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The Writing Program Mission Statement

The University Writing Program supports the academic mission of the University of Delaware by helping students learn to reason critically and independently yet collaborate productively, to communicate clearly in writing, and to develop into informed citizens and leaders. To these ends, our writing courses emphasize reading and thinking critically; performing research in an increasingly global information market; addressing the expectations of specific audiences; and improving writing through a process that includes critical response to drafts and the opportunity to revise extensively. Students and instructors work together to practice skills of writing and habits of mind that are of vital and lasting importance to today's scholars and citizens.

Director
Melissa Ianetta
Memorial Hall
(302) 831-2361
ianetta@udel.edu

Assistant Director
John Jebb
Memorial Hall 215
(302) 831-1226
johnjebb@udel.edu

Graduate Students
Kate Slaugh-Sanford
kslaugh@udel.edu

Heidi Pierce
hpierce@udel.edu

Allison Thibert-Bragg
allisont@udel.edu

Colleen Foley
cmfoley@udel.edu

Gabrielle Lewis
gkglewis@udel.edu

Memorial Hall 213
(302) 831-6597