Our Mission
The Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC) program at Illinois Institute of Technology strongly believes in the centrality of writing and communication in all that we do as a critical skill moving forward in this technological age. Between class essays, grant proposals, Tik Tok videos, conference papers, and Python scripts, we are constantly writing and communicating. The CAC program takes a design-centered and research-based approach to teaching communication, aiming to support students and faculty in communicating effectively within the contexts of their own unique disciplines and lives.
Our Goals
Our mission informs the particular goals of the program, and the activities that we undertake. Our program is guided by the Council of Writing Program Administrators’ and the International Network of Writing Across the Curriculum Programs’ and includes the following program goals:
- Advancing the use of writing as a tool for thinking and learning
- Supporting students in developing communication skills throughout their education
- Advising departments and degree programs on communication curriculum
- Supporting instructors who are teaching communication skills in their courses
- Assessing the teaching of communication skills across the university
Programs and Leadership
Three different programs across campus work together to help our students develop communication skills: Communication Across the Curriculum, the Writing Center, and English Language Services.