Epic, Funny, Sad, Strange, True: The Stories We Tell and Why We Tell Them Kira Obolensky Monday, April 8, 2019, 8:00 pm, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union In this lecture, Kira Obolensky will talk about her work as a playwright-in-residence with the award-winning Ten Thousand Things. Over the course of ten years, Kira has written a … Continue reading Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series: Kira Obolensky
Bringing Our Soil Back to Life David Montgomery Thursday, March 28, 2019, 7:00 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union David R. Montgomery, author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, is a professor at the University of Washington, where he studies the evolution of topography and how geological processes shape landscapes and influence ecological systems. He will … Continue reading Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series: David Montgomery
Come join us for the departmental happy hour at Torrent Brewing Company! Meet other graduate students and faculty members for a time of fun and fellowship as we near the end of the semester. Snacks will be provided.
Grad Connections will be hosting an all-day writing retreat for graduate students. Join your peers for a productive day of writing as we near the end of the semester. If you can’t attend the entire day no worries, just come and go as you are able. Snacks will be provided.
Grad Connections, in partnership with the ISU Graduate College, will be hosting a diversity and inclusion event developed specifically for graduate students. This session will explore the inclusion-related issues graduate students face in the classroom and beyond. Snacks will be provided.
Grad Connections is partnering with Phorum and the Center for Communication Excellence to offer this workshop. Graduate students at any level are invited to attend and develop and/or spruce up their CV. Annual reviews will be due soon after for many students pursuing terminal degrees and of course it is never too early to get … Continue reading Grad Connections: CV Workshop
What does it feel like to write under pressure? Panel speakers: David Russell, Phillip Gallagher, Joshua Taylor, Thomas Cox, Samantha Cosgrove
Kerry Skram (’95 English and 2011 English Dept. Distinguished Alumni Award recipient) wrote an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Sense and Sensibility” for ISU Theatre. Read the LAS story here. The production opens on February 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Theater in Ames.
Fiction: Daniel Pankratz Poetry: Kate Wright Non-Fiction: Connor White