Paula Rosinski

Professor of English and Director of Writing Across the University

Department: Center for Writing Excellence

Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Office 119A 2550 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Professional Expertise

Professional Writing; Visual and Multimodal Rhetorics; Alumni Writing; Writing Across the Disciplines; Faculty Development

Brief Biography

Paula is a Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric focusing on multimedia rhetoric and writing technolgies. Her areas of research include writing beyond the university, writing transfer, the non-academic writing lives of students, AI writing strategies/pedaogies, and the AI writing lives of alumni/professsionals. Currently the Director of Writing Across the University in the Center for Writing Excellence, Paula previoulsy served as the College Writing Coordinator (2002-2005) and the Writing Center Director (2005-2016). She led Elon's 5-year Writing Excellence Initiative, which enhanced the teaching and learning of writing across all majors and in Student Life.

News & Notes

Courses Taught

The courses I've taught most recently include Professional Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) 217 Writing Technologies and PWR 212 Multimedia and Visual Rhetorics I. In the past I've also taught English (ENG) 219 Writing Studies Survey; ENG 319 Writing Center Workshop; PWR 215 Introduction to Professional Writing & Rhetoric; Eng 250 Science Fiction; Eng 110 College Writing; PWR 497 Senior Seminar; General Studies Seminar on Cyberculture; and Elon 101.

Leadership Positions

College Writing Coordinator (2002-2005)
Writing Center Director (2005-2016)
Writing Across the University Director (2016-present)

Current Projects

Co-leading Elon's Center for Engaged Learning 3-year Writing Beyond the University seminar
The transfer between academic rhetorical training and effective writing beyond the university
Faculty development in writing across the curriculum
PWR program development
The everyday writing lives of students