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Each year, PWI offers hundreds of Penn State students with the opportunity to learn more about their community, about how writing is at work within these community organizations and businesses, and about how their own writing might contribute to ongoing efforts within such organizations. This table details the extensive network of PWI in accordance with the number of students, instructors, and volunteers who have participated in the program in recent years:
Program Outcomes Measured |
2019-2020 |
2018-2019 |
2017-2018 |
2016-2017 |
2015-2016 |
| # of Guest Speakers | 10 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 9 |
| # of new Guest Speakers added | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| # of Instructors | 9 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| # of new Instructors added | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| # of students engaged (approximate) | 528 | 389 | 1056 | 720 | 672 |
| # of sections served | 22 | 17 | 44 | 33 | 32 |
| → English 015 sections | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 7 |
| → CAS 137/English 138 sections | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| → English 202A sections | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| → English 2o2B sections | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| → English 202C sections | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| → English 202D sections | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
Numbers, of course, are never indicative of lived experiences. To hear what people are saying about the program, visit our Volunteer Testimonials and Student and Instructor Testimonials pages.