About Us
The Office of Writing and Learning supports Cal Poly student learning and achievement by coordinating a variety of academic programs and resources intended to ensure optimal educational opportunities for diverse student populations.
Academic Preparation and Transitions
- Early Assessment Program for high school students
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum for high school students
- Quantitative Reasoning Curricula for high school seniors
- Academic placement
- Supportive Pathways Program for first time first-year students
- Transfer Transitions for first-year transfer students
Learning Support Programs
- Academic Coaching
- Campuswide Tutoring
- Supplemental Instruction
- Study Sessions
- Online Study Strategies Library
Writing Across the Curriculum
- Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR) Program
- For-credit supplemental writing support courses
- Writing Center
Mission
Our mission is to offer a comprehensive menu of academic programs and resources designed to support the diverse needs of Cal Poly students, eliminate equity gaps, and optimize learning.
Diversity Action Planning
The Office of Writing and Learning staff affirm that an awareness of structural and systemic racism offers students the best chance to develop and succeed on their own terms, and our diversity action plan serves as a guiding force in our commitment to foster and embody a community where all belong, contribute, and thrive. We also respectfully acknowledge that Cal Poly resides on the unceded ancestral homelands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini tribe of Indigenous Northern Chumash peoples and are grateful to live and learn as guests on this land. We invite you to learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by engaging in the Office of Writing and Learning Diversity Action Plan.
Department Contact Information
Location: Building 26, Room 110A
E-mail Address: writingandlearning@calpoly.edu
Department Directory
| Name | phone | office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| Dr. Dawn Janke, Executive Director | 805.756.2066 | djanke@calpoly.edu | 26-112 |
| Emily Carrow, Budget & Administrative Analyst | ecarrow@calpoly.edu | 26-115 | |
| Academic Preparation and Transitions | |||
| Shayna Citrenbaum, Early Academic Preparation Coordinator | 805.756.1041 | scitrenb@calpoly.edu | 26-113 |
| Learning Support Programs | |||
| Stacy Neely, Administrative Assistant | 805.756.6084 | slneely@calpoly.edu | 26-110A |
| Dr. Jeff Milbourne, Tutoring Coordinator & STEM Learning Support Specialist | 805.756.7663 | milbourn@calpoly.edu | 26-114 |
| Trevor Forzetting, Study Session Coordinator | 805.756.7660 | tforzett@calpoly.edu | 26-110A |
| Lydia Keema, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator | 805.756.5784 | lkeema@calpoly.edu | 26-113 |
| Graduation Writing Requirement Program | |||
| Dr. Dawn Janke, Coordinator | 805.756.2066 | djanke@calpoly.edu | 26-112 |
