HomePublicationsOpen Access SeriesWriting Beyond the UniversitySection 1 Chapter 3: Understanding Alumni Writing Experiences in the United StatesDownload Chapter Book MenuWriting Beyond the University SectionsSection 1Section 2Section 3ChaptersIntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13An Invitational ConclusionBook Resources Contributors Download BookOpen access PDFdoi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa5ISBN: 978-1-951414-08-5October 3, 20225.5 MBMetrics: 4381 views | 957 downloadsISBN: 978-1-951414-09-2November 2022 (Temporarily Unavailable) Julia Bleakney, Heather Lindenman, Travis Maynard, Li Li, Paula Rosinski, and Jessie L. MooreThe authors present data from a national survey of college graduates and from three institutional studies to illustrate what writing experiences look like for alumni in the United States and at these institutions. Snapshots from each study explore how institutional efforts like campus-wide writing initiatives, writing majors, campus jobs, and other campus writing experiences prepare students for the writing they’ll encounter as alumni. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa5.3 Related Book ResourcesUnderstanding Alumni Writing Experiences: Research DesignsDemographic Data for CEL/Elon Poll SurveyDiscussion Questions Where in your university or college curriculum do students have opportunities to experience and practice the kinds of writing they might do after graduation, such as in the workplace? Where else in students’ university experiences are they practicing writing that prepares them for the writing they’ll do as alumni, and where in the curriculum might students have opportunities to explore and make connections between these experiences? Share:
