Please join us for a craft talk hosted by author Kristen Iversen. As part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series, she will talk about research, art, ethics, and aesthetics in creative non-fiction.
Please join us in welcoming Matt Sivils as the new Associate Chair for Operations starting January 1, 2020. We are delighted that Matt will join our administrative team. Welcome, Matt!
As part of our series on writing, Carol Chapelle, Deb Marquart, and David Russell will be joining us to share their strategies for enhancing writing productivity. Although this is a Grad Connections event I wanted to extend the invitation to all department members. I hope to see many of you there! As always there will … Continue reading Enhancing Writing Productivity
Tina A. Coffelt, associate professor of English, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar award. She will be teaching in Uzbekistan from February–July, 2020.
Ryan Byrnes, senior in technical communication, published his first book, a World War I historical fiction novel, titled Royal Beauty Bright, through Blank Slate Press of Amphorae Publishing Group. http://www.iowastatedaily.com/…/article_b4cca368-03c9-11ea-…
Want to see a magnet defy gravity and float midair—or learn how blood is a lot like a superhero? The Ames Public Library and ISU English Department invite the public to attend an afternoon of science fair fun on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the library’s Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. From 2:00-3:30 p.m., Iowa State University … Continue reading Science with Cy
Jo Mackiewicz, Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication, was given the International Writing Centers Association’s Outstanding Book Award for Writing Center Talk over Time: A Mixed-Method Study at their 2019 conference. Congratulations, Jo! In the last 15 to 20 years, writing centers have placed greater importance on tutor training, focusing on teaching tutors best practices in fostering … Continue reading Jo Mackiewicz Wins the IWCA Outstanding Book Award
Gulbahar Beckett and Tammy Slater, Applied Linguistics and Technology, have just published their book Global Perspectives on Project-Based Language Learning, Teaching, and Assessment: Key Approaches, Technology Tools, and Frameworks. This volume provides a comprehensive account of project-based language learning (PBLL) that showcases key theoretical approaches, empirical research, technological tools, and research-based frameworks to help further … Continue reading Gulbahar Beckett and Tammy Slater Have Published a New Book
Lakeside Lab, a 147-acre regents universities research and teaching field station on Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa, hosted the English Department’s MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment October 18-20. The expedition was intended as the environmental field trip that is part of the introductory MFA course for the first-year cohort, English 550: Craft & … Continue reading MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment’s 2019 writing retreat