Mission
THE COUNCIL OF WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY WITH PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR (OR INTERESTS IN) DIRECTING WRITING PROGRAMS. MEMBERS INCLUDE DIRECTORS OF FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION, UNDERGRADUATE WRITING, WAC/WID, AND WRITING CENTERS, AS WELL AS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, DIVISION HEADS, DEANS, AND SO ON. WPA PUBLISHES A JOURNAL AND MAINTAINS DIGITAL ANNOUNCEMENTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, HOLDS AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP FOR FIRST-TIME, NEW, OR RETURNING WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS, AND FOSTERS EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT COLLEGE WRITING AND WRITING PROGRAMS. FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS IN WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN WPA.