Writing Intensive Web Sites The following websites offer a comprehensive view of Writing Intensive Programs across the United States. While the summary comments may be useful in evaluating the worth of the site, there is no substitute for one's own evaluation. Their being posted should in no way suggest any endorsement other than the assessment of the indivdual editor.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa  http://www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmwrite/ An effectively organized presentation of UHM's Writing Program. This site includes faculty information, WI student information, samples of UHM's Writing Placement Exam, and undergraduate writing requirements. The site also features links to on-line writing resources, such as. . .   Jack Lynch's Notes on grammar and style  Common Errors in English  Strunk's Elements of Style  There is also an "English Clinic" where students can submit questions, which will then be answered on the Clinic's "Answer Page." This is an impressive and effective site.    The Hawaiian Language Center    Campus Writing Program at the University of Missouri at Columbia http://cwp.missouri.edu The website for the Campus Writing Program of the University of Missouri-Columbia divides into four separate categories: Students, Faculty, "Everyone," and "Serving you." These four categories each link to three separate sites and offer a wide array of services. Many of these services, however, require student or faculty identification. Thus, while this source provides valuable ideas on what can be done, it offers a more limited insight into how to go about accomplishing that valuable thing. This, however, is a minor point.   Be sure to visit the website for The Writery, a tri-monthly newsletter open to WI students throughout the University of Missouri. The open format allows a diversity to writers to express themselves in a public form and hone the skills they learn in WI classes. The contents range from the politically correct to more substantial fare. The website on Teaching and Writing Resources offers links to a variety of writing resources, dictionaries, citation formats, and computer-mediated communication resources. This last includes links to Oxford University's Centre for Humanities Computing; the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities; a "Quick-Start Guide" for using e-mail and Eudora, and sites related to the building, jazzing up, and maintenance of HTML sites.  The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing/ University of Minnesota  http://CISW.cla.umn.edu  The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Minnesota offers a wide range of services. The site offers information on up-coming conferences, information for undergraduates, as well as graduates, and extensive information on writing intensive programs. Of special interest, for those interested in one-stop shopping, is the CISW Site Map, which offers a more detailed breakdown of services and resources available through this cite. Of particular interest should be the on-line collection of syllabi located under the heading "Writing Intensive Courses" on the site map. Overall, I found this site quite helpful. It offers extensive on-line services for WIP instructors, as well as links to other writing intensive cites. Be sure to visit the sections on "Internet Resources" and "Writing Intensive Courses." The latter is especially helpful and offers individual sites on topics such as: Writing-Intensive Courses What is a Writing-Intensive Course? Writing-Intensive Course Guidelines Writing-Intensive Course Proposals Writing-Intensive Course Syllabi Writing-Intensive Course Assignments The Citadel Communication Across the Curriculum Project  http://www.citadel.edu/citadel/otherserv/wctr/index.html The Writing Intensive information on this cite is limited to one page, which is then divided into "Basic Principles" and "Goals" sections. That said, the page provides a good list of points to keep in mind when designing a WI course.  At the bottom of the page, however, one finds a link back to the Citadel Writing Center http://www.citadel.edu/citadel/otherserv/wctr/index.html. This cite offers a number of sources that are of more beneficial to WI instructors and their students. Options include: Resources for Teachers of English Resources for Teachers of English as a Second Language Paradigm On-Line Writing Assignment Writer's Techniques A Rhetoric and Writing Page Links for English Teachers Whatever this cite may lack in specific WI information, it makes up for in the number and quality of other services offered. The College-Wide Writing Program--WAC   at Randolph Macon Woman's College  http://www.rmwc.edu/Academics/writingcampus.html  The WAC program at Randolph Macon Woman's College affects all students enrolled. Student writing is evaluated by a Writing Board, which awards excellence in writing and offers remedial services to those students who are judged in need of such services. Because of the emphasis in writing campus wide, this site offers little to the casual surfer. Of interest, however is RMWC's Surface Matters, a writing guide (http://www.rmwc.edu/Academics/SurfaceMatters.html). This site addresses surface level errors on which students as well as instructors might occasionally need to refresh themselves.  East Tennessee University's WAC Program  http://www.etsu-tn.edu/writing/  East Tennessee University's WAC program has been in effect since 1994, and the University's commitment to WAC instruction makes this site perhaps one of the most helpful considered.  The program consists of two components. First, faculty development activities for faculty members putting together WAC courses for the first time or for faculty members seeking to improve the quality of their WAC offerings. The WAC curriculum itself comprises the second component, and all ETU baccalaureate students are required to take at least four writing intensive courses to complete the requirements for graduation. Two of those courses must be in the student's major area of study.   This site offers valuable information for instructors or professors interested in developing WAC courses. Of particular interest are the sites links to the University's Guidelines for Writing-Intensive Courses, a listing of regular offering of workshops on topics such as "What Worked, What Didn't, What Else?", a separate site of teaching materials, and an extensive Writing Across the Curriculum bibliography.  University of Idaho  http://www.uidaho.edu/~thomas/WAC/  The University of Idaho's Writing Across the Curriculum home page provides nineteen links to sites of varied interest and importance. While many of the links relate only to UI faculty, others are valuable resources for instructors of WI courses. See especially . . .  The Journal of Advanced Composition, Online  RhetNet, a dialogic publishing (ad)venture  The site offers numerous resources. However, many of the links to these sources did not work. Thus, while one's interest may be piqued by this site's offerings, accessing a particular site may require additional searching. Loyola University Chicago  http://www.luc.edu/depts/english/writing.htm#conf  While this site offers no particular links to any other sites, it offers WAC instructors a valuable tutorial in describing performance expectations and course goals. Instructors writing first WAC syllabi might do well to examine this site. Georgia State University  http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwwac/  Georgia State's webpage is extremely well organized and user friendly. The entry page offers six links organized under headings designed to lead visitors through a complete tour of the program's offerings and the University's rationale in developing its WAC program. These six links are: What is W.A.C.  An extended statement of the goals and principles of GSU's WAC program. Of particular interest to the WAC instructor will be an extensive WAC bibliography at the bottom of the page. WAC at GSU and Beyond  This site offers a comprehensive examination of the events, history, and opportunities available for WAC instructors and students at GSA. It includes links to pages concerned with preliminary standards for WAC courses, strategic planning, and descriptions of WAC workshops and grants for GSU faculty. Under the "Beyond" section of this page, the "WAC Programs at Other Universities" link connects to a site containing links to over fifty WAC programs at American Colleges and Universities. This site researched and compiled by Sam Prestridge.  Please send comments, suggestions, related websites to him at sprestri@arches.uga.edu      WIP Home WIP Faculty Guide Home WIP TA Guide Home Franklin College Department of English Michelle Ballif