Missouri State University-Springfield2017 Institution Survey

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?

Part of another institutional unit

If the writing center is not free-standing, what larger institutional unit is it a part of?

Learning commons

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

Is there a mission statement for the writing center?

Yes

Are there explicit goals for the writing center?

Yes

How are the goals assessed?

Student feedback forms

Faculty feedback

Center usage statistics

External review

Analysis of student papers

In addition to providing support for students writing for their courses, what services does the writing center offer? Check all that apply.

Assistance with multimodal assignments

Assistance with online research

Assistance with oral presentations

Assistance with new media

Assistance with how to prepare a poster presentation

Assistance with graduate school materials

Assistance with other content areas

Assistance for English Language Learners

Asssistance for faculty on syllabus or curriculum development

What events does the writing center offer?

Student workshops

Faculty workshops

Space for student to come together to write

Space for faculty or staff 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

drop-in online appts

online feedback via e-mail

What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered?

60 minutes

What percentage of the undergraduate student body had a writing center consultation during the 2016-17 academic year?

25

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-32, GS-16, PT-2

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-65, GS-20, PT-15

How are undergraduate consultants initially trained?

Staff meetings

Workshops before semester begins

How are graduate 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 regional conferences

Read professional journals

Outside speakers

Staff meetings

Semester inservice or workshop

Reflections

Meeting with Director

What on-going professional development opportunities are provided graduate consultants?

Attend regional conferences

Read professional journals

Outside speakers

Staff meetings

Semester inservice or workshop

Reflections

Meeting with Director

What on-going professional development opportunities are provided professional consultants?

Attend regional conferences

Read professional journals

Outside speakers

Staff meetings

Semester inservice or workshop

Reflections

Meeting with Director

How are the undergradaute consultants compensated?

Hourly wage

How are the graduate consultants compensated?

Hourly wage

Stipend

Tuition waiver

How are the professional consultants compensated?

Hourly wage

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?

Writing Center Administrator (WCA)

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?

0

Does the writing center have a faculty advisory committee?

Yes

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?

Writing Fellows Program added

Added services

Added online tutoring

Since the academic year 2012/13 have there been changes to the staffing or administration of the writing center at your institution?

No

Do you foresee changes to the writing center over the next four years?

No

Writing Fellows (Embedded Writing Tutors)--General information

Does your institution have a writing fellows program? (See glossary for definitions)

Yes

How old is the writing fellows program?

4-5 years

How is the writing fellows program funded?

Writing center budget

Writing Fellows (Embedded Writing Tutors)--Staffing

Do the writing fellows work both as fellows and in the writing center?

Students work both as writing fellows and writing center tutors.

Do the writing fellows regularly attend the class they are assigned to work with?

No

On average, how many students does each writing fellow work with for a course?

10

How are the writing fellows compensated?

Hourly wage

Stipend

Administrative positions--Writing Center Administrator (WCA)

How is the Writing Center Administrator position (WCA) classified?

Staff-FT

To whom does the WCA report?

Assoc Dean or Provost

Was the WCA hired for this position?

Yes

Which of the following teaching responsibilities does the WCA have? Check all that apply.

Teach courses

Train tutors, TAs, or professional staff

faculty workshops

student workshops

On average, how many courses per year does the WCA teach?

5

Which of the following are the administrative responsibilities of the WCA?

Develop curriculum

Create Program Documents

Write grants

Conduct assessment

Consult with individual faculty or departments across the disciplines

Hire (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)

Supervise (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)

Mentor (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)

Schedule writing courses

Advertise program

Oversee program budget

Plan events

Maintain program/department/center website

Serve on university committees