Memorable Moment
Composition program dept. of english SUNY New Paltz memorandum to: All composition faculty members from: Matt Newcomb, Composition Program Coordinator Joann K. Deiudicibus, Composition Program staff assistant
subject: Fall 2012 date: August 20, 2012
A warm welcome to all writing instructors! We look forward to seeing all of you throughout the semester. Please note the following requirements for the fall in the SUNY New Paltz English Composition Program: 1. Please do not enter any registration overrides for Composition I, Composition II, or Honors English. All add/drops must be done by administrative transfer, for which students must see Joann or Matt in JFT 702. 2. All Composition I, Composition II, and Honors English instructors: please send one electronic copy of your completed syllabus per course to Joann by August 28. The file name should only include the course number, section, and instructor’s initials: ENG160 00 JD. 3. We will follow the usual procedure for assessment of student writing at the beginning of the semester. Give students a diagnostic essay on the first day of class and send any students for possible transfer into SWW, ESL/SWW, or Honors to Matt and Joann with their diagnostic essays, Banner ID, and schedule. There may be some spaces available in SWW and ESL/SWW. Since we have changed the placement instrument, the diagnostic essay serves as the only writing sample we will see from each student, including transfers. Again, it is imperative that you administer the diagnostic on the first day of class; this is not an option. In Composition I, any student whose writing seems deficient may be transferred to Composition I-Supplemental Writing Workshop (this includes a required extra hour of tutoring and an extra hour of classroom time per week for writing assistance). In Composition II, it is unlikely that students will be transferred to Composition I because they probably have received credit
subject: Fall 2012 date: August 20, 2012
A warm welcome to all writing instructors! We look forward to seeing all of you throughout the semester. Please note the following requirements for the fall in the SUNY New Paltz English Composition Program: 1. Please do not enter any registration overrides for Composition I, Composition II, or Honors English. All add/drops must be done by administrative transfer, for which students must see Joann or Matt in JFT 702. 2. All Composition I, Composition II, and Honors English instructors: please send one electronic copy of your completed syllabus per course to Joann by August 28. The file name should only include the course number, section, and instructor’s initials: ENG160 00 JD. 3. We will follow the usual procedure for assessment of student writing at the beginning of the semester. Give students a diagnostic essay on the first day of class and send any students for possible transfer into SWW, ESL/SWW, or Honors to Matt and Joann with their diagnostic essays, Banner ID, and schedule. There may be some spaces available in SWW and ESL/SWW. Since we have changed the placement instrument, the diagnostic essay serves as the only writing sample we will see from each student, including transfers. Again, it is imperative that you administer the diagnostic on the first day of class; this is not an option. In Composition I, any student whose writing seems deficient may be transferred to Composition I-Supplemental Writing Workshop (this includes a required extra hour of tutoring and an extra hour of classroom time per week for writing assistance). In Composition II, it is unlikely that students will be transferred to Composition I because they probably have received credit