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What other changes have been made to the writing center? (n=76)

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  • 50% increase in consulting budget as a result of QEP in Writing Intensive courses.
  • The writing center only offers workshops for specific courses by request, rather than offering general audience workshops.
  • The writing center went from appointments to include drop-in.
  • The Writing Center was merged with the Academic Success Center (previously known as Tutoring Services).
  • The writing center took over and incorporated the existing learning center
  • The writing center reports to the Provost's Office
  • The Writing Center opened two community writing centers.
  • The Writing Center opened a graduate writing center
  • The writing center offered online scheduling of face-to-face appointments
  • Thoroughly renovated physical space.
  • The Writing Center left academic support to merge with the English Department
  • The writing center joined a learning commons, but did not merge with it administratively. Also, we piloted online tutoring with one group (dual credit hs students), discontinued that service, and are looking to offer it to study-abroad students instead.
  • The Writing Center grew significantly
  • The writing center began using WCOnline for scheduling and client report forms
  • The writing center added drop-in availability
  • The Writing Center added a summer Writing Boot Camp
  • The writing center added a required one-credit training course.
  • The Writing Center's funding and reporting line were moved out of the College of Humanities and Social Science to Academic Affairs.
  • Tutor Training was initiated
  • The WC expanded hours of operation in all locations
  • We started using a different system to book appointments, as well as a different system to log the details of the sessions.
  • writing center was renovated
  • Writing center merged with Research Consultation to form Research & Writing Studio supporting integrated academic literacies; Also, shifted from traditional WC pedagogies to Studio Based Learning pedagogies
  • Writing Center internship was added
  • Writing center director became immediate supervisor for 1st-year MFA students
  • Writing center became multiliteracy center
  • We were able to hire an associate director in F16 and added online scheduling in S17.
  • We started a tutor-training course for student tutors.
  • Tutors from disciplines outside of English were added. The training course was added. Faculty support was added. More support for ESL students. A collaboration with 2+2 program in china
  • We now offer a graduate seminar on writing center theory and praxis, and we have moved from being funded out of the Provost's Office to funded out of Academic Affairs
  • We eliminated course credit compensation, so all tutors now receive a wage
  • We added drop-in appointments and a required training course.
  • We added an undergrad research program for tutors
  • we added an online sign in system
  • WC space expanded
  • two campuses with WC locations, one director
  • The WC was placed under a new administrative unit, the Library Department.
  • The physical space has been improved (e.g., new furniture, writeable glasstop tables, etc.)
  • A lof of expansion of existing services plus being situated in a new unit/office
  • decreased hours
  • Half Time, dedicated office manager added, one graduate assistant was cut, and WC operating budget cut by about 6%
  • extended operating hours and and increased staff
  • expanded physical space
  • expanded asynchronous to ALL students (used to be only grad and returning students)
  • Effective this year under a new director, the writing center has begun a move away from what it had been under the previous director: largely a proofreading service and a center for basic English students to practice grammar. A new mission statement, new goals, new logo, and new consultant training program are all in development, and synchronous online consultations will likely begin soon.
  • digital composing lab
  • Converted undergrad services to studio (walk-in and work on your writing) pedagogy
  • In 12-13, the WC was standalone. In FL13, the Academic Resource Center took over administation of the WC. CRLA certification was added after training was redesigned. The WC was relocated to a larger space. The WC started using WCOnline instead of paper scheduling and records.
  • budget cut 3 times
  • adopted an online scheduling system; revised its relationship to the developmental writing curriculum
  • Added more peer tutors and a Writing Center intern
  • added a half-credit training course
  • Added a Graduate Writing Center
  • A new writing center was built in our library.
  • A new Writing Center space was built
  • I cannot really begin to describe the changes using this checklist. A TT Director was hired after 33 years of direction by a NTT director, so there was a lot of shifting in terms of how the Center operates and is administered. Some programs ended. Others were suspended. Some were added. The administrative structure has changed significantly.
  • increased budget
  • The personnel budget was increased
  • Outreach Program Established
  • The institution created a budget line to fund Writing Center internally, rather than relying on private donors
  • The Graduate Success Center and Learning Enhancement Center combined to make one Academic Success Center
  • The Center merged with the Speaking Center to become a Center for Writing and Speaking
  • Switched reporting lines
  • Starting in 2015-2016, the WC adopted a social justice mission, a research agenda, partnerships with faculty and units across the university, and adopted a visiting scholars research series
  • Several changes were made.
  • Remodel
  • online, non-credit training course was added
  • Lost some funding for tutor hires
  • Online tutoring is provided by NetTutor. Satellite location means two hours from 6-8 pm in another part of the library because the writing center is closed.
  • offered online appts.
  • Offered more workshops; community partnerships & collaborations
  • New staffing structure, new recordkeeping software
  • New data tracking, assessment, etc.
  • Name change
  • Merged from Independent Unit to a part of Integrated Academic Support Services
  • Writing Ctr was closed for the Fall 2016 semester

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