Resources for Students

• Modern Language Association (MLA)
  The premier professional organization for the study and teaching of language and literature.
• Society for Technical Communication
  STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical writing. It is the largest organization of its type in the world.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab
  A reliable, comprehensive resource on all facets of the writing process, from generating ideas to refining a thesis to documenting sources using MLA.
• Teaching English and Other Careers for the English Major
  Published by the National Council of Teachers of English, this website hosts a rich array of information about careers for English majors.
• Graduate Schools.com
  A comprehensive online guide to graduate schools across the country.
• The Kansas City Writers Place: Midwest Center for the Literary Arts. 
  The mission of the Writers Place is "to promote writers and their work, to nurture an interest in writing and literature in a wide, diverse audience and to reach out to the next generation through educational programs for students at all levels."
• Park University Academic Support Center
  The ASC offers face-to-face and online writing consultation services to students, including a variety of resources for helping students prepare for the Writing Competency Test.  Brief guides to MLA and APA citation styles are also available on the ASC website.
• Park University Career Development
  Career Development offers career planning services to all Park University learners, from career exploration to internships to preparation of a résumé and cover letter.

Internships

• WISH - Washington Intern Student Housing

Publication of student work

• Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric

Resources for Teachers of English Face-to-Face and Online

• Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
  American Library Association. 2001.
• Designing Writing Assignments
  The University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Writing Program. 2008.
• Evaluating Writing Assignments
  Colorado State University. 2008.
• Position Statement on Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Writing in Digital Environments
  Conference on College Composition and Communication. 2004.
• Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann. "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever."
  AAHE Bulletin (Oct 1996): 3-6.
• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: Statement on Best Practices
  Council of Writing Program Administrators. January 2003.  
• Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition
  Council of Writing Program Administrators. April 2000.   

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