CAC Programs    

Some things CAC programs traditionally sponsor:

  Faculty centered:

          New faculty orientation to CAC

          Faculty Orientation to CAC

          Grants to faculty for research

          Endowed chair

          Faculty workshops

          Faculty summer workshops and retreats (Wildacres, St Christopher)

          Faculty handbook for CAC

          Brown bag discussions

          Attendance at conferences, especially WAC and CAC conferences

          7th Annual WAC conference, May 20-22, 2004, St Louis

          Co-sponsored workshops (e.g. with CETL or The Citadel)

          Local version of the National Writing Project

  Student centered

          Student publications

          Tutorial services

          Student awards or gift certificates

          Poster sessions

          Student consultants for other students

          Students sent to conferences

          Attendance at a WAC (CAC) conference

  Resources, Research, and Publications

          Web page CAC publications - faculty and students

          Poetry across the Curriculum

          Newsletter

          Bibliographies on CAC topics

          Teaching resources

          Writing Center

          Web site

          Resources for Writing in the Disciplines

          OWL - on-line writing center

  Curriculum

          Linked courses - e.g. Freshman English + psychology

          Writing intensive courses

          Speaking intensive courses

          Team taught courses- e.g. Images of the City (Political Science and Communication)

  Other

          K-12 Outreach

          Fund raising - e.g. faculty workshops which faculty from other institutions pay to attend

          Advisory Board - faculty, business people, students