University Writing has announced the inaugural Ralph Shug Jordan Lecture and Workshop on Writing Instruction which will be held on Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. (lecture) and 2 p.m. (workshop.) This year, they will welcome Mike Palmquist, professor of English at Colorado State University and founder and publisher of the WAC Clearinghouse.and#160; Palmquist will discuss and#8220;writing to engage,and#8221; which he defines as a kind of assignment faculty can use to push and#8220;students beyond their initial understanding of disciplinary content and processes to a deeper engagement with the information, ideas and arguments central to a discipline.and#8221;