The Communication Factor
Newsletter of the Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice University Spring-2004

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Talking “Outside the Box” at Lunch

On October 30th, the Cain Project’s Faculty Advisory Committee members and other faculty from Natural Sciences and Engineering who have worked with the Cain Project met with faculty who have attended the summer Humanities Writing Institute workshops that Professor of English Terry Doody has led for the past five years. Over box lunches in the Farnsworth Pavilion, faculty shared “outside the box” ideas for teaching writing and other types of communication in their classes.

Advisory Committee Chair Ken Whitmire welcomed the group and the new Dean of Humanities, Gary Wihl. The pre-Halloween festivities, baskets of apples, and fall sunshine created a mellow and convivial mood for talking about classroom successes.
Humanities faculty are beginning to add presentations to several classes. Forming a community that shares ideas can help faculty who decide to enhance their courses with communication activities.

This lunch meeting should launch many future sessions that can ensure successful practices across the campus.

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