The WAC committee is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate, charged with overseeing the writing-intensive (WI) requirements in the major. As such, the Committee works closely with the director of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program to articulate and refine the requirements for WI courses; to review WI syllabi to determine compliance with these requirements; to approve existing or new courses that degree programs propose to meet WI requirements; and to assist with activities and events related to writing across the curriculum.
The Committee consists of an elected representative from each of the academic units, as well as ex officio members, including the Director of the WAC Program and others who are asked to serve based on their expertise and/or vested interest in student writing across the curriculum.
Faculty Senate Committee Members (college/school represented — end of term, spring)
Joan Bristol (CHSS — 2012)
Susan Durham (CHHS — 2012)
Tamara Maddox (VSE — 2012)
Agnieszka Paczynska (S-CAR— 2013)
Gregory Robinson (CVPA — 2013)
Nicola Scott (SOM — 2012)
Miruna Stanica (CHSS — 2013)
Shahron Williams van Rooij (CEHD — 2013)
Terry Zawacki (Director, WAC Program — ex-officio)
Stanley Zoltek (Chair, COS — 2012)
Consultants to the Committee:
Melissa Allen (English Language Institute)
Sarah Baker (Assistant Director, WAC Program — ex-officio)
Peggy Brouse (Systems Engineering)
Dawn Fels (University Writing Center)
Karyn Mallet (English Language Institute)
George Oberle (Library)
Shelley Reid (Composition)
Larry Rockwood (Biology)
Paul Rogers (English; Northern Virginia Writing Project)
Bethany Usher (Center for Teaching Excellence, OSCAR)