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A letter from David McMurrey, director of the Writing Lab, explaining to William Sutherland, Chair of English, that he has accepted a job with IBM and further explaining that McMurrey would stay at the university if a more stable position at a higher rank (higher than lecturer) were available
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A proposal listing actions recommended (including establishment of a University Writing Center) and their justification, all based on the Fowler report.
This proposal lists the resources and actions necessary for the UWC to become a service to the entire undergraduate population not just students in DRC classes.
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A report on a survey of students who came to the Writing Lab, how many came and for how many visits
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A letter to John Ruszkiewicz explaining that David McMurrey, Writing Lab Director, had been offered a 3/4 time appointment as a lecturer, and explaining that he could not accept on such an appointment or live on the salary offered
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Answers to a survey about Substantial Writing Component Courses, with some syllabi attached
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Two memos, one announcing that there would be no faculty training sessions during the summer of 1985, the other collecting information for a proposed handbook to help faculty design substantial writing component courses.
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A follow-up on the writing committee chairmen's request for data that can be used when evaluating Substantial Writing Component Courses. Several possibilities are listed.
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A report offering additional information about Substantial Writing Component Courses and the faculty support provided: Spring faculty training sessions; progress reports from writing committees; calendar of deadlines; teaching assistants for writing courses; faculty interviews
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Summary of the 18 December 1984 meeting (document sent on 20 December 1984) among the "Writing Committee Chairmen." Items discussed at meeting: Summary of fall activities (including faculty workshops and newsletter on writing); identifying problems that writing committees are having; addressing problems that writing committees are having
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An explanation of which English courses can transfer for credit as Substantial Writing Component Courses, offered to Weinstock, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts. This was written by Kruppa, Associate Chair of English.
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A rough outline for the content of a seminar to train faculty unfamiliar with writing instruction
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A summary of a meeting with faculty from departments all over the university. Items discussed: faculty seminars to train faculty not familiar with writing instruction; topics for such faculty seminars; a bibliography of resources about writing instruction; newsletter on writing; sessions for teaching assistants
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A protest added to the English Department meeting 3 May 1984, complaining about procedural matters.
A report from the ad hoc committee on lecturers (26 April 1984) is attached
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Item discussed: English Faculty senate resolution on the lecturer situation
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A memo calling a full departmental meeting to discuss the English Faculty Senate's on lecturers, passed 6 April 1984. The full Senate resolution is included
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A memo asking why E106/206 would not be offered, reporting two conflicting explanations, and asking which is true
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David Gaines and John Cook offer a modified version of the EC/Senate Proposal on lecturers. They also argue against the EC/Senate Proposal to limit the number of years a lecturer can be eligible for employment.
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James Kinneavy's take on the lecturer situation after the 6 April decision by the English Faculty Senate was rejected
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A memo explaining that, since 17 faculty signed a statement of protest, the English faculty senate must return to the lecturer situation, discussed at the 6 April meeting
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Memo to James Kinneavy, Maxine Hairston, John Ruszkiewicz, and Jim Sledd about the English Faculty Senate vote on the final version of the lecturer document, introducing a new solution to the lecturer situation
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The final version of the English Department position on lecturer status, employment duration, and renewability of contracts, as approved by the English Faculty Senate 6 April 1984
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A motion to approve a business variant of E 346K, including course description and reading list
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Item discussed: Lecturer matters
Attending: Burch, Cook, Carton, Cullingford, Gaines, Friedman, Gordon, Gribben, Jarratt, Jolliffe, King, Kruppa, Lesser, Lidoff, Reed, Rossman, Ruszkiewicz, Scheick, Westbrook, Wevill
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A detailed procedure for evaluation graduate instructors, discussed and approved by the Association of Graduate Students of English 28 October 1983.