(WITS)

Director: Kelly Krumrie 

Led by La Sociedad para las Artes, the Writers in the Schools program (WITS) brings graduate student writers from the English Department into classrooms across the Las Cruces area to work with younger students. The goal of the program is to encourage both an appreciation and application of writing that gives students— many Latino or Chicano and living under the poverty line— the opportunity to discuss, interpret, and express themselves through a variety of genres. Graduate students may be able to develop lessons that incorporate the themes already present in the class by working with teachers to adapt lessons to fit the needs of the class. This is an incredible program that provides valuable experiences both for the students and the writers.