IWAC 2023 Archives

WAC for Transitions: The Next 50 Years

The conference theme recognized a crucial moment at which we stand as practitioners of writing and communicating and the role we have in using the power of language to affect worldviews. As the conference team noted in their call for proposals, "We are at a decision-making point, a threshold in the profession: how can WAC help shape our futures? To that end, we hold a unique and rich perspective. From Dr. Barbara Walvoord’s 1969-1970 seminar, the earliest documented Writing Across the Curriculum seminar, to the 50th anniversary marked by IWAC 2020 hosted by Colorado State, WAC draws on deep experience in the project of deploying language across our campuses."

IWAC 2023 celebrated the successes of WAC in its first 50 years, addressed the challenges that programs and faculty members have faced, and recognized the opportunities awaiting us in the coming 50 years. The conference team added, "At this interim moment, let us also reflect on what we want WAC to be, who we want to address and reach, who we want to include in our conversations and what we need to do to accomplish the vision we hold for ourselves.""