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Document ActionsNewsUp one levelRecent announcements by, for, and about the people of the English Department. Neil Nakadate and Mary Swander Contribute Work to Anthology, Letters to a Young IowanThis book makes it abundantly clear what a wide range of lively, engaging and engaged souls live in the land between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The voices linger in my spirit like a big choir and all the notes, the harmonies and the dissonance together say more about my home state than any other single volume I have seen. --Greg Brown, Iowa singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy nominee Amy Slagell Co-Edits Collection of Speeches and Writings of One of America's Most Important Social Reformers"This collection is perfect, offering the best of Willard without overwhelming the reader. The documents chosen illustrate Willard's uncanny political sense and ability to turn a phrase, as well as her personal trajectory through the halls of temperance into the wide arena of national and inter-national reforms." --Mari Jo Buhle, William R. Kenan, Jr. University Professor of American civilization and history, Brown University Raza Ali Hasan Invited to Read from Work at University of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri-Columbia has invited poet, Raza Ali Hasan, to read from his work as part of their 2007-2008 CLA Reading Series on November 29, 2007. Geoff Sauer Interviewed by the IJTCAssistant Professor Geoffrey Sauer is the feature interview of the current issue of the International Journal for Technical Communication. Amy Slagell Receives 2007-2008 LAS Master Teacher AwardDr. Amy Slagell is one of six LAS professors who have been selected as 2007-2008 LAS Master Teachers for their work in developing innovative ways to teach large lecture courses. Dr. Slagell serves as the Director of the Fundamentals of Public Speaking Program, where she works closely with the English Department graduate students who are teaching assistants for SpCm 212, the department's basic public speaking course. Dr. Slagell is also the Professor in Charge of the speech communication program. MFA Graduate Student, Emily Plum Guclu, receives the 2008 Marble Faun PrizeThe Faulkner Society has awarded Emily Plum Guclu the 2008 Marble Faun Prize for her poem, "Her Mexico Blues." The honor includes an invitation to attend the Words & Music Festival In New Orleans on November 14 - 18, 2007. Goodwin and Hegelheimer Receive National Research RecognitionProfessors Goodwin and Hegelhemer co-author award winning articles. Video from English Courses Training Now OnlineOn November 8th, Geoffrey Sauer, Rebecca E. Burnett and Quinn Warnick offered a presentation to interested English students, faculty and instructors about how to use the new English Department Course Website system. The streaming video is now online from the Studio for New Media website. Christiana Langenberg's short story "In-Coming" nominated for a Puschcart PrizeChristiana Langenberg's Pushcart prize-nominated short story "In-Coming" now appears in the literary journal Storyglossia. Mary Swander receives 2006 Iowa Author AwardISU Distinguished Professor Mary Swander is one of three authors honored by the Des Moines Public Library Foundation. Hegelheimer and Mielke Receive Teaching AwardsProfessors Hegelheimer and Mielke were honored for their stellar teaching accomplishments at the 2006 Liberal Arts and Sciences College Convocation on September 6. Christiana Langenberg Wins Panliterary Award for FictionThe new issue of the multi-modal literary journal, Drunken Boat (#8) features Christiana's winning story "Maura Takes The Multiple Choice Test of Her Life So Far" Composition Essay Published in NewsweekA student essay written for a First Year Composition II class at Iowa State University was recently published in the August 8, 2006, edition of Newsweek magazine. Acclaim for Debra Marquart's memoir, The Horizontal WorldThe Sunday, July 30, issue of the New York Times Book Review features a review of Debra Marquart's recent memoir/biomythography, The Horizontal World: Growing up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere. Lindeman receives Outstanding Dissertation AwardMany graduates of our Ph.D. program in Rhetoric and Professional Communication have been recognized by CCCC. Stephen Carl Arch Receives Alumni Achievement AwardMichigan State University professor recognized for accomplishments in literary history and criticism. The Lectures Heard (and Seen) Around the WorldA new audio and video "podcast" streams lectures by English Department faculty to listeners and viewers across the state and around the world. |
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