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Note of instructions for departing lecturers.
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Ruszkiewicz requests the creation of "Specialist" position for lecturer and head of writing lab, Dr. German.
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Bill Sutherland explains the decision to waive E 346K, implications for lecturer staffing, and grading issues for E 316.
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Robert Twombly apology to English Department faculty for removing a lecturer re-hire "scorecard" from a faculty lounge area.
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Graduate student petition protesting loss of voting rights for graduate students on English Department committees, signed by graduate students at end of document. Over 50 signatures, many legible.
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Sutherland addresses a recent decision/ruling by the dean that forbids graduate students from voting roles on department committees.
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Proposals for how to address issues related to E 306, likely offered in early 1985.
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_The Santa Rita Express_ article extrapolating the E 346K problem as symptomatic of larger issues at the university.
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John Ruszkiewicz draft of letter to the editor of _The Daily Texan_ seeking to explain the elimination of E 346, dated 7 March 1985. Ruszkiewicz primarily rebuts Lesser's arguments from 6 March 1985 editorial. Argues that discontinuation of E 346K was because of unfortunate logistical difficulties.
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The text of a speech given to the Young Rhetoricians Conference, reflecting on the early days in the Division of Rhetoric and Composition. Ruszkiewicz outlines four conditions necessary for composition to secede from literature and lists the advantages of departmental autonomy.
Handwritten edits and amendments are in the margins.
Handwritten edits and amendments are in the margins.
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Prepared the University Council. Issues addressed in the report: E 106/206 efficacy, E 306 placement and transfer credit for E 306, E 316K, E 346K; cost and logistics of wide-scale writing program assessment; efficacy of placement and diagnostic testing; relationship of diagnostic testing to program evaluation. Includes a flow chart for placement/assessment in the new writing program.
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Secretary of the University Council Kelley calling various university faculty to convene for the Writing Assessment Committee.
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A report about the substantial writing component courses at the university with recommendations about how to better support such classes
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10 recommendations touching on things like use of teaching assistants, class size, and faculty recruitment
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A letter from Dean Weinstock inviting Ruszkiewicz to serve on a university-wide committee that would address writing ability among UT students -- with a particular focus on placement and assessment, the writing lab, and transfer credits.
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A memo asking Ruszkiewicz for funds to purchase a thesaurus for use in the Writing Lab
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A memo to Associate Dean John Weinstock listing the budget that the Writing Lab would need, the staff it would employ, and the purposes it would serve. A handwritten note, signed "Joe," indicates that David McMurrey's proposed appointment doesn't add up
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An announcement for a student writing contest, listing the genres for possible submissions, the process for determining winners, and the awards
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A report discussing the use of the writing lab, its effectiveness, the kinds of issues students were bringing to their tutors, including comments from students
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Statistics re: number of students who visited the writing lab, the number of visits total, the number of courses (with breakout for English courses), and the times of day when the visits occurred. A handwritten note at the top of the page is addressed to "John" and signed "Tom Reber."
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Handwritten notes on how many students visited the lab, how many visits total, which tutors saw what number of students, and for what classes.
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A two-page handwritten list of names and appointments (AI or TA, half-time or full-time): Valerie Balester, Sue Simmons, Tom Reber, Hector Torres, Joan Shiring, Lisa Bassett, Kathleen McDonagh, Paul Taylor, Julie Basco, Doug Anderson, Kyung Sook Shin, Lisa Judge, Pam Opiela, Anju Kapur, Eve Scherr, Scott Deaven (?), Tom Foster, Greg Lyons, James McDonald, Shelli Booth Fowler, Medhat Sidky Rabis, Julia Lowther, Dana Harrington, Marj Hoye. Included are notes on the order of preference and why some people are preferred over others.
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The initial proposal for purchase and use of computers in the Writing Lab. Included is a description of the machines, rationale, and an explanation of how they might be used
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This memo and work requisition form requested by Dorothy Rattey discuss and request power outlets for two outlets in Parlin 108.
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A letter from Ruszkiewicz to Sutherland, Chair of English, asking that the future director of the Writing Lab be appointed as a learning specialist, to ensure job stability and good pay