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Writing Fellows Program About Writing Fellows As a Writing Fellow, you play an integral role in advancing and reinforcing the goals of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). Teachers, students in the course, and the writing fellows all benefit from the opportunity to have focused discussions about writing processes and practices. You provide support to students to become better writers and help faculty to emphasize the importance of good writing. By engaging in these processes, you also gain valuable insights about teaching, writers, and your own writing. Who Are Writing Fellows GMU writing fellows are like coaches: they support student writers and act as informal writing advisors to the teacher. They are not teachers or graders. You are selected to become a writing fellow based on your talent as a writer and your ability to relate to faculty and peers. The knowledge you gain from peer tutoring will help you in your role as a Writing Fellow. What Writing Fellows Do Depending upon the course and the teacher's goals, you may assist in any or all of the following activities: help a professor understand the clarity of his/her writing assignments and evaluation criteria lead workshops on writing issues meet with students on drafts make written comments on drafts tutor students individually on their writing You do not give grades on papers or take the place of the teacher in responding to writing; rather you supplement the writing instruction and sometimes clarify for students the teacher's goals and expectations. As a writing fellow, you also help assess the program. Click here to view the assessment surveys. Benefits to You As a Writing Fellow, you will become part of the Faculty-Student Apprenticeship for undergraduates, organized by The Center for Teaching Excellence. You will receive an apprenticeship stipend of $1000 per full semester, plus $100 for expenses. The experience is intended to introduce you to “scholarship-in-action” and provide you with the unique opportunity to work closely with faculty. How to Become a Writing Fellow To become a Writing Fellow, you must first serve as a peer tutor at the University Writing Center. After serving as a peer tutor, you must collaborate with a faculty member who teaches a writing-infused course. You may contact Writing Across the Curriculum and Writing Center director Dr. Terry Myers Zawacki for information and details. Faculty interested in learning more about the Writing Fellows program can visit here. To see an explanation of Writing Fellows Programs at the national level, click here.

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