Douglas Hesse
Douglas Hesse
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Biographical Description
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Doug Hesse is Professor of Writing in the Department of English at the University of Denver, where he has been named University Distinguished Scholar. Previously at DU, he was founding Executive Director of the Writing Program. He is a former President of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE, 30,000 members), former Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC, 8000 members), former President of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, former editor of WPA: Writing Program Administration, and former chair of the Executive Committee of the MLA Division on Teaching. Currently, he is Incoming Chair of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum. Hesse is author of over 80 essays, essays, and book chapters. He is co-author of four books, including Creating Nonfiction, co-authored with Becky Bradway (Bedford/St. Martin's) and the Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers (with Lynn Troyka). He's presented over 140 readings, talks, and conference papers, more than 40 of them as keynote speaker. His scholarly interests are creative nonfiction, writing pedagogy and administration, and national literacy efforts. Under his leadership, the DU Writing Program received the prestigious CCCC Certificate of Excellence. In 2015, the Young Rhetoricians Conference named him Rhetorician of the Year. Hesse was founding coordinator of the Norman Mailer/NCTE National High School and College Writing Awards in Creative Nonfiction. Hesse previously taught at Illinois State University, where he received the university's Outstanding Researcher Award and the Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award. There, he directed the Honors Program, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, the graduate program in English studies, and the writing program. Hesse was happily educated in rural Iowa schools. His PhD is from The University of Iowa, where he wrote and wrote about nonfiction. He sings semi-professionally with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus and enjoys hiking and photography.
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Holder Lecture Slides
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Doug Hesse CV
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NCTE.2017.Everyday Writing and Teachers, Students, Scholars.docx
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Report 7-30 and 8-4 of the Instructor and Teaching Support Group.docx
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Writing Program Report 2019-21
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Hesse ASEM Mountains: Ecologies and Imaginations
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Holder Lecture Slide PDF
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Description
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Description
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In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
Staff information
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Staff information
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Staff information
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Staff information
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Forums
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Forums
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Forums
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Forums
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WRIT Documents
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WRIT Documents
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WRIT Documents
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WRIT Documents
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Portfolio Assessment
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Portfolio Assessment
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Portfolio Assessment
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Portfolio Assessment
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Program Information
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Program Information
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Program Information
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Program Information
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Multimodal
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Description
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Description
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Description
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In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
In fall 2006, the University of Denver launched a comprehensive new writing program. Its mission: create a robust culture of writing on campus; develop strong student skills through multiple writing experiences; follow the best research and pedagogy. The program emphasizes the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in academic, professional, and civic life. Our further mission is to provide a national model for colleges and universities seeking exemplary practices in teaching writing. The components of the program are a first-year writing sequence, a writing and research center, writing-intensive core courses, support for writing in the disciplines, and program assessment and research.
202 Penrose Library
303.871.7448
Doug Hesse, Director
http://www.du.edu/writing -
Staff information
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Staff information
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Staff information
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Faculty Handbook: August 2021, February 2020, and July 2019
OLD VERSIONS: 02.27.20.Writing Program Faculty Handbook.pdfWriting Program Faculty Handbook 5th Edition - July 2019
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Forums
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Forums
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Forums
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WRIT Documents
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WRIT Documents
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WRIT Documents
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Portfolio Assessment
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Portfolio Assessment
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Portfolio Assessment
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View
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View
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View
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PA180118.JPG
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PA180118.JPG
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PA180118.JPG
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Program Information
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Program Information
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Program Information
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Current Writing Requirements at the University of Denve1.pdf
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Directions to U of Denver.jpg
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Multimodal
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Multimodal
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Multimodal
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Colorado National Writing Day.jpg
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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Presidential Debate Bingo
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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DEBATE BINGO: The first Presidential Debate takes place at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012. Several Writing Program faculty will be hosting DEBATE BINGO at the DebateFest on campus. As the candidates use the rhetorical strategies, logical fallacies, or predictable talking points featured on our Bingo cards, participants will mark the corresponding boxes until they have five in a row . Winners can upload a picture of their winning card to Twitter using #DUDebateBingo for the chance to win a prize from DU’s Writing Program. A full set of 16 BINGO CARDS is included below, in PDF format.
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021
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Writing Program Report 2019-2021