About
Every year, the Penn State Program in Rhetoric and Writing teaches approximately 13,000 students spread over approximately 550 sections of courses in First-Year Writing and Writing in the Professions.
- In 2013, two instructors in Writing and Rhetoric--Sarah Rude and Program Assistant Sarah Summers--were among the winners of the university-wide Harold F. Martin Teaching Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award. Congratulations!
- In 2013, the Program was awarded a CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.
Instructors
- Browse our growing list of teaching materials.
- View pedagogical handouts and read about our pedagogical training.
- Watch videos by Penn State instructors on teaching in the Program in Rhetoric and Writing. Graduate students can also find information about our Graduate Writing Center, a great resource for students of all disciplines.
Undergraduates
- Read about the Technical Writing or Rhetoric minor.
- Learn about the Excellence in Communication Certificate.
- Meet with or become an undergraduate peer writing tutor through Penn State Learning.
- Submit your first-year writing to Penn Statements, the Program in Writing and Rhetoric's 30 year old journal of student essays.
We welcome contributions, ideas, and questions. Please feel free to contact the Program Assistants via email at psucomposition@gmail.com with any comments about this website.
