"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders."
Henry David Thoreau
The ESF Writing Program
The ESF Writing Program oversees a group of related activities to identify and address the literacy needs of the ESF campus. In addition to its course offerings (composition, technical writing, literature and humanities), the Writing Program includes community efforts (ESF in High School, Learning Communities, and Service Learning), and the Writing Resource Center.
In an effort to improve the communication of our students, there have been three phases of writing assessment, and ESF Writing Program faculty are directly involved with various writing activities on campus (student readings, advising of student publications) to promote an awareness of writing and to encourage an engagement with writing on multiple levels.Objectives
The ESF Writing Program aims to improve the quality of writing on campus, create student awareness of rhetorical considerations, and establish an atmosphere that values effective writing while encouraging creativity and critique, research and reflection. In each of our courses and in our related activities, we hope to promote critical thinking, critical reading, and critical writing skills.
Writing Program Courses & Connections
Faculty
The ESF Writing Program staff includes a Director, three full-time faculty, and a number of Visiting Instructors. The Writing Resource Center is staffed by two Graduate Assistants and a staff of Peer Tutors.
Areas
The Writing program consists of five interrelated areas:
