UTEP’s First-Year Composition Program Wins Excellence Award
The First-Year Composition Program at The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded the 2022-2023 CCCC writing Program Certificate of Excellence, recognizing it for being an exemplary college writing program.
The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is a constituent organization of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). UTEP’s First-Year Composition Program was one of eight to receive the award for 2022-23.
Dr. Lauren Rosenberg, associate professor and director of the First-Year Composition Program received the award on behalf of the faculty and program.
The selection committee highlighted the First-Year Composition Program for “its commitment to linguistic diversity, emphasis on and engagement with racial and social justice, and attention to its local context. Since it was last awarded a Certificate of Excellence in 2012, UTEP’s First-Year Composition Program has undergone a curricular redesign that increases students' rhetorical and writing knowledge, as well as their awareness of social and racial justice. The committee was impressed by the program’s expansive and outward-facing vision of writing, as well as the variety of course experiences and partnerships. The program’s relationship with El Paso and its surrounding communities is informed by collaborative partnerships with community non-profits. The committee also appreciated the collaborative research on multilingual writers and the U.S.-Mexico border context produced by faculty and graduate students within the program.”
Congratulations to the First-Year Composition Program faculty and staff and those who continue improving the education of all our students at UTEP.