Marian University2017 Institution Survey
Basic or Developmental Writing--Basic or Developmental Writing
Does your institution identify basic writing students who may need additional writing support?
Yes
How does the institution identify basic writers? Check all that apply.
Directed Self-Placement
Portfolio
Advisor referral
Faculty referral
Writing Center referral
Student self-referral
What type of supports are available for basic writers? Check all that apply.
Required basic writing course
Targeted optional writing courses
Peer tutoring
Professional tutoring--not including from WPA or WCD
What is the structure of your basic writing program? Check all that apply. (See Glossary for an explanation of terms)
Studio model
Intensive model
Directed self-placement
Mainstreaming model
What is the curriculum of the basic writing courses? Check all that apply.
Paragraph writing
Reading and writing
How do students exit basic writing? Check all that apply.
Passing grade in basic writing course
Porfolio submission
Basic or Developmental Writing--Changes to Basic or Developmental Writing
What changes have there been to the support for basic writers? Check all that apply.
Basic writing classes were added
Professional tutors were added to the writing center.
The placement mechanism for basic writing was changed.
The content of basic writing courses changed.
The structure of the basic writing courses/program was changed.
Enrollment caps for basic writing courses increased.
Do you foresee changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures for helping diversely prepared students at your institution over the next four years?
Yes
Writing centers--General description
Does your institution have a writing center or learning center with writing tutors?
Yes
Is the writing center free-standing or part of another institutional unit?
Free-standing
Where is the writing center located? Note: From this point on writing center refers to both free-standing and those located within another unit.
Library
Multiple locations
How are the goals assessed?
Student feedback forms
Faculty feedback
Center usage statistics
External review
In addition to providing support for students writing for their courses, what services does the writing center offer? Check all that apply.
Assistance with writing in a language other than English
Assistance with multimodal assignments
Assistance with online research
Assistance with new media
Assistance with job materials
Assistance with graduate school materials
Assistance for English Language Learners
Asssistance for faculty on syllabus or curriculum development
What events does the writing center offer?
Student workshops
Space for student to come together to write
Student writing groups
Speakers
Writing centers--Consultations
What type of appointments does the writing center offer?
scheduled face-to-face appts
drop-in face-to-face appts
scheduled online appts
What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered?
30 minutes
What percentage of the undergraduate student body had a writing center consultation during the 2016-17 academic year?
85
Writing centers--Consultants
How many consultants worked in the writing center during the 2016-17 academic year? UG=undergraduates, GS=graduate students, Fac=faculty, PT=professional tutors, Vol=volunteers
UG-15, GS-2, Fac-4, PT-8
On average, what percentage of a week's consultations are staffed by each group? For example, if your center offers 100 hours of consultations a week and 50 hours are filled by undergraduates and 25 hours by both graduate students and professional tutors, then the percentage would be 50% undergraduate, 25% graduate students, and 25% professional tutors.
UG-50, GS-10, Fac-15, PT-25
How are undergraduate consultants initially trained?
Full-credit course
Staff meetings
Workshops before semester begins
How are faculty consultants initially trained?
Staff meetings
Workshops before semester begins
How are professional consultants initially trained?
Staff meetings
Workshops before semester begins
What on-going professional development opportunities are provided undergraduate consultants?
Attend national conferences
Attend regional conferences
Present at national conferences
Present at regional conferences
Staff meetings
Semester inservice or workshop
Reflections
Meeting with Director
What on-going professional development opportunities are provided graduate consultants?
Attend national conferences
Attend regional conferences
Present at national conferences
Present at regional conferences
Outside speakers
Staff meetings
Semester inservice or workshop
Reflections
Meeting with Director
What on-going professional development opportunities are provided faculty consultants?
Present at regional conferences
Read professional journals
Outside speakers
Staff meetings
Semester inservice or workshop
Meeting with Director
What on-going professional development opportunities are provided professional consultants?
Present at regional conferences
Read professional journals
Outside speakers
Staff meetings
Semester inservice or workshop
Meeting with Director
Writing centers--Administration
Who has primary responsibility for directing the writing center or overseeing the writing tutors if the tutors are part of a different institutional unit?
One person administers all sites of writing on campus
In addition to the person who has primary responsibility, how many undergraduates, graduate students, staff members, or faculty members have administrative responsibilities for the writing center?
4
Writing centers--Changes
Since the academic year 2012/13 have there been changes to the writing center at your institution (not including staffing)?
Yes
What changes have been made?
Satellite located added
Added services
Dropped services
Added full-credit training course
Added online tutoring
Began to offer workshops
Since the academic year 2012/13 have there been changes to the staffing or administration of the writing center at your institution?
Yes
What changes were made to the staffing or administration of the writing center?
Full-time Writing Center Admininstrator Position Created
Peer tutor positions increased
Graduate positions increased
Professional tutor positions increased
Feel free to explain these upcoming changes.
Two full-time positions created for supporting graduate writing/writing lab courses and ELL. One .5 FTE position added to administer community writing center.
Writing Fellows (Embedded Writing Tutors)--General information
Does your institution have a writing fellows program? (See glossary for definitions)
No
Multilingual Writing Support--Multilingual Writing Support: General
Is there support for domestic and international English Language Learners (ELLs)?
Yes, for both domestic and international
What percentage of the student body is placed into ELL writing courses, both required and optional?
1
What is the institutional home of the ELL writing courses? - Other - Text
Writing Center
Who has primary responsibility for administering support for English Language Learners?
Writing Center Director
Multilingual Writing Support--Multilingual Writing Support: Domestic Students
Does your institution identify domestic English Language Learners (ELLs) who may need additional writing support?
Yes
How does the institution identify domestic English Language Learners? Check all that apply.
Directed Self-Placement
Portfolio
Advisor referral
Faculty referral
Writing Center referral
Student self-referral
What type of supports are available for domestic English Language Learners (ELLs)? Check all that apply.
Targeted optional writing courses
Peer tutoring
Professional tutoring--not including from WPA or WCD
Tutoring from WPA or WCD
Workshops
Multilingual Writing Support--Multilingual Writing Support: International Students
Does your institution identify international English Language Learners (ELLs) who may need additional writing support?
Yes
How does the institution identify International English Language Learners? Check all that apply.
Directed Self-Placement
Portfolio
Advisor referral
Faculty referral
Writing Center referral
Student self-referral
What type of supports are available for International English Language Learners (ELLs)? Check all that apply.
Targeted optional writing courses
Peer tutoring
Professional tutoring--not including from WPA or WCD
Tutoring from WPA or WCD
Workshops
Multilingual Writing Support--Changes to Multilingual Writing Support
Since AY 2012/13, have there been changes to the support for English Language Learners (ELLs)?
Yes
What changes have there been to the support for English Language Learners (ELLs)? Check all that apply.
Professional tutors were added to the writing center.
Do you foresee changes to the administrative, curricular, or support structures for helping diversely prepared students at your institution over the next four years?
Yes