January 30th, 2004

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Featured Speaker

	William Cerbin, a Carnegie Scholar, serves as Assistant to the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UW-La Crosse. He also coordinates assessment and teaches psychology at UW-L.
Bill has presented at numerous UW-System campuses as well as national conferences on teaching and learning. His talk will focus on UW-L's efforts to develop a comprehensive and systematic approach to teaching writing.

Preliminary Program

10:oo – 10:15
Welcome Address: Dr. Elizabeth Hitch, UW-La Crosse Provost (Continental breakfast provided.)

10:15 – 11:00
"UW-L’s Path to Becoming a Writing Intensive University," Dr. Bill Cerbin, UW-L

Learn more about the successes and challenges of UW-L's Writing Emphasis and Writing-in-the-Major Projects.

11: 15 – 12:15
Writing Intensive Experiences at UW-System Campuses

This panel discussion will spotlight approaches and concerns at UW-System schools. Presenters include

• George Savage, Chair of Languages and Literatures at Whitewater
• Brad Hughes, Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at Madison
• Dennis Ciesielski, English professor at Platteville

12:15
Lunch (Menu Options: Vegetarian Lasagna, Almond Chicken or Seafood Enchilada)

1:15 – 2:15
Roundtable Discussions

These concurrent roundtable discussions will focus on writing-intensive issues within these disciplinary areas:

• Science
• Business
• Art & Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Education

2:30 – 3:10
Campus Planning Sessions

Faculty from each campus will have an opportunity to discuss possibilities for enhancing writing intensive activities on their home campuses.

3:20 – 4:00
"Envisioning and Implementing Change at the Campus Level: Challenges and Opportunities." Plenary session.
Snacks available.