In addition to teaching a full load of first-year writing
courses every semester, and holding individual conferences with all
of their students 2-3 times a semester, the First-Year Writing
faculty all contribute to a number of different committees.
Fall 2009 Committees
"Critical Friends" Group
Sophie Bell, Octavia Davis, Ikuko
Fujiwara, Sharon Marshall, Anna Rita Napoleone, Karen Offitzer,
Bill Torgerson
Faculty Service
Roseanne Gatto, Mariana Mendez,
Elizabeth Weaver
Open Mic and FYW Events
Melissa Buzzeo, Kristin Prevallet,
Tara Roeder
Research and Grant Writing
Jason Arentstein, David Farley
Retention and Engagement in FYW
Carmen Kynard, Sean Murray, April
Sikorski
Fall 2009 Working Groups
Chair, "Coming to Writing" Annual
Conference
Tara Roeder
Editors, First-Year Writing
Journal
Octavia Davis, Karen Offitzer
"Fine Art of Digging" Speakers
Committee
Mary Jo Caruso, Derek Owens
Faculty Writing Group
Sophie Bell, Octavia Davis, Carmen
Kynard, Bill Torgerson