2013 Four-Year Institution Survey

What are the job responsibilities for writing administrators? (n=522)


	FYWD (n=266)	WAC director (n=62)	WCD (n=392)	Solo writing administrator (n=37)
Teach courses in the first-year writing program	222	32	201	30
Teach courses in the writing program/department (Not FYW)	168	27	147	20
Teach courses outside the writing program/department	83	21	87	19
Assess all or some aspects of the writing program	213	31	62	28
Assess the development of student writing on campus	90	35	76	23
Conduct faculty development with faculty across the disciplines	91	59	147	25
Conduct TA training	131	10	89	9
Consult with individual faculty across the disciplines	117	59	277	24
Consult with departments across the disciplines	96	58	206	25
Supervise professional staff (writing center director, asst.director, admin asst.)	83	21	174	14
Supervise tutors (professional and/or peer)	25	17	362	25
Hire professional staff	87	14	129	16
Hire tutors	22	14	355	25
Schedule writing courses	155	6	12	19
Schedule writing center	17	10	336	23
Place students into writing courses	94	6	29	15
Facilitate placement exam	101	6	37	10
Oversee curriculum development	226	28	34	24
Train professional staff	118	10	101	16
Train peer tutors	25	12	317	23
Advertise program	72	34	315	25
Oversee program budget	90	34	265	19
Tutor students	16	7	217	7
Plan events	150	37	271	23
Serve on university committees	225	47	280	34
Maintain program website	109	38	253	23
Serve as an academic advisor	129	21	119	22
Offer student workshops	32	12	259	17
Oversee exemption and/or transfer credit	135	15	11	15
Other	58	9	53	2

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