Program Profile
The Ohio State University, First-Year Writing
The information in this exhibit reflects data collected on our site visit in November 2018.
| WPA/Primary Contact | Edgar Singleton | Director of First-Year Writing Program |
| Location | Columbus, OH | |
| Institution Type / Carnegie Class | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 46,820 Columbus campus | 53,734 total university |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19:1 | |
| Writing Requirement | GE Level 1: ENG 1110: First-Year English Composition | GE Level 2: XXX 2367 (various departments offer a course that satisfies this GE requirement) |
| Number of FYC Sections Annually | Unknown | |
| Course Cap | 24 (standard), 18 (online, honors), 15 (developmental) | |
| Digital Components of the Writing Curriculum | Research symposium Adobe Spark presentation that moves through multiple images and includes an audio element; evolved from a remix project and the Commonplace project, which was an op-ed type of project | |
| Position of the Writing Program | English Department | |
| Details of WPA Appointment | Administrative, professional position that is not tenure-track | |
| Description of Teaching Staff | Primarily staffed by graduate students in the English department, but also by full-time lecturers and adjuncts | |
| Additional Details from Site Visits and Data Collection | ||
| Focus Group Participants | Dan Seward | Senior Lecturer and Administrative Associate for Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy |
| Cristina Rivera | Doctoral Student, Graduate Student WPA for First-Year Writing | |
| Samuel Head | Doctoral Candidate, Assistant Coordinator in the Writing Center | |
| Sherita Roundtree | Doctoral Candidate, Graduate Student Associate for WAC | |
| Paige Mason | Doctoral Student | |
| Interview Participants Beyond the Writing Program | Mike Bierschenk | Educational Technologist |
| Joanathan Buehl | Vice Chair, Rehtoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies | |
| Tara Koger | Educator Programs Manager, Digital Flagship | |
| Alan Kalish | Director of the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching | |
| Jennifer Schnabel | English Librarian, Assistant Professor of Research & Education | |
| Amy Spears | Digital Media Project | |