2013 Four-Year Institution Survey

What are the job responsibilities for writing administrators? (n=399)


	FYWD (n=200)	WAC director (n=47)	WCD (n=300)	Solo writing administrator (n=22)
Teach courses in the first-year writing program	163	23	147	16
Teach courses in the writing program/department (Not FYW)	125	18	111	12
Teach courses outside the writing program/department	59	13	62	10
Assess all or some aspects of the writing program	160	24	41	16
Assess the development of student writing on campus	71	29	56	12
Conduct faculty development with faculty across the disciplines	64	44	105	15
Conduct TA training	106	8	72	9
Consult with individual faculty across the disciplines	87	44	205	13
Consult with departments across the disciplines	74	43	159	14
Supervise professional staff (writing center director, asst.director, admin asst.)	66	12	128	5
Supervise tutors (professional and/or peer)	23	13	272	13
Hire professional staff	67	8	94	8
Hire tutors	21	12	270	13
Schedule writing courses	117	5	9	9
Schedule writing center	16	8	251	12
Place students into writing courses	70	6	22	7
Facilitate placement exam	72	5	30	5
Oversee curriculum development	168	21	24	14
Train professional staff	93	7	79	8
Train peer tutors	23	9	237	13
Advertise program	54	25	244	13
Oversee program budget	72	24	202	10
Tutor students	15	6	170	4
Plan events	115	28	206	12
Serve on university committees	169	35	216	21
Maintain program website	81	25	188	11
Serve as an academic advisor	89	15	94	12
Offer student workshops	22	6	198	11
Oversee exemption and/or transfer credit	105	11	9	8
Other	42	7	38	1

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