WAC LIAISONS - Certificates

Overview

CSUF values writing and the ways writing can enhance learning in any class. To support faculty and staff interested in teaching with writing, the WAC LIAISONS Program is offering a WAC Certificate through the FDC. This certificate program will familiarize candidates with WAC theory and practice and enable them to incorporate meaningful writing assignments into their courses.

Deadline

The annual deadline for WAC Certificate portfolios is the first Friday of October; email them to wac@fullerton.edu.

Eligibility

Current CSUF part-time and full-time faculty and staff are eligible. WAC Portfolios and Travel Grant applications will be evaluated by the WAC Advisory Committee.

Benefits

WAC Certificate recipients receive a letter of commendation from the Director of the Faculty Development Center for their FAR files, an electronic certificate (“badge”) for their webpage, and eligibility to apply for a grant of up to $800 for travel to a WAC- or writing-related scholarly conference.

Requirements

Find the Certificate requirements below the testimonials that follow.

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Testimonials

Click on the name of each faculty to read what they have to say about the WAC Certificate Program.

WAC Certificate Requirements

To earn your WAC Certificate, simply complete the requirements listed below and email your portfolio to wac@fullerton.edu by the first Friday of October any year.

Requirement One - WAC Workshops

Attend all of the following:

Using Writing to Learn in Any Class
Designing Effective Writing Prompts for Any Class
Formative Feedback for Student Writers
and any two additional WAC LIAISONS workshops OR Completion of ONE WAC LIAISONS Guest Speaker event

Requirement Two - WAC Portfolio

Create and submit a portfolio containing (please number these in your portfolio):

A list of the WAC workshops (titles, semesters, years) attended by the candidate,
A list of the candidate’s Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for ONE course in their discipline,
2 Writing-to-Learn (WTL) activities relevant to the course in #2, above,
1 formal writing assignment prompt relevant to the course in #2, above,
A 500-750-word reﬂection that
1. Describes the course to which the enclosed WTL activities and formal prompt apply (150 words or fewer),
2. Explains how the enclosed WTL activities and prompt apply WAC ideas and practices in your class,
3. Reﬂects upon how the WAC workshops will inform the candidate’s future teaching, and
4. Certifies that at least 50% of the enclosed activities are original, and cites the source(s) of those that are not.

WAC LIAISONS recommends using the portfolio rubric linked below as you construct your portfolio.

WAC LIAISONS Certificate and Travel Grant Tools

Portfolio Outcomes and Rubric

Travel Grant Application

Travel Grant Rubric

Certificate Earners

2019

Vanessa Ferreira
Eric Rodriguez
Adam Golub

2022

Heather Denyer
Karen Gallagher
Guadalupe Diaz-Lara
Elise Assaf

2023

Paul Inventado
Zia Salim

Contact: Dr. Leslie Bruce, Faculty Fellow
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Location: GH 435
Phone: 657-278-3155
Email: wac@fullerton.edu

WAC LIAISONS is located in Gordon Hall (formerly University Hall), Room 435.

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Mailing Address:
California State University, Fullerton
WAC LIAISONS, GH 435
800 North State College
P.O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92831