Writing Accountability Group (WAG)

The Center for Communication Excellence offers Writing Accountability Groups (WAGS) in fall and spring semesters to provide a space for graduate students to make progress towards their writing goals in a supportive, peer-led environment.

Application for Spring 2024 is now closed. Please check back in August 2024.

WHO CAN JOIN

Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are open to graduate students from any department or program at ISU. To be considered for participation in a group, a student must fulfill a number of expectations, including:

  • Filling out an application: Applications are typically available at the start of each semester when groups are formed. If you are interested in joining a WAG after the application deadline has passed, contact the WAG facilitator Chris Nuttall at cnutt@iastate.edu to be put on a waitlist for the coming semester or, if possible, be added to a current semester’s group.  
  • Accepting the application: When initial placements are made, students who have been placed in a group will be informed via email. They should respond to the email to confirm their participation.
  • Attending the WAG: Once students confirm their participation, they should begin attending weekly group meetings. These meetings may take place in person or in an online format, depending on the group members’ indicated preference at the start of the semester. Students may bring to the sessions any form of academic writing (research papers, theses or dissertations, grant proposals, conference abstracts or presentations, job application materials, and more) they would like to work on in the designated time frame.

CURRENT WAG GROUPS (SPRING 2024)

  • Group 1: Monday 10:00 -11:30 am (1.5 hrs.)
  • Group 2: Monday 1:00 - 3:00 pm (2 hrs.)
  • Group 3: Tuesday 9:30 - 11:00 am (1.5 hrs.)
  • Group 4: Tuesday 12:00 - 1:30 pm (1.5 hrs.)
  • Group 5: Wednesday 12:00 - 1:30 pm (1.5 hrs.)
  • Group 6: Thursday 9:30  - 11:30 am (2 hrs.)
  • Group 7: Friday 2:00 - 3:30 pm (1.5 hrs.)

Want to Learn More?

Contact our WAG Coordinator cnutt@iastate.edu to schedule an observation or get more details

Spring 2023 Writing Accountability Groups

    1. Mondays 2-4pm
    2. Wednesdays 10am-12pm
    3. Wednesdays 1-3pm
    4. Thursdays 3-5pm
    5. Thursdays 5-7pm
    6. Fridays 9-11am
    7. Fridays 1-3pm

    Fall 2022 Writing Accountability Groups

    In fall semester, we ran four online or in-person interdisiplinary Writing Accountability Groups:

      • Mondays 10am-12pm
      • Tuesdays 3-5pm
      • Tuesdays 5-7pm
      • Wednesdays 3-5pm

      Spring 2022 Writing Accountability Groups

      In spring semester, we ran four online interdisiplinary Writing Accountability Groups:

      • Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
      • Tuesdays, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
      • Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
      • Fridays, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

      One disciplinary Writing Accountability Group in Agronomy was also held by the Agronomy Writing Consutlant, Amy. Contact amyrp@iastate.edu:

      • Thursdays, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.