The Rhetoric & Composition Steering Committee is charged with the following:
- Articulation of writing theory and practice within the department.
- Recommendation of policies and procedures for first- and second-year writing courses (0900, 1000, and 2001), advanced courses that engage rhetoric and composition.
- Recommendation of textbooks for writing courses.
- Training and performance evaluation of non-tenure track faculty and graduate assistants teaching writing courses.
- Placement policies and procedures for incoming freshmen and transfer students.
- In conjunction with the University Writing Center and WAC Program, promotion of writing as a university-wide activity.
- Promotion and coordination of research opportunities in writing theory and practice.
Spring 2021 RC Steering Committee Members
- Katy Abrams: RC Budget Coordinator
- Jessie Blackburn: Assistant Chair of English
- Miles Britton: Peer Mentoring Coordinator
- Ben Good: RC 1000 Coordinator
- Vicki LeQuire: Online Course Coordinator
- Bethany Mannon: Director of Composition
- Savannah Paige Murray
- Kely Terzaken: 2001 Coordinator
- Cole Wahab: WriteClick (co)chair
- Belinda Walzer