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CATEGORIES: Department News, Graduate Student News

Research Excellence Award (REA) and Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) Recipients for 2020

Recipients of the Graduate College Research Excellence Award (REA) and/or Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) by the Graduate Studies Committee, Summer 2020 Research Excellence Award Zara Chowdhary                      MFA—Creative Writing and the Environment, Kenneth Cook, Major Professor; Title of Thesis/Dissertation: The Lucky Ones: A Genocide Forgotten, a Childhood Remembered The students receive a … Continue reading Research Excellence Award (REA) and Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) Recipients for 2020

CATEGORIES: Department News

Congratulations to the Winners of the Pearl Hogrefe First-Year Student Scholarship in Creative Writing!

The English department’s Pearl Hogrefe Creative Writing Fund awards the First-Year Student Scholarship in Creative Writing in the amount of $1,000 toward tuition for up to two Iowa State University students with first-year student status (0-30 credits) whose work exemplifies promise or talent in one of the genres of creative writing. During her 46 years … Continue reading Congratulations to the Winners of the Pearl Hogrefe First-Year Student Scholarship in Creative Writing!

CATEGORIES: Department Events

Virtual Trivia Night

Do you miss trivia nights? Graduate students and faculty members are invited for an evening of virtual trivia fun!

November 13, 2020, 5:00-7:00pm | Zoom 
CATEGORIES: Department Events

Virtual Social Hour

Join us for a departmental social hour! Faculty and graduate students will get to know one another and engage in some fun activities!

October 16, 2020, 5:00-6:30pm | Online via WebEx
CATEGORIES: Department Events

ALT Brown Bag Presentation

Students’ Perspectives on Emergency Remote Teaching in a College Writing Course during the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic forced most of the educational institutions in the USA to quickly transfer to emergency remote teaching, finding many instructors and students unprepared. This study explored university students’ perspectives in a composition course during the emergency period and … Continue reading ALT Brown Bag Presentation

September 18, 2020, 12:00-1:00pm | Online via Webex