Calendar of Events

FYW meetings, Fall 2024

• August 15 (10 am -12 pm, Laurel Forum) | Opening meeting, followed by English department lunch (12-1)
• September 17 (12-1 pm, TBA) | Pedagogy conversation, with entire English department
• October 3 (12-1 pm, TBA) | FYW check-in
• November 7 (12-1 pm, TBA) | Check-in and end-of-term reminders

FYW & LAC Assessments

• August 19-23 | Pre-course attitudes survey (https://forms.gle/FvTBmtjNy1LBo4By9)
• Nov 18 – Dec 2 | Post-course attitudes survey (https://forms.gle/yLutpTH1xgmzyrnT6)
• [Dates TBA] | Collection of student work & prompts/instructions for LAC Assessment of Written Communication [criteria: contexts/purpose & content development]
• [Dates TBA] | Collection of student work & prompts/instructions for LAC Assessment of Critical Thinking [criteria: student’s position & conclusions]
• [Dates TBA | Collection of student work & prompts/instructions for LAC Assessment of Integrative Learning [criteria: connections to experience & connections across disciplines]

Student Feedback (campus-wide expectations)

• September 20 | Deadline to share with students the results of at least one assessment
• October 11 | Deadline to share with students the results of at least one additional assessment
• October 18 | Last day students may withdraw from a full-term fall course

LANG 110 (LANG 120 Support Lab):

• September 27 | Nominations due (using this form)
• Oct 9 – Dec 11 | Course sessions (Term II), Writing Center

First-Year Student Showcase:

• November 25 | FYSS Nominations due (using this form)
• December 4 | FYSS Event (Reading Day), 3:00-5:00 p.m., Highsmith