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San Francisco State University makes writing central to education and ensures that its graduates write proficiently.

Objectives

1. SFSU promotes excellence in its students' writing.
2. SFSU values and supports research and scholarship in the field of writing, including the pedagogy of writing.

Outcomes

1. Within two years of approval of the strategic plan, all departments will set forth criteria, at all levels including the master's thesis, that define performance expectations for writing. These criteria will measure students' proficiency in writing and their capacity to reflect critically on work in their chosen discipline.
2. There will be more student, department, college, and University journals and forums devoted to the production, dissemination, and scholarly discussion of writing.
3. Greater numbers of papers on writing pedagogy by faculty, students, and staff will appear in refereed journals.
4. All General Education Segment III courses will conform to the requirements for proficient student writing, including the revision process and attention to style as well as content.

Strategies

1. Assess current writing programs and policies.
2. Provide adequate support services for students, faculty, and staff to develop and improve writing and writing pedagogy at all levels.
3. Encourage capstone and/or portfolio reviews of student writing at the program level.
4. Seek external funds to establish a campus center or institute devoted to writing and writing pedagogy, support special writing programs, and endow a chair in composition.
5. Identify a person or committee to take the lead in implementing strategies for improving writing.
6. Hold all students to stated standards for writing, including critical analysis in written exposition, by basing assessments on the explicit criteria articulated by departments and providing students with examples of poor, good, and excellent writing.
7. Integrate into General Education and the various majors specific requirements for student writing..