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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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An announcement for an upcoming FEPC meeting. The items listed on the agenda include: 398T and Hugh Burns’ research request.
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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.
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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.
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A version of the grading criteria for 306 student papers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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James Sledd's reply to Patricia Bizzell and John Trimbur's letter in support of Brodkey published in _Radical Teacher_, Issue 40.
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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.
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The grading criteria discussed at the 11 December 1978 FEPC.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Items listed: Subcommittees, new course proposals, variant text requests, literature anthology
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A course proposal for E 309L (Writing Process)
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A packet of course proposals for lower-division English classes with a post-it note announcing a meeting on 10 April 1990 to discuss
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LDEPC meeting agenda. Items listed: discussion of course proposals for lower-division classes; course proposals attached from Downs-Gamble, Grossenbacher, and Webb