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- Dr. Samantha Earley’s collaborative print with Nancy DeJoy “Now” received Honorable Mention in the Fantastical Flora and Fauna exhibit at the South Haven Center for the Arts in South Haven, MI. The entry was one of 200 entries with 54 entries being chosen. “Now” was in the top 6. Read more.
- Professor Michael Jackman and students from W301 held a virtual event on October 8 hosting spoken word Poet Carlos Andrés Gómez. Read more about Carlos Andrés Gómez.
- Professor Michael Jackman’s project proposal, Researching the Effects of Service Learning on Writing Majors, was selected for funding through the High-Impact Community Engagement Practices grant program. The review committee approved the project to receive funding in the amount of $2,500.00 from Indiana Campus Compact. Congratulations Professor Jackman!
- Professor Michael Jackman has three poems featured in The North Meridian Review: A Journal of Culture and Scholarship, Volume1, Winter 2020 Special Issue. Read the issue online.
- The winners of the Common Experience Creative Writing Competition are:
Poetry: 1. Tien Lu Huang 2. Jomar Sullivan 3. Savannah Delgado Short Story: 1. John Wohlleb 2. Gracie Vanover 3. Ryan Drury The prompt for the competition was to share an experience either through poetry or short story where someone the writer knows made an intentional and mindful decision to do something that made an impact in a positive way.
ENGLISH ALUMNI
- Dr. Sandra Patterson-Randles shared exciting news that English alumnus, Brett Blevins who served as Dr. Patterson-Randles’ assistant used that practicum experience to secure a teaching assistantship at Western Michigan University in Medieval Studies. Brett was awarded with the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award at Western Michigan University.
