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CATEGORIES: Department News, Graduate Student News

Caroliena Cabada receives a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award

Earlier this week, 52 individuals and teams learned they received one of 12 COVID-19 Exceptional Effort Awards, announced in October to recognize the extraordinary and innovative ways Iowa Staters strived to overcome the challenges of the pandemic. Caroliena Cabada received a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award “for providing a seamless transition to online delivery for … Continue reading Caroliena Cabada receives a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award

CATEGORIES: Department News

Congratulations to the 2020 CyThx Award winners.

Congratulations to Brenna Dixon, Brianna Stoever, Charissa Menefee, Gulbahar Beckett, Jenny Aune, Laura Brown, & Taylor Anne Barriuso on being recognized for their work in 2020. To celebrate effective teaching, advising, and mentoring, the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) partners with ISU Learning Communities, Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Government, and the Graduate … Continue reading Congratulations to the 2020 CyThx Award winners.

CATEGORIES: Department News, Graduate Student News

Fall 2020 TEA/REA Award Winners

Congratulations to the following graduate students!  Recipients of the Graduate College  Research Excellence Awards (REA) and/or Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)  by the Graduate Studies Committee Fall 2020   Research Excellence Awards Fall 2020  Nazlinur Gokturk Tuney         ALT        Carol Chapelle/Evg Chukharev-Khudilaynen, Major Profs   Teaching Excellence Awards Fall 2020  Caroliena Cabada           … Continue reading Fall 2020 TEA/REA Award Winners

CATEGORIES: Creative Writing, Department Events

Rachel Mans McKenny & Denise Williams present “I Wrote the Novel. Now What?”

Rachel Mans McKenny and Denise Williams are speaking at a student-centered event on October 30th (via Webex) on the process of publishing a novel — just in time for National Novel Writing Month! Join the Writing and Media Center on October 30th for an exciting event with debut authors and ISU staff members Denise Williams … Continue reading Rachel Mans McKenny & Denise Williams present “I Wrote the Novel. Now What?”

October 30, 2020, 2:00-3:00pm | Online via WebEx
CATEGORIES: Department Events

Novotny Lawrence Presents the Fall 2020 Dean’s Lecture

“White Mansions, Black Bodies: Jordan Peele’s Get Out and the New Age Slave Plantation” The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presents the Fall 2020 Dean’s Lecture, featuring Novotny Lawrence, associate professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. This lecture will discuss Jordan Peele’s horror thriller “Get Out,” demonstrating the ways in which … Continue reading Novotny Lawrence Presents the Fall 2020 Dean’s Lecture

November 5, 2020, 6:00pm | Online -- see the announcement for details
CATEGORIES: Department News

Emma Murray and Amy Walton win the Marty Baker Graham Excellence in Teaching Award

We are pleased to announce Emma Murray, Lecturer, and Amy Walton, Associate Teaching Professor, as this year’s recipients of the Marty Baker Graham, Ph.D., Excellence in Teaching Foundation and Advanced Communication Award. This award is given annually and recognizes instructors on their teaching excellence and teaching innovation in our ISUComm courses. Awardees receive $200, a … Continue reading Emma Murray and Amy Walton win the Marty Baker Graham Excellence in Teaching Award