The mission of the Nicholls State University Writing Program is to promote a transformative, university-wide culture of writing that helps students to:

• develop a positive relationship with the intellectual, emotional, and physical activity of writing; 
• view themselves as writers and approach writing and writing-related tasks with confidence;
• recognize writing’s relevance to their lives and its power to enact meaningful change;
• use writing as a tool for critical inquiry, creativity, and self-discovery;
• broaden their linguistic, communicative, and technological repertoires; and
• explore new ideas and a diversity of perspectives.

To this end, the writing program:

• provides resources and professional development opportunities to writing course faculty;
• facilitates the sharing of resources and expertise among writing course faculty;
• advocates on behalf of writing course faculty for suitable educational environments and reasonable labor conditions;
• advances the ideals of inclusivity and physical, technological, and economic accessibility for students and faculty alike; and
• strives toward collaboration, transparency, and shared leadership in its operations.