for those who are building, revising, or administering their own writing majors, this volume also serves as a historical archive of a particular instance of growth and transformation in American
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- P@U
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Ostergaard, Lori
- Nugent, Jim
- Giberson, Greg
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English philology
- Writing centers
- Creative writing (Higher education)
- Academic writing
- Report writing
- English language
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- REFERENCE
- Academic writing
- Creative writing (Higher education)
- English language
- English philology
- Report writing
- Writing centers
- United States
- Label
- Writing majors : eighteen program profiles, edited by Greg A. Giberson, Jim Nugent, Lori Ostergaard
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Foreword / Sandra Jamieson; Introduction / Jim Nugent; Part I: Writing Departments; 1 -- DePaul University's Major in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse / Denise Bowden; 2 -- Reshaping the BA in Professional and Technical Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Barbara L'Eplattenier and George H. Jensen; 3 -- The University of Rhode Island's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Libby Miles, Kim Hensley Owens, and Michael Pennell
- 4 -- Reforming and Transforming Writing in the Liberal Arts Context: The Writing Department at Loyola University Maryland / Peggy O'Neill and Barbara Mallonee5 -- Fifteen Years Strong: The Department of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas / Carey E. Smitherman, Lisa Mongno, and Scott Payne; 6 -- Oakland University's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Lori Ostergaard, Greg Giberson, and Jim Nugent; 7 -- Embracing the Humanities: Expanding a Technical Communication Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout / Matthew Livesey and Julie Watts
- 8 -- Building a Writing Major at Metropolitan State University: Shaping a Program to Meet Students Where They Are / Laura McCartan and Victoria Sadler9 -- Writers among Engineers and Scientists: New Mexico Tech's Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication / Julie Dyke Ford, Julianne Newmark, and Rosário Durão; 10 -- Writing as an Art and Profession at York College / Michael J. Zerbe and Dominic F. DelliCarpini; Part II: Traditional English Departments
- 11 -- They Could Be Our Students: The Writing Major at Texas Christian University / Carrie Leverenz, Brad Lucas, Ann George, Charlotte Hogg, and Joddy Murray12 -- Two Strikes Against: The Development of a Writing Major at West Virginia State University, an Appalachian, Historically Black College / Jessica Barnes-Pietruszynski and Jeffrey Pietruszynski; 13 -- "What? We're a Writing Major?": The Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse / Marie Moeller, Darci Thoune, and Bryan Kopp
- 14 -- A Matter of Design: Context and Available Resources in the Development of a New English Major at Florida State University / Matt Davis, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, and Kathleen Blake Yancey15 -- Renegotiating the Tensions between the Theoretical and the Practical: The BA in Professional Writing at Penn State Berks / Laurie Grobman and Christian Weisser; 16 -- From "Emphasis" to Fourth-Largest Major: Learning from the Past, Present, and Future of the Writing Major at St. Edward's University / John Perron, Mary Rist, and Drew M. Loewe
- 17 -- Columbia College's English Major: Writing for Print and Digital Media / Claudia Smith Brinson and Nancy Lewis Tuten
- Control code
- ocn902829084
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780874219722
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt10kfqcz
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)902829084
- Label
- Writing majors : eighteen program profiles, edited by Greg A. Giberson, Jim Nugent, Lori Ostergaard
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Foreword / Sandra Jamieson; Introduction / Jim Nugent; Part I: Writing Departments; 1 -- DePaul University's Major in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse / Denise Bowden; 2 -- Reshaping the BA in Professional and Technical Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock / Barbara L'Eplattenier and George H. Jensen; 3 -- The University of Rhode Island's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Libby Miles, Kim Hensley Owens, and Michael Pennell
- 4 -- Reforming and Transforming Writing in the Liberal Arts Context: The Writing Department at Loyola University Maryland / Peggy O'Neill and Barbara Mallonee5 -- Fifteen Years Strong: The Department of Writing at the University of Central Arkansas / Carey E. Smitherman, Lisa Mongno, and Scott Payne; 6 -- Oakland University's Major in Writing and Rhetoric / Lori Ostergaard, Greg Giberson, and Jim Nugent; 7 -- Embracing the Humanities: Expanding a Technical Communication Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout / Matthew Livesey and Julie Watts
- 8 -- Building a Writing Major at Metropolitan State University: Shaping a Program to Meet Students Where They Are / Laura McCartan and Victoria Sadler9 -- Writers among Engineers and Scientists: New Mexico Tech's Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication / Julie Dyke Ford, Julianne Newmark, and Rosário Durão; 10 -- Writing as an Art and Profession at York College / Michael J. Zerbe and Dominic F. DelliCarpini; Part II: Traditional English Departments
- 11 -- They Could Be Our Students: The Writing Major at Texas Christian University / Carrie Leverenz, Brad Lucas, Ann George, Charlotte Hogg, and Joddy Murray12 -- Two Strikes Against: The Development of a Writing Major at West Virginia State University, an Appalachian, Historically Black College / Jessica Barnes-Pietruszynski and Jeffrey Pietruszynski; 13 -- "What? We're a Writing Major?": The Rhetoric and Writing Emphasis at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse / Marie Moeller, Darci Thoune, and Bryan Kopp
- 14 -- A Matter of Design: Context and Available Resources in the Development of a New English Major at Florida State University / Matt Davis, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, and Kathleen Blake Yancey15 -- Renegotiating the Tensions between the Theoretical and the Practical: The BA in Professional Writing at Penn State Berks / Laurie Grobman and Christian Weisser; 16 -- From "Emphasis" to Fourth-Largest Major: Learning from the Past, Present, and Future of the Writing Major at St. Edward's University / John Perron, Mary Rist, and Drew M. Loewe
- 17 -- Columbia College's English Major: Writing for Print and Digital Media / Claudia Smith Brinson and Nancy Lewis Tuten
- Control code
- ocn902829084
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780874219722
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt10kfqcz
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)902829084
Subject
- Academic writing -- Study and teaching
- Academic writing -- Study and teaching -- United States
- Creative writing (Higher education)
- Creative writing (Higher education) -- United States
- Electronic books
- English language -- Rhetoric | Study and teaching (Higher)
- English language -- Rhetoric | Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- English philology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- English philology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric
- REFERENCE -- Writing Skills
- Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)
- Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- United States
- Writing centers
- Writing centers -- United States
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