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All WLAIP students will complete English 101, “College Writing,” during the summer institute (July 6 - July 31). In this course students learn and practice the critical writing and reading skills necessary for success in college courses and beyond. Because reading and writing are a central element of many college courses ranging from psychology to theater, we see “College Writing” as a necessary building block for all students. Moreover, many employers and buisness leaders rate the “ability to write well” as one of the most important qualifications for potential employees. This class will help you get there.
In English 101 students will:
- Practice writing as a way to discover and clarify their own thinking;
- Understand writing as a process that involves brainstorming, drafting, revision, and more revision;
- Write effective summaries and paraphrases of complex reading assignments;
- Craft good thesis statements and distinguish between stronger and weaker written arguments;
- Learn the methods, resources, and rationale for citing sources in academic writing (including how to avoid plagiarism);
- Modulate their voice and tone as writers to accommodate various audiences;
- Develop skills and confidence for joining classroom discussions;
- Give and receive individual feedback on writing and discover the resources available to writers at Wabash.
Because this is an intensive summer course (one where we will cover in four weeks what students usually cover over the course of an entire semester), you can expect a lot of hands-on help from your professors and from two current Wabash students who will serve as writing tutors. You will meet for class sessions four days a week, work with professors and writing tutors outside of class sessions, and write and revise your work during time set aside in the schedule. While this course requires hard work and dedication, it will also be fun! Our goal is that at the end of the four weeks, you will feel more confident about writing and will know where you can get help with writing at Wabash throughout your four years here.
English 101 Instructor: Professor Jill lamberton
Professor Jill Lamberton loves teaching English 101 for the WLAIP. She frequently says that the WLAIP is some of the most rewarding work she does at Wabash. She loves watching students find their voice and challenging themselves and each other to be more thoughtful and ethical human beings. She is a member of the English department and is beginning her 12th year at the College. Prof. Lamberton also has a role in the College’s administration, serving as the Special Assistant to the President for Belongingness and Community. Courses she regularly teaches to first-year students include “Writing with Power and Grace,” “Dante’s Divine Comedy,” and a Freshman Tutorial on Civil Rights.
Prof. Lamberton grew up in the Pacific Northwest and went to high school in Southern California. She made her way to the Midwest for graduate school at the University of Michigan. She loves to travel and is a huge advocate for study abroad. She and her husband, Wabash Professor of Classics Jeremy Hartnett, first met in Siena, Italy. They have two middle school children, so Prof. Lamberton spends a lot of time driving a mom-taxi. She also loves cooking, yoga, and laughing with students, family, and friends.
English 101 Instructor: Dr. Julio Enriquez-ornelas
Dr. Julio Enríquez-Ornelas is excited to teach English 101 in the Wabash Liberal Arts Immersion Program for the first time. He looks forward to helping students develop confidence in their writing, adjust to the expectations of college-level work, and recognize the value of their own experiences and perspectives. Because English is his second language, he understands personally the challenges of learning to write across languages, cultures, and academic settings. He wishes that a program like WLAIP had existed when he was a student, particularly as he navigated college as a first-generation, undocumented student. These experiences shape his commitment to creating a classroom where students feel comfortable asking questions, taking intellectual risks, and beginning to see themselves as capable college writers.
Dr. Enríquez-Ornelas is a proud graduate of Wabash College, Class of 2008. He double majored in English and Spanish and was involved in campus life as a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha, La Alianza: Unidos Por Sangre, and the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies. He later returned to Wabash, where he now serves as Director of the Latino Community Center and as an associated faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor. His teaching and community work focus on writing, migration, cultural memory, identity, and belonging, particularly within Mexican and U.S. Latino communities.
He is also a creative writer and scholar whose work brings together literary storytelling, academic criticism, and public writing. His publications include the book Los hijos de la chingada, the academic article “Troubling Border Representation,” and essays and crónicas published in Confabulario, the cultural supplement of El Universal. His Confabulario publications include “Si nos dejan” and “Testimonio de un inmigrante en Indiana: nos despertamos gritando ‘Grit & Hustle.’” His writing frequently explores migration, family, language, masculinity, memory, and the experience of making a home across borders.
Dr. Enríquez-Ornelas grew up in California’s Salinas Valley after immigrating from Michoacan, Mexico, as a young child. His experiences growing up bilingual and moving between different cultural and linguistic worlds continue to shape his teaching, writing, and community engagement. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking, creative writing, spending time with his husband and family, and caring for his pets and chickens. He especially values good conversation, shared meals, and the stories through which people come to understand one another.