Program History Document Archive

Proposal for a new University Writing Program

The following links are external to the UWP website and take you to pages located on the Physics Department website.

[ Maintained by Professor Joe Kiskis, former Chair of the Council ]

• Proposal for a University Writing Program (Final version, May 31, 2004)
• Previous proposal (February 19, 2004)
• Companions to the Proposal
  • Writing course descriptions (Decodes courses listed in the proposal)
  • University Writing Board (Elaborates on the role of the board)
  • Attachments
    • MOU between English and UWP
    • Director Recruitment
    • UC Writing Program Reporting Lines
• Memo to the Chair of the Department of English (February 24, 2004)
• Memo to colleges and Senate committees (April 11, 2004)
• Report of the Undergraduate Council (June 2003) (html, pdf)
• Record of comments on the proposals by colleges and committees.
• Distinguished visitor report I (February 8, 2004)
• Distinguished visitor report II (March 10, 2004)
• Distinguished visitor report III (April 24, 2004)
• Distinguished visitor report IV (May 6, 2004)
• Designing and sustaining an independent writing program, Joe Harris, February 20, 2004 (PowerPoint)
• SARI report with student rating of the importance of writing instruction
• Writing recommendations from the 2001 Chancellor's Fall Conference
• Writing recommendations from the 2003 Chancellor's Fall Conference
• Writing requirements
  • University: Subject A
  • Davis campus: Three General Education writing experience courses
  • UC Davis college requirements