University Writing Committee
Charges
The ICC shall call upon the Senate to initiate college elections to fill positions on subcommittees it may form to oversee general education and university writing. The college representation on the General Education or University Writing subcommittees shall reflect the college representation on the ICC.
The membership of the sub-committee for University Writing (UWC) shall include representation from the same units as ICC [one faculty member per college which offers an undergraduate program, each to be elected by their collegial faculty; one representative elected at large by the Faculty Senate and who is a member of a college offering an undergraduate program; one representative from the academic deans or designee; one representative from Student Government; and the provost or their delegate (ex-officio, voting)] and will also include the First-Year Writing Coordinator, the University Writing Program director, one representative from the Academic Success Center, and one representative from the English Language Center.
The chairs of GEC and UWC, or their designee, shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the ICC. The chair of ICC, or designee, shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member on each of the ICC subcommittees.
Charges for AY 2025
Standing Charge
- Continue to perform the responsibilities of UWC as outlined in Policy D0.10, Section VI, Part C)
Carryover Charge
- Develop a Writing Intensive (WI) course recertification requirement.
- Support faculty development based on WI faculty survey data.
New Charges
- Develop a clear process for WI course recertification.
- Expand faculty development offerings focused on linguistic bias. Also address linguistic bias in writing assessment.
- 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.
