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• Freshman English Policy Committee Minutes 10 May 1978
  The document is comprised of the FEPC minutes for 10 May 1978 and a memo addressing the selection of a new Assistant Director of Freshman English. Members present include James "Jim" Kinneavy, John Trimble, Ramon Saldivar, Thomas "Tom" Cameron, Haney, Lynn Henry, Jana Wainwright, and James "Jim" Creel. Though John Ruszkiewicz is listed as being present, a handwritten annotation suggests he was not there. The meeting had no set agenda but was called in order to consider the report of the Personnel Subcommittee regarding the selection of the Assistant Director of Freshman English for the 1978-1979 academic year. Prepared by the Personnel Subcommitee for the FEPC, the memo announcing the selection of the new Assistant Director of Freshman English Memo explains the criteria with which candidates were evaluated. Ultimately, Richard Hart was recommended by the FEPC for the appointment.
• Analytic and Synthetic Approaches to Composition: A Proposed Evaluation during the 1978-79 Academic Year of E 306 Options by the Freshman English Policy Committee 19 September 1979
  FEPC members Kinneavy, Witte, and Cameron produce a report that evaluates and compares the two current types of E 306 courses offered as part of the FCP.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Agenda and Minutes 20 October 1978, 16 October 1978
  Agenda items: subcommittee assignments, Burns's request, 398T problem, and admissions to E 306. Minutes items: 98T is discussed again, as are subcommittee appointments, Witte-Cameron evaluation project, omnibus evaluation report for University Council, and Hugh Burns's request. A tentative list of committee assignments for 1978-79 is included. Present at the 16 October meeting: Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Newcomb, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Minutes 19 July 1978
  The minutes for the FEPC for 19 July 1978 address three main areas: workbooks for E 306 and E 307, the program for the coming new TA/AI orientation week, and a discussion of E 398T. Members present were Kinneavy, Trimble, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Hart, Henry, Creel, Saldivar, and Byars. Members discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using a workbook; planning the orientation for TA/AIs; and finally addressed the purposes of various graduate courses intended to prepare students for teaching. Though not on the agenda, members also discussed the proposed student syllabus for E 306.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Minutes 23 October 1978
  Members present: Kinneavy, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Kart Items discussed: Hugh Burns's request to collect research in first-year writing classes, Subcommittee assignments, enrollment and modification of 398T, and Admissions Standards (Provisional Admissions).
• Letter to John Ruszkiewicz 4 October 1978
  A letter from Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate Burns to Ruszkiewicz seeking permission to collect information from E 306 students and instructors for dissertation research.
• Proposal for a Rhetoric Concentration in the English Graduate Program 23 October 1978
  On behalf of the Rhetoric/Composition Interest Group, Kinneavy delivers a brief proposal to the Graduate Programs Committee outlining a new concentration in rhetoric, and including the courses that students would be required to take in order to complete the concentration.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Agenda 5 November 1978
  An announcement for an upcoming FEPC meeting. The items listed on the agenda include: 398T and Hugh Burns’ research request.
• Report of Freshman English Policy Committee Actions 13 October 1978
  This document is a report from the FEPC to instructors of Freshman Composition listing the previously unreported actions of the FEPC, including action on 398T and new 306 syllabus.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Report on E 398T Problems and Solutions 1978
  Two copies of a report: one unmarked and another featuring anonymous, handwritten notes. The report presents the problems of E 398T teacher training and presents solutions being considered by a FEPC subcommittee.
• Grading Criteria
  A version of the grading criteria for 306 student papers.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Agenda 26 November 1978 and Minutes 20 November 1978
  An announcement for an upcoming FEPC meeting. The items listed on the agenda include: a report from the grading criteria subcommittee and the 306 syllabus. Minutes of the FEPC meeting. Present are Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart, and Newcomb. The committee members discuss approval of Kinneavy-Witte-Cameron research project (comparative evaluation of 306 options), revisions for a letter to Dr. Lieb outlining 398T plans, the grading criteria statement for 306 syllabus, and creation of a subcommittee to address problems with the criteria statement.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Agenda 4 December 1978
  An announcement for an upcoming FEPC meeting. The items listed on the agenda include: M.J.H. Gross’ request (attached), report from grading criteria subcommittee, and 306 syllabus.
• Report and Recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee to Review Basic Education Requirements, 1988
  This is the "Fowler" report that eventually led to the substantial writing component (SWC) initiative. The Fowler report begins with the Basic Education Requirements implemented in 1982-4 (Vick Report recommendations), focusing on the strain caused by the added requirement that departments offer SWC courses. The committee recommends that at least half of the SWC credits be earned in a student’s major department, suggesting that students take 6 hours of writing credits in the English department (E 306, E 316K, and E 309) and 6 outside of English.
• James Sledd's reply to Bizzell and Trimbur
  James Sledd's reply to Patricia Bizzell and John Trimbur's letter in support of Brodkey published in _Radical Teacher_, Issue 40.
• Letter from Patricia Bizzell and John Trimbur to Radical Teacher
  A letter to the editor expressing support for Linda Brodkey and her efforts to revise the E 306 syllabus, including a chronology of events relating to the E 306 controversy.
• Grading Criteria for Expository Papers
  The grading criteria discussed at the 11 December 1978 FEPC.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Minutes 4 December 1978
  Minutes of the FEPC meeting. Present at the meeting are Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart, and Newcomb. The committee members discuss and reject M.J.H. Gross’ request, revisions to 306 grading criteria statement, and publication of 306 syllabus.
• Freshman English Policy Committee Minutes 11 December 1978
  Minutes of the FEPC meeting. Present are Kinneavy, Trimble, Ruszkiewicz, Witte, Cameron, Creel, Byars, Hart, and Newcomb. The committee members discuss copyright issues related to publication of the 306 syllabus by Sue Rodi and Trimble’s revision of 306 grading criteria.
• Freshman English Policy Committee agenda 24 January 1979
  Memo announcing a meeting of the FEPC, 24 January. Items for discussion include: Burns's request to collect dissertation research in E 306 classes, Kinneavy-Witte-Cameron project progress report, and grading criteria statement.
• Lower Division English Policy Committee Packet Guide
  A packet of course proposals for lower-division courses to be deliberated at 1989-1990 LDEPC meetings. Proposals from Ditmore, Ericson, Regan, Burns, Kern, Penticoff, Webb, Harrington, Nelson, Perez, Rhoades, Shankar, Williams, Byrd, Grossenbacher, Ryan, Sluder Redacted: hand-written opinions of proposals.
• Lower Division English Policy Committee Agenda 8 November 1989
  Items listed: Subcommittees, new course proposals, variant text requests, literature anthology
• Hairston Proposal for E 309L Course, Spring 1990
  A course proposal for E 309L (Writing Process)
• Course Proposals for Spring 1991
  A packet of course proposals for lower-division English classes with a post-it note announcing a meeting on 10 April 1990 to discuss
• Lower Division English Policy Committee Agenda 13 February 1990
  LDEPC meeting agenda. Items listed: discussion of course proposals for lower-division classes; course proposals attached from Downs-Gamble, Grossenbacher, and Webb