Membership 2025-26
Chair TBD
| Name | Department | Start of Service |
| Desilets, Michelle | LIB | 2020 |
| Epplin, Craig | WLL | 2023 |
| Epstein, Josh | ENG | 2023 |
| Hendricks, Arthur | LIB | 2023 |
| Morrow, Justin | FILM | 2025 |
| Santelmann, Lynn | LIN | 2023 |
| Sarsgard, Ashlie | OAI | 2025 |
| Spiegel, Nina | JST | 2023 |
| TBD | Student | |
| | | |
| Ex officio (voting): | | |
| Comer, Kate | Dir. of Composition, ENG | |
| DeWeese, Dan | Dir. of Writing Center, ENG | |
| Knepler, Annie | UNST Writing Coordinator | |
| Rodriguez, Eric | Honors College rep. | |
| | | status 8/27/25 |
Charge
1. Make recommendations to Provost and other administrators on such matters as writing placement, guidelines, and staffing for teaching writing in University Studies, writing-intensive courses, and composition courses.
2. Offer recommendations for improving writing instruction across the university.
3. Initiate assessment of the teaching and learning of writing at PSU.
4. Support training of faculty, mentors, and WIC Assistants teaching writing.
5. Advise on budgeting writing instruction.
6. Act in liaison with appropriate committees.
7. Report at least once a year to the Senate, outlining committee activities.
Reports
UWC Annual Report 2023-24
UWC Annual Report 2022-23
UWC Annual Report 2021-22
UWC Annual Report 2020-21
UWC Annual Report 2019-20