College Writing Committee

The College Writing Committee is a provost-appointed committee charged with overseeing the College's Writing Program. The structure of the College Writing Committee includes representation from the College's three schools, the Administration, the Composition Program, the English Department, and the Academic Support and Achievement Program. The Campus Writing Coordinator is a permanent member and the committee chair.

The College Writing Committee Oversees 

• the writing-intensive course requirement
• the annual college writing contest
• faculty development workshops
• book chats
• readings by faculty writers
• occasional writing summits
• the Writing Fellows Program
• Seven Valleys Writing Project/National Writing Project
• the Learning Commons Writing Center
• online writing tutoring, with ASAP

Committee Members

Sarah Beshers Associate Professor Health Moffett Center, Room 108 Phone: 753-2985 besherss@cortland.edu
Victoria Boynton Associate Professor Professional Writing Old Main, Room 113C Phone: 753-2082 victoria.boyton@cortland.edu
David Franke Associate Professor English and Professional Writing Old Main, Room 117-E Phone: 753-5945 dtfranke@cortland.edu
Mary Lynch Kennedy, Chair Distinguished Teaching Professor English Old Main, Room 115-B Phone: 753-2086 kennedym@cortland.edu
Jennifer Drake Academic Tutor Academic Support and Achievement Program Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-205 Phone: 753-2361 jennifer.drake@cortland.edu
Andrea LaChance Associate Professor and Chair Childhood/Early Childhood Education Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-121 Phone: 753-5528 lachance@cortland.edu
Kathy Lattimore Lecturer IV English Memorial Library, Learning Commons Writing Center Phone: 753-4897 kathy.lattimore@cortland.edu
Linda Lavine Associate Professor Psychology Old Main, Room 131 Phone: 753-2040 lavinel@cortland.edu
Gigi Peterson Assistant Professor/Coordinator, Adolescence Education: Social Studies History Old Main, Room 212-C Phone: 753-2061 gigi.peterson@cortland.edu
Carol Van Der Karr Interim Associate Provost Curriculum and Academic Achievement Miller Building, Room 404 Phone: 753-2206 carol.vanderkarr@cortland.edu
Brent Thomas Wilson Assistant Professor Communication Disorders and Sciences McDonald Building, Room 209 Phone: 758-5033 brent.wilson@cortland.edu
Brian Barrett Assistant Professor Foundations and Social Advocacy Department (Special Education and Urban Education)  Cornish Hall, Room 1224 Phone: 753-2330     brian.barrett@cortland.edu