Request a Writing Associate

Want to work with a writing associate? Here's how!

Use the form below to request a writing associate for the coming semester. CWP accepts requests for the following semester from approximately midterm through the final weeks of the current semester. We’ll review your request right away and contact you if we have any questions. We usually sit down to make decisions about WA assignments shortly after final exams, and we typically notify faculty about their assignments several weeks before the beginning of the semester.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Writing Associates are expected to have four, face-to-face meetings with your students over the course of the semester. Each of these meetings should be approximately 30 minutes in length. This does not mean you must have four major writing assignments. WAs can meet with your students for a variety of assignments, at any stage of their writing or design process. If you’re not sure whether this model works for your course, please contact us. We may be able to suggest alternative ways of supporting teaching and learning with writing in your class.
We do our best to honor any special requests you might have, such as a WA who has taken courses in your discipline or who has experience with a particular type of writing. If you know of a WA who is currently on our staff who would be a good match for your course, please tell us! We cannot guarantee these special requests, but we will do our best (usually to the satisfaction of everyone involved!).
We cannot hire a WA exclusively for your course, nor can we hire WAs mid-year. CWP does all its hiring in the spring semester for the following academic year, and we need to hire WAs who can support a variety of courses. However, if you know any students who would make great WAs , please nominate them! We will reach out to your nominees and encourage them to apply. Once they’re part of our staff, you can always request to work with them in the future.
Due to current budget constraints, we may not be able to satisfy every request.

We have reached the capacity for the number of courses we can support in Fall 2024. However, if you are still interested in working with a WA, please reach out to CWP Coordinator Emma Hetrick at hetricke@lafayette.edu

Request a Writing Associate (FACULTY)

Use this form to request a WA for your course.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Your Department or Program(Required)

In which course would you like to work with a WA? (Please provide the course abbreviation, number, and title, as in ENG 100: Academic Writing)(Required)

Is this a "W" course?

Have you used a WA before?

Please tell us a bit about the writing assignments in your course (optional).

If you have any special requirements for your WA (a particular major, writing experience, etc.), please describe those requirements here. If you can tell us a bit about the conditions or assignments in your course that make these requirements necessary, that will help us find the best WA for your course.

Do you know of a current WA with whom you would like to work? Please provide that person's name here. We cannot guarantee you this WA, but we will do our best.

Do you plan on having your WA meet with students face-to-face four times? If not, we may wish to meet with you to discuss the best way for us to support teaching and learning with writing in your course.(Required)

If you would like to share with us a draft copy of your syllabus and/or your major writing assignments, you may upload the files here. This is entirely optional, but it may assist us in finding the best WA for your course.

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Max. file size: 49 MB, Max. files: 5.