The Writing and Communication Program has several standing committees on which Brittain Fellows serve. Below are brief descriptions of each committee.
Curricular Innovation Committee
The mission of the newly re-established Curriculum Innovation Committee (CIC) is to create a platform for Brittain Fellows and other interested LMC faculty to engage in ongoing conversations surrounding pedagogical questions that arise from teaching in the writing classroom or in the humanities more broadly conceived.
DevLab Committee
The mission of the DevLab Committee is to maintain and promote the Writing and Communication Program’s Research and Development Lab, located in Hall 012. DevLab is where Brittain Fellows go to access technology--hardware and software--and develop skills that can enhance their teaching and research activities.
Textbook Committee
The Textbook Committee’s mission is to continuously revise and update WOVENText and accompanying textbooks used in ENGL1101 and ENGL1102 for accuracy, relevancy, and user-friendliness. Every year Brittain Fellows maintain and update the contents of WOVENText.
Grant Writing Committee
The mission of the Grant Writing Committee (GWC) is to offer grant resources and information for Brittain Fellows and other WCP faculty and students seeking funding for digital humanities and public humanities-oriented projects that increase the visibility of scholarship, pedagogy, and engagement of Georgia Tech’s Writing and Communication Program and the Brittain Fellowship.
Hiring Committee
The mission of the Hiring Committee is to review and disseminate the job listings for Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows, contribute to the interview questions and other aspects of the process, review and rank the applicants, interview and rank selected applicants, and make recommendations for hiring. Note: Hiring committee work takes place primarily during spring semester.
Podcast Committee
The mission of the Podcast Committee is to produce digital audio shows that showcase the work being done by Brittain Fellows and other early career scholars in a readily accessible platform. The committee welcomes ideas for episodes of ongoing podcasts – The Office Hour and Technically Pop – as well as pitches for new shows, one-off programming, and creative new methods for presenting academic labor that would otherwise go invisible or unnoticed.
Technical Communication Committee
The TechComm Committee’s mission is to explore and discuss theory, best practices, curriculum, and potential opportunities concerning the writing and teaching of technical communication both within and outside academia.
TechStyle Committee
As the Brittain Fellow-run open-access publication for the Writing and Communication Program (WCP), TECHStyle’s (TS) mission is to provide a public humanities platform for Brittain Fellows to share their academic research and writing pedagogy methods. In addition to representing the WCP, TS is a venue for ideas that don’t necessarily fit in journal articles or two-page teaching statements.
Writing and Communication Program Advisory Committee
The Writing and Communication Program Committee is comprised of representatives elected by the current Brittain Fellows and program leadership, and also the program’s Director, Associate Director, Assistant Director, and Assessment Coordinator. This committee examines and debates issues relevant to Georgia Tech’s Writing and Communication Program. It provides the program administrators with recommendations concerning policies, plans projects, curricular changes, as well as completing tasks vital to the program’s operation and development.
Multilingual Pedagogy Committee
Multilingual Pedagogy Committee (MPC) promotes multilingual pedagogical approaches in writing and composition studies and serves students and faculty with interests in multilingualism in the WCP and across Georgia Tech. MPC values non-western/postcolonial interventions in pedagogy and knowledge-making. The committee maintains a website that contains pedagogical resources about global and multilingual writing in communications, learning, media, and literature.
For more information about committees, chairs, and current objectives, please visit the Committees Overview page in the Brittain Fellow Handbook.