<p> Cover/Signature Page - Abbreviated Template/Abbreviated Template with Curriculum</p><p>Institution Submitting Request: Utah Valley University Proposed Title: The Department of Literacies and Composition Currently Approved Title: The Department of Basic Composition School or Division or Location: University College Department(s) or Area(s) Location: The Department of Basic Composition Proposed Beginning Date (for new programs): Spring 2017 Institutional Board of Trustees’ Approval Date: 03/30/2016</p><p>Proposal Type (check all that apply): Regents’ General Consent Calendar Items R401-5 OCHE Review and Recommendation; Approval on General Consent Calendar SECTION ITEM NO. 4.1.5.1 K-12 Endorsements 5.1.1 Minor* 5.1.2 Emphasis* 5.2.1 Certificate of Proficiency* 5.2.3 Graduate Certificate* New Administrative Unit Administrative Unit Transfer 5.4.1 Administrative Unit Restructure Administrative Unit Consolidation 5.4.2 Conditional Three-Year Approval for New Centers, Institutes, or Bureaus New Center 5.4.3 New Institute New Bureau 5.5.1 Out-of-Service Area Delivery of Programs Program Transfer 5.5.2 Program Restructure Program Consolidation 5.5.3 x Name Change of Existing Programs Program Discontinuation 5.5.4 Program Suspension Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Program 5.5.5 Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Administrative Unit *Requires “Section V: Program Curriculum” of Abbreviated Template Chief Academic Officer (or Designee) Signature: I certify that all required institutional approvals have been obtained prior to submitting this request to the Office of the Commissioner. Signature Date: March 22, 2016 Printed Name: Jeffery Olson, Senior VP for Academic Affairs</p><p>Updated 2/5/2016 Program Request - Abbreviated Template Utah Valley University Department of Literacies and Composition 12/15/2015</p><p>Section I: Request The Department of Basic Composition in the University College of Utah Valley University requests to change their name to the Department of Literacies and Composition effective Spring 2017. The UVU Board of Trustees approved this name change on March 30, 2016.</p><p>Section II: Need</p><p>The Department is requesting a name change to the Department of Literacies and Composition in order to reflect more accurately its assigned institutional mission (pre- GE reading, writing, digital literacy and information literacy), key student-learning outcomes, and course content. The current name, Department of Basic Composition, does not sufficiently reflect the addition of reading and digital and information literacy to the department’s historical mission and curriculum content. The current name suggests that there are monolithic “basics” of composition and literacy learning rather than exigencies of communication determined by context, conventions, audience, and purpose. Additionally and importantly, many scholars and practitioners in the field of Rhetoric & Composition consider the use of the term basic in this context to be inaccurate and pejorative, leading to the stigmatization of students and presenting barriers to their academic success.i</p><p>Section III: Institutional Impact</p><p>The name change will not affect enrollments in any department or program. The proposed change will not affect existing administrative structures.</p><p>Section IV: Finances</p><p>The only anticipated costs of the proposal will be the replacement of departmental signage, department stationery, and faculty business cards, which must all be replaced regardless due to the recent department split from ESL.</p><p>Updated 2/5/2016 i Adler-Kassner, L. & Glau, G. (2002). The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Basic Writing. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s; Enos, T. (1987). Introduction. A Sourcebook for Basic Writing Teachers. New York: Random; Horner, B. & Lu, M. Z. (1999) Representing the "Other": Basic Writers and the Teaching of Basic Writing. Urbana: NCTE; Matsuda, P. K. (2003). Basic writers and second language writers: Toward an inclusive definition. Journal of Basic Writing (22) 2 , pp. 67-89; Otte, G. & R. Mlynarczyk (2010). NCTE Issue Brief: Basic Writing. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/college/briefs/basic; Otte, G. & R. Mlynarczyk. (2010) Basic Writing. Reference Guides to Rhetoric and Composition Series. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor Press; Shaughnessy, M. P. (1976). Basic writing. In Teaching Composition: 10 Bibliographic Essays, ed. G. Tate. Fort Worth: TCU Press; Troyka, L. Q. (1987). Defining basic writing in context. In A Sourcebook for Basic Writing Teachers, ed. T. Enos. New York: Random House; Villanueva, V. (2013, March). Toward a political economy of basic writing programs. Keynote paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>