University Writing Program records, 1997-2007
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. University Writing Program
- Abstract:
- The University Writing Program (UWP) promotes the role of writing in the undergraduate curriculum at Duke through three main programs: Writing 20; Writing in the Disciplines (WID); and the Writing Studio. Collection contains student essays from various Writing 20 classes and a clipping about the opening of the Writing Assistance Center in January 1979. Items in the collection range in date from 1997-2007.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
7 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.26.03.0020
- University Archives Record Group:
- 26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments
26 -- Interdisciplinary Institutes, Research Centers, and Departments > 03 -- University-wide Interdisciplinary programs
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains student essays from various Writing 20 classes and a clipping about the opening of the Writing Assistance Center in January 1979. Subjects present include the Duke Chapel Tower; medical ethics; prisoner's rights; religious pluralism; and 1950s America (citizenship and ideology). Items in the collection range in date from 1997-2007.
- Biographical / historical:
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from UWP's homepage http://uwp.duke.edu/about/index.html
The University Writing Program (UWP) promotes the role of writing in the undergraduate curriculum at Duke. They do so in three main ways:
Writing 20: Academic Writing: All entering undergraduates must complete Writing 20 in their first year at Duke. Writing 20 offers an intensive introduction to the practice of Academic Writing. Each section of Writing 20 has a distinctive theme chosen by its instructor.
Writing in the Disciplines (WID): All students in Trinity College must also take two writing-designated courses in the disciplines. These courses build upon the skills developed in Writing 20 in order to offer students a more specific sense of how to write in particular fields of study.
The Writing Studio offers free, one-on-one tutoring to students working on writing for any course they are taking at Duke.
- Acquisition information:
- The University Writing Program records were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1997, 2003, 2007.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sherrie Bowser, August 2007
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, August 2007
Accessions A97-30, A2003-47, UA2007-0039 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], University Writing Program Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.