Washington State University2017 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?
Rhetoric/writing department or program
Where is the writing center located? Note: From this point on writing center refers to both free-standing and those located within another unit.
Academic building
What other methods of assessment does the writing center utilize?
eval of consultants
In addition to providing support for students writing for their courses, what services does the writing center offer? Check all that apply.
Assistance with job materials
Assistance with graduate school materials
Assistance for English Language Learners
Writing centers--Consultations
What type of appointments does the writing center offer?
drop-in face-to-face appts
What is the average length of a consultation or tutorial session offered?
40 minutes
What percentage of the undergraduate student body had a writing center consultation during the 2016-17 academic year?
7
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-35
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-100
How are undergraduate consultants initially trained?
Full-credit course
Staff meetings
Workshops before semester begins
What on-going professional development opportunities are provided undergraduate consultants?
Attend regional conferences
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?
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?
2
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
Added full-credit training course
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 other changes have been made to the staffing or administration of the writing center?
Professional assistant director position (full time, M.A. required) was cut and a part-time program program assistant was added (para-professional)
Writing Fellows (Embedded Writing Tutors)--General information
Does your institution have a writing fellows program? (See glossary for definitions)
Yes
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
Administrative positions--Writing Center Administrator (WCA)
How is the Writing Center Administrator position (WCA) classified?
Hybrid Faculty/Staff-FT
Which of the following teaching responsibilities does the WCA have? Check all that apply.
Teach courses
Tutor students
Train tutors, TAs, or professional staff
student workshops
Which of the following are the administrative responsibilities of the WCA?
Develop curriculum
Create Program Documents
Conduct assessment
Hire (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Supervise (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Mentor (tutors, professional staff, or teaching faculty)
Schedule writing courses
Place students into writing courses
Advertise program
Oversee program budget
Plan events
Maintain program/department/center website
Serve on university committees