The Campus Writing Board (CWB) advises the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education on the implementation of the Writing-Enriched Curriculum program (WEC) Specifically, the CWB:
- Supports the intentional integration of writing and writing instruction into courses (including writing-intensive courses) that compose undergraduate curricula.
- Evaluates and approves Writing-Enriched Curriculum writing plans proposed by academic units participating in the WEC program;
- Provides guidance on formal writing policy for the Senate Committee on Educational Policy (SCEP) and full Senate;
- Works with the Council on Liberal Education to coordinate liberal education and writing at the University of Minnesota.
Members
Chair
Mary Vavus
Communication Studies | [email protected]
Faculty/Academic Professional Representatives
Metin Cakir
Applied Economics | [email protected]
Peter Hilger
Construction Management | [email protected]
Deanna Koepp
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development | [email protected]
Caprice Niccoli
Psychology | [email protected]
Helena Ruf
German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch | [email protected]
Ross VeLure Roholt
Youth Studies | [email protected]
Ex Officio Representatives
Matthew Luskey
Writing Across the Curriculum | [email protected]
Staff
Heidi Solomonson
Program and Communications Manager | [email protected]
Meeting Schedule
Email Heidi Solomonson with questions.
Writing Plan Review:
- April 20, 2026 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- May 12, 2026 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Writing-Enriched Curriculum Writing Plans
Writing-Enriched Curriculum Writing Plans
Campus Writing Board Criteria: The board considers the merit of each undergraduate writing plan using a list of approved guidelines. Essentially, the board is looking for plans that address writing-related expectations and concerns voiced by unit faculty, instructors, and undergraduate students. Successful plans, which are created as a result of the Writing-Enriched Curriculum process, contain innovative, attainable goals and cost-effective means for providing instructional support. Finally, successful writing plans evidence significant faculty participation and approval.
Writing Plan Submission Guidelines
The Writing-Enriched Curriculum program is funded by the Office of Undergraduate Education.
Approved WEC plans
The following plans have been approved by the Campus Writing Board.
- African American & African Studies (PDF)
- Agronomy and Plant Genetics (PDF)
- Animal Science (PDF)
- Anthropology (PDF)
- Applied Economics (PDF)
- Architecture (PDF)
- Art History (PDF)
- Carlson School of Management (PDF)
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (PDF)
- Chemistry (PDF)
- Civil, Environmental, & Geo-Engineering Legacy (PDF)
- College of Biological Sciences (PDF)
- Communication Studies (PDF)
- Construction Management (PDF)
- Computer Science and Engineering (PDF)
- Clinical Lab Sciences
See Medical Laboratory Sciences. - Curriculum and Instruction (PDF)
- Dental Hygiene (PDF)
- DHA: Apparel Design Legacy (PDF)
- DHA: Product Design (PDF)
- DHA: Retail Merchandising Legacy Writing Plan (PDF)
- Earth Sciences (PDF)
- Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
As of 2011, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior have been folded into the more comprehensive College of Biological Sciences Writing Plan. - Economics (PDF)
- Electrical & Computer Engineering (PDF)
- Environmental Sciences, Policy, & Management (ESPM) (PDF)
- Family Social Science (PDF)
- Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology (PDF)
- Food Science & Nutrition (PDF)
- Geography, Environment and Society (PDF)
- German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch (PDF)
- Healthcare Management (PDF)
- History (PDF)
- Horticultural Science (PDF)
- Industrial and Systems Engineering (PDF)
- Information Technology Infrastructure (PDF)
- Journalism and Mass Communication (PDF)
- Kinesiology (PDF)
- Mathematics (PDF)
- Mechanical Engineering Legacy (PDF)
- Medical Laboratory Sciences (PDF)
- Mortuary Science (PDF)
- Nursing (PDF)
- Organizational Leadership, Policy, & Development (PDF)
- Philosophy (PDF)
- Physics (PDF)
- Political Science (PDF)
- Psychology (PDF)
- School of Public Health (PDF)
- Sociology (PDF)
- Spanish and Portuguese Studies (PDF)
- Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (PDF)
- Theater Arts and Dance (PDF)
- Youth Studies (PDF)