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The letter is not to exceed two pages.<\/li>\n<li>No more than two examples of innovative and effective writing assignments, which they have successfully used in their courses since the completion of the WAC Fellows Program.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of effective writing instruction. Such evidence may include the following\n<ul>\n<li>Results of formal and informal surveys of students\u2019 writing performance,<\/li>\n<li>Other evidence of students\u2019 growth as writers,<\/li>\n<li>External recognition of the quality of student writing such as student publications.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty publications or conference papers on WAC<\/li>\n<li>Other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A brief description of plans to continue effective and innovative instruction in the disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for consideration for the 2019 award, candidates must send their materials, electronically, to WAC Interim Director Dan Martin at <a href=\"mailto:pzemliansky@ucf.edu\">paul.martin@ucf.edu<\/a> by March 15, 2019. 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