Program Profile
The University of Texas at El Paso, First-Year Composition Program
The information in this exhibit reflects data collected on our site visit in December 2018.
| WPA/Primary Contact | Judith Fourzan | Director of First-Year Composition and Lecturer |
| Location | El Paso, TX | |
| Institution Type / Carnegie Class | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 25,078 | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 20:1 | |
| Writing Requirement | RWS 1301: Rhetoric and Writing Studies I | RWS 1302: Rhetoric and Writing Studies II |
| Number of FYC Sections Annually | 1301: Unknown | 1302: Unknown |
| Course Cap | 17-19 | |
| Digital Components of the Writing Curriculum |
(1) E-portfolio (2) Visual Argument |
(1) E-portfolio/Advocacy Website (2) Advanced Visual Argument |
| Position of the Writing Program | English Department | |
| Details of WPA Appointment | Director, supported by 2 Graduate Associate Directors | |
| Description of Teaching Staff | Doctoral students in English (literature-based program) and lecturers | |
| Additional Details from Site Visits and Data Collection | |||
| Focus Group Participants | Maria Isela Maier | Lecturer & Graduate Student | |
| Jonathan Nehls | Lecturer | ||
| Marco Rodriguez | Lecturer | ||
| Aarin Walston | Lecturer | ||
| Interview Participants Within the Writing Program | Ashok Bhusal | Assistant Director, First-Year Writing Progam & Graduate Student | |
| Lou Herman | Director, Writing Center | ||
| Suresh Lohani | Assistant Director, First-Year Writing Program & Graduate Student | ||
| Kate Mangelsdorf | Professor of English | ||
| Interview Participants Beyond the Writing Program | Beth Brunk- Chavez | Professor of English and Dean of Extended University | |
| Angela Lucero | Scholarly Communication Librarian | ||
| Cira Montoya | Director, Center for Instructional Design | ||
| Mike Pitcher | Director, Acaademic Technologies-Learning Environments | ||
| Joy Urbina | Information Literacy Librarian | ||
| Steven Varela | Associate Director, Academic Technologies | ||