The Rhetoric Associates Program is always accepting new instructors to work with. For more information and to apply to use the program, contact Julie Foust Andrew at 797-3648 or julie.foust@usu.edu.

When considering if the RA Program is the right fit for your course, please keep the following program requirements in mind:

• All courses using RAs must have at least two, and no more than three, writing assignments (or a combination of writing and speaking) that are handled by the RAS.
• One paper must be completed before midterm and one after midterm.
• The writing assignments and meetings with RAs must be a required part of the course.
• All students in the class must be required work with RAs.
• Any papers submitted unaccompanied by RA comments should be deemed incomplete and unacceptable, or at least less successful.
• Papers submitted to the RAs late are not acceptable.
• Instructors will inform RAs of any change in paper dates or assignment at least ten days in advance.

Also, as you consider work with RAs, please remember the following:

• RAs do not grade papers--they act as coaches and guides.
• RAs need about two weeks to write comments and to meet with students in a 30-minute conference session.
• RAs have a 60-hour contract, most of which is spent in writing critiques and meeting with students--they may attend the class a few times to introduce themselves or pick up papers, but they do not sit in on class regularly. (Inquire about the Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program if you need more intensive support than RAs provide.)

You can also download the Guide for Instructors (.pdf) that is given to all instructors new to the program, which contains more information and guidelines.