Maroon Institute for Writing Excellence Graduation Ceremony

Eleven Mississippi State faculty members are being recognized as new graduates of the university’s Maroon Institute for Writing Excellence program during a campus ceremony. Now in its fourth year, the three-week intensive institute recently trained teachers from a dozen university departments to modify course syllabi to incorporate more writing-to-learn strategies into class assignments. The professional development program is part of “Maroon & Write,” which is the university’s quality enhancement plan—QEP, for short—to improve undergraduate writing and learning skills across all colleges, curricula and class levels. The QEP is required to maintain accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.