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Salt Lake Community College, English Composition Sequence

The information in this exhibit reflects data collected on our site visit in February 2019.

WPA/Primary Contact Jennifer Courtney Professor of English
Stephen Ruffus Associate Dean of English
Location Salt Lake City, UT
Institution Type / Carnegie Class Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Undergraduate Enrollment 29,620 Fall 2017
Student to Faculty Ratio 18:1
Writing Requirement ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing
Students may also meet the requirement by taking ENGL 2010 and one of the following: ENGL 2100: Technical Writing; BUS 2200: Business Communications; or the English CLEP exam.
Number of FYC Sections Annually 1001: 180-190 1002: 80-90
Course Cap 25 25
Digital Components of the Writing Curriculum Digital projects are explicitly encouraged for one of three major assignments, but faculty have flexibility to re-imagine any assignment; students also contribute to their university ePortfolio Digital projects are explicitly encouraged for two of three major assignments and may also occur as part of a fourth project that is focused on revision, but faculty have flexibility to re-imagine any assignment; students also contribute to their university ePortfolio
Position of the Writing Program English Department
Details of WPA Appointment No WPA position; a Department Administrator and Department Coordinators co-administer the program
Description of Teaching Staff Full-time faculty in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies; and adjunct faculty
Additional Details from Site Visits and Data Collection
Focus Group Participants Clint Gardener Program Manager, College Reading & Writing Centers
Charlotte Howe Assistant Professor of English
Tiffany Rousculp Professor of English & Director, Writing Across the College
Brittany Stephenson Associate Professor of English & Department Coordinator
Interview Participants Within the Writing Program Lisa Bickmore Director, Publication Center
Chris Blankenship Associate Professor of English & Department Coordinator
Kati Lewis TT English Faculty
Interview Participants Beyond the Writing Program Emily Dibble E-Portfolio Coordinator
Jen Hughes Librarian 2, Archives, New Media and Educational Initiatives
Jay Jordan Chair, Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies & Associate Professor of English at University of Utah
Jason Pickavance Director of Faculty Development & Education Initiatives
Christine Toth Coordinator of Departmental Transfer Initiatives and Assistant Professor of Rhetoric & Writing Studies at University of Utah
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