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A Report for the Vice President of Instruction
Executive Summary | A Writing Initiative | Building on Strengths | A Coherent Plan | Recommendations | Acknowledgments | Appendices

Acknowledgments

The Task Force wants to thank Del Dunn and Jere Morehead for giving us this opportunity.  Across the campus we have had the opportunity to hear from many people:  Ron Balthazor (English Department), Karen Bauer (Interim Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness), Denise Gardner (Interim Director in Institutional Research) and Allan Aycock (Director of Assessment in the Office of Academic Affairs); Gay McCommons (English Department);  Karen Braxley, Tatiana Nikonov, and Alexis Winger (Academic Enhancement); and Diana Hartle, Jacquie Houston, Florence King, Caroline Barratt, and Nadine Cohen of the University Libraries; Donald Rubin (Speech Communication); Fiona Liken (Director of Curriculum Management); Linda Bamber (J. M. Tull School of Accounting, Terry College). 


Nelson Hilton
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Professor of English

Fran Teague
Meigs Professor of English

Alison Alexander
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Grady College of Journalism; Professor of Telecommunications

JoBeth Allen
Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education

Michelle Ballif
Associate Professor of English; Director, Franklin College Writing Intensive Program

Peggy Brickman
Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences

Mark Dawkins
Director of  Diversity Relations and Associate Professor, J. M. Tull School of Accounting

Christy Desmet
Associate Professor of English, Director of First-year Composition

Christopher Hayes
Associate Professor in the Division of Academic Enhancement

Pam Kleiber
Associate Director of Honors, Director of CURO

Rodney Mauricio
Associate Professor of Genetics

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro
Associate Professor of Legal Studies, Terry College

David Payne
Senior Academic Professional; Director of the English Department Writing Center

 

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence.
                                              Alice Walker
                                                Georgia writer