UNLV WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

Approved on November 17, 2006

Mission
UNLV’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program will improve students’ writing abilities through the support and enhancement of university-wide instruction, so that graduates of UNLV will distinguish themselves as literate participants in their professions and society.

Objectives
The objectives of UNLV’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program are as follows:

• Reinforce and build upon the general academic literacy acquired in first-year composition and expected of all college-level writers
• Integrate writing as a tool for inquiry, reflection, and learning in as many courses as practicable, especially in general education courses
• Enhance the acquisition of the discipline-specific literacy expected of students writing in particular majors
• Provide faculty with the training and support they need to achieve objectives 1, 2, and 3
• Secure from department, college, and university administration the material resources and professional support necessary to achieve objectives 1, 2, 3, and 4