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The original sign on the DRC main office door.
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A letter from Timothy Robinson, PhD student in the Foreign Language Education Center, to John Ruszkiewicz asking to conduct research with E306 for his dissertation.
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A revision of the AI supervision proposal with handwritten comments
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Ruszkiewicz memo to Kate Frost requesting that the handbook he authored not be considered for use in E 306 classes so as to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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A request for funds to buy computers for use in the Writing Lab, including details about the computers and their possible uses, a rationale, budget, and an explanation of how staff will assist
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Items listed: Formation of Committees, discussion of agenda for 1983-1984
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A memo explaining what the Freshman English Policy Committee would be doing in the coming year, including a calendar of meetings and their topics, along with a list of the committee members and their positions.
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Agenda items listed: Kinneavy's text, AI supervision proposal, calendar, subcommittee formation
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A copy of the Freshman English Supervision Program, sent from Ruszkiewicz to the FEPC. The report outlines assistant instructor responsibilities as well as practices and guidelines for supervising new teaching assistants, new assistant instructors, and established assistant instructors.
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Items discussed: Kinneavy's text from Harper and Rowe will be tested in 1-4 sections if they provide textbooks at cost of $5 a copy to the University Co-Op.
In attendance: Ruszkiewicz, Simon, Daniell, McMurrey, Wesbrook, Joliffe, Jarratt
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Descriptions of special 1-hour labs for low SAT scoring students simultaneously enrolled in E 306
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Kelley's report announces that President Flawn's approval of the "Proposal by the General Faculty for an Undergraduate Requirement in English" with the exception of one provision allowing individual departments to determine substitutes for E 346K
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Items listed: E 106/206, in-class writing as a way to prevent plagiarism, revised scholastic dishonesty statement
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Items discussed: Textbook, AI supervision proposal E 106/206 description and use of the Writing Lab.
In attendance: Ruszkiewicz, LeClercq, McMurrey, Myers, Simon, Underwood, Westbrook, Daniell, Jolliffe, Trachsel
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Items listed: assistant instructor evaluation proposal, revision of plagiarism statement
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A memo asking the chair of the FEPC if E 106/206 was or could be required, and outlining the committee's position on the class.
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Items discussed at meeting: Ruszkiewicz reports on recent discussion with department chairman (Sutherland); Sutherland checking with dean to see if 106/206 can be made required; Sutherland reports that dean concerned with disparity in grades between 306 and 307, concern about grade inflation amongst assistant instructors; (discussion of grade inflation ensues);
Discussion about new plagiarism/honesty statement being developed for writing courses.
In attendance: Ruszkiewicz, Myers, Westbrook, Daniell, Jarratt, Jolliffe, Trachsel
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In this document Max Westbook tries to debunk several myths about in-class writing and show that in-class writing and writing on-demand is tied to many real world situations. Appears to be an unpolished draft.
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A statement, written to students about the seriousness of plagiarism
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A memo from Max Westbrook to John Ruszkiewicz, withdrawing his proposal that in-class writing be required in E 306 and praising the collegiality of the Freshman English Policy Committee.
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Items include: Myers report on textbook survey, Ruszkiewicz report on grading standards
Items discussed at meeting: E 106/206 subcommittee report, AI evaluation proposal, quoting and paraphrasing addendum, Westbrook proposal on in-class writing
Attending meeting: Ruszkiewicz, Leclercq, Myers, Simon, Westbrook, Daniell, Jarrett, Jolliffe, Trachsel
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A survey of instructors' impression and use of textbooks in lower-division writing, including statistical breakdown of the results and quotes about specific books
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Items include: Steve Witte's proposed use of video series "The Writing Course" in E 306
Items discussed at meeting: E 102/206 demise (the college's lack of interest in a "remedial" course)
Present at meeting: Ruszkiewicz, Leclercq, McMurrey, Myers, Simon, Westbrook, Daniell, Jarratt, Jolliffe, Trachsel
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Agenda items: textbook considerations, variant text requests, AD applications
Items discussed at meeting: Steven Witte's proposal to allow use of a video series, "The Writing Course," in E 306
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Agenda items: textbook selection, assistant director, 306 summer syllabus
Items discussed at meeting: assistant director selection, textbook adoption; attached is a report from the textbook subcommittee and the E 306 summer syllabus
Attending Meeting: Ruszkiewicz, Leclercq, McMurrey, Myers, Simon, Westbrook, Daniell, Jarratt, Jolliffe, Trachsel
Attached is an FEPC memo to the faculty reporting the approved textbooks for E 306
Attached also is a syllabus for E 306 supplement