The next RPC Colloquium will be Wednesday, February 13, 11:00-11:50 a.m. in 212 Ross Hall. Graduate students Carolyn Gonzalez and Derek Hanson will be presenting their work from current research projects. RPC Colloquium – February 13 2019
The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, in which Drs. Beckett and Slater have an entry on project-based language learning and technology, was awarded the 2019 Prose Award for Best Multi-Volume Reference in the Humanities by the Association of American Publishers. The Prose Award recognizes the best of professional and scholarly publishing in 58 categories.
Sarah Burke (2013) was recently awarded the Cider Press Review Editors’ Prize for her poetry collection, “Blueprints.” The manuscript was Sarah’s thesis when she graduated from the MFA program in 2013. The book has a tentative release date of August 2019.
Phorum, the RCPC/RPC graduate student organization, will hold their annual Valentine’s Day bake sale on Thursday, February 14 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on the first floor of Ross Hall. Choose from baked goods, candies, or grab a free Valentine. The bake sale will help ensure Phorum can continue to fund RCPC/RPC graduate students who are … Continue reading Phorum Valentine’s Bake Sale
Don’t miss Professor Deb Marquart perform her poetry and original music in Parks Library’s Monday Monologues lunchtime series. Performances begin at 12:15 p.m. and end at 12:45 p.m. in the Grant Wood Foyer (first floor).
Professor Emeritus Dan Douglas was awarded the Cambridge English Language Assessment/International Language Testing Association (ILTA) 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award. Since his retirement in 2009, Dan continues to be active and among other work, conducts research on the assessment of language ability in specific academic and professional contexts, the effect of context on second language acquisition … Continue reading Professor Emeritus Wins Distinguished Achievement Award
Emily Grzywacz, MA student in English Literature, presented her paper, “Echoing Trauma between Body and Place in Beloved“, at the 2019 MLA Annual Convention January 3-6, 2019 in Chicago. The panel, Polluted, Revolting, Alien Nature: An Ecohorror Roundtable, was sponsored by ASLE. Emily stated, “The 2019 MLA Annual Convention provided me with invaluable opportunities to … Continue reading Emily Grzywacz Presents at MLA Conference
Nicole Allaire’s article, “Have you caught a catfish? Online dating can be deceptive” has been published in The Conversation. Her article can be found here.
Professor Han Yu is the first speaker in the 2019 Goldtrap Speaker Series with her presentation titled “Visualizing Genetics for Public Viewers” on Wednesday, February 6 at 4:00 p.m. in Ross 212. Genetics research intimately relates to many facets of modern life, yet the public representation of genetics often follows rhetorical tropes that demote public … Continue reading Goldtrap Lecture: Han Yu