Department Archives: Writing and Rhetoric

The power of the written word brought close to three hundred people to the Pegasus Ballroom in the University of Central Florida Student Union Wednesday. Students, faculty, special guests and members of the public attended the inaugural Knights Write Showcase, which featured the best work from first-year students who received support through the new Department […]

The inaugural Knights Write Showcase on Wednesday, Dec. 1, will feature exemplary work that first-year students have produced with support from UCF’s new Department of Writing and Rhetoric. The showcase, which is open to the public, will be from noon to 5 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. Launched in July, the […]

The June/July 2010 issue of AAC&U News includes a feature article about recent undergraduate curriculum innovations at UCF, including the redesign of first-year composition classes. The article contains commentary from Elizabeth Wardle. AAC&U News is published by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Read the complete article.

Will students one day improve their writing skills by taking an engineering class? That’s one of the goals of an innovative series of changes in how UCF teaches writing. UCF’s new Department of Writing and Rhetoric will serve as a flagship program to coordinate comprehensive writing instruction and support across the university. As part of […]