The advising system needs to work better. We need clearer standards to evaluate for advisors. Maybe put a check-off box on course eval form to monitor progress in writing. We need to reinvent 100-level courses to fully support writing. An institutional commitment is required.
Many students are unprepared for college-level writing.
Need a workshop for 100-level class teachers to teach them how to effectively teach writing. We need to develop a common language across the faculty to teach writing effectively. We should generalize the check-off approach beyond writing to monitor progress in all basic skills during the first year. This is not a good thing. Students aren't clear what they should achieve in 100-level courses.