Allison Mickel, Sociology and Anthropology Ziad Munson, Sociology and Anthropology Siddha Pimputkar, Materials Science and Engineering Todd Watkins, Economics Ben Wright, Religion Studies John Cascio Emma Fernandez Caroline Palmer Caroline Spindel Ben Wainfan Writing Across the Curriculum, the TRAC Writing Fellows program, and the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning cosponsored and organized two events in April for the Symposium on Writing in the Disciplines in the CITL Commons. Writing Instruction in the Disciplines at Lehigh: How Important Is It? And How Well Are We Doing? Why do we teach writing (and other communication skills) in the disciplines at Lehigh? How well does Lehigh achieve its goals for writing instruction for our undergraduate students? What are the obstacles to effective writing instruction at Lehigh and what might be done to improve? Faculty panelists: TRAC Fellow panelists: Sirry Alang, Sociology and Health, Medicine, and Society Hannah Dailey, Mechanical Engineering Suzanne Edwards, English Khanjan Mehta, Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry K. Sivakumar, Marketing Writing Instruction in the Disciplines and the Broader Educational Experience of Lehigh Students: What are the connections, if any, between effective writing instruction and learning in the disciplines? How important are writing and communication skills to meaningful undergraduate research? How does writing affect Lehigh’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion? What can be done to improve, through writing instruction, the undergraduate student experience at Lehigh? Faculty Panelists: LIBRARY 5X10 EVENTS The Lehigh Libraries hosted a rich array of 5x10 programming for first year students: Led by Art, Architecture and Design Professor Deirdre Murphy, students learned how to carve prints into a rubber block that was used to print takeaways like cards and other stationery in Block Printmaking, held at Lucy's Cafe in Linderman Library. Over 350 students attended the first inperson What’s So Special About Special Collections. Librarians introduced students to select material drawn from Lehigh history, literature, science and technology, and travel and exploration, including artifacts as varied as 15th century maps and an iron pin from the Brooklyn Bridge. In a collaboration with the Center for Gender Equity and history graduate student Casey Kies, Special Collections hosted Transitions: Zines Marking Moments of Transition. Students learned about the history of fanzines, examined the recently acquired Frank Lunney Fanzines Collection, and reflected on their transition into college as they made their own zines. In Archives to Art Walk, students learned about the history of the Berman Collection through an examination of the Berman Archives and received a guided tour of the art along Memorial Walk, ending at LUAG in the Zoellner Arts Center. Students were able to view rare maps and astronomy texts, considering their own place in the world through a conversation about the transition from the Ptolemaic world view to a heliocentric world view, in Encountering New Worlds: Books and Maps From The Age of Discovery. SYMPOSIUMONWRITING INTHEDISCIPLINES 202 1 /22 | ANNUAL REPORT | 1 9
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