University Writing Committee

Charges

Mandate from Policy B02.0 (Charter of Academic Governance)

 

Charges for AY 2025

Standing Charge

  1. Continue to perform the responsibilities of UWC as outlined in Policy D0.10, Section VI, Part C)

Carryover Charge

  1. Develop a Writing Intensive (WI) course recertification requirement.
  2. Support faculty development based on WI faculty survey data.

New Charges

  1. Develop a clear process for WI course recertification.
  2. Expand faculty development offerings focused on linguistic bias. Also address linguistic bias in writing assessment.
  3. Develop and post guidelines for AI use in WI courses. Work with AAC on related charge around syllabi language and policy changes related to AI.

Membership

David Yockel

Academic Affairs

Chair AY 2025-2026

Provost Appointee

2023-Present

 

Jennifer Bailey

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

2023-2026 (2nd Term)

 

Claudia Bucciferro

College of Liberal Arts

2024-2027 (1st term)

Neeraj Buch

Academic Affairs

Deans Delegate

2024-2027 (1st term)

Janine Butler

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

At Large Representative

2025-2028 (1st Term)

Luke Daly

Senior Lecturer, University Writing Program
Academic Affairs

2025-Present

First Year Writing Coordinator

 

Meredith Davenport

College of Art and Design

Spring 2026 - 2029 (1st Term)

Elizabeth DeBartolo

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

ICC Co-Chair

AY 2025-26

Matthew Houdek

University Writing Program Director
Academic Affairs

2025-Present

Mark Indelicato

College of Engineering Technology

2025-2026* (1st Term)

Jennifer Matic

Saunders College of Business

2024-2027 (1st term)

Dina Newman

College of Science

2023-2026 (1st Term)

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Sandra Quinn

Student Government Representative

Cha Ron Sattler-LeBlanc

Academic Affairs

Senior Director, Academic Success Center

2017-Present

Kathryn Schmitz

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

2022 - 2026* (1st Term*)

Janice Shirley

College of Health Sciences and Technology

Spring 2025 - 2027 (1st term)

Stanley Van Horn

College of Liberal Arts

Director, English Language Center

2016-Present

Michael Yacci

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

2023-2026 (1st Term)