The Writing Program is important because it is the most direct path to empowerment and self-discovery. An excellent writer from Berry will stand shoulder to shoulder with the best graduates of Harvard and Stanford. Mastery of writing places one in a select group. They will be able to shape and direct this conversation.
Writing is also an enactment of self-discovery.
One must locate where she stands, particularly where she stands in relationship to others. The act of writing is our global positioning instrument. In many ways, we are nowhere until our own articulateness locates us. One is frequently in the dark until the topic, the issue, the challenge is mastered through the writing process. Writing is the most direct path to mastering a discipline.