Category: Graduate Student News

Grad Connections Event: Assertive Communication Walk-in Session

Challenging students? Annoying office mates? Demanding partners? Whatever situation you may be facing, assertive communication tactics can guide you toward getting your needs met without infringing on the rights of others. Ombuds Laura Smythe will be available from 1:10 to 2:00 on March 27 to listen to your situation and offer guidance on assertive communication.

Monday, March 27, 1:10-2:00pm | Ross 212

Agata Guskaroska receives a 2023 Graduate Student Research Grant Award

Agata Guskaroska is a recipient of the 2023 Graduate Student Research Grant Award for her project “Exploring educators and students’ technology acceptance through the lenses of the TAM model”. The aim of this study is to explore the factors that influence acceptance of an ASR tool for pronunciation learning by investigating educators’ and students’ perspectives and experiences … Continue reading Agata Guskaroska receives a 2023 Graduate Student Research Grant Award

Nergis Danis & Agata Guskaroska have Received the Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations!  This award focuses on graduate students who go above and beyond their required teaching expectations by teaching extra courses, getting excellent marks in evaluations, or creating and leading their own courses. The award is given to multiple students each year. Recipients receive a certificate. Congratulations on the recognition of your outstanding work!

Graduation Bootcamp for Graduate Students 

This session is held by the Graduate Program Staff of the English Department. It is highly recommended for graduate students who plan to graduate during the current 2022-2023 academic year (fall, spring, or summer) and major professors who supervise them. In this session we will go over the many components of the graduation process to help … Continue reading Graduation Bootcamp for Graduate Students 

October 5, 2022, 1:00-2:00pm | 125 Ross

Congratulations Spring 2022 Graduate & Undergraduate Award Winners!

Critical Literary Analysis Writing Award Awarded to an undergraduate or a graduate student for a single piece of critical exposition originally written for an English course at Iowa State University Daphne Brewer  Cross-Disciplinary Linguistics Scholarship Awarded annually to one student majoring in linguistics for exceptional academic performance Adam Haut EnglQueer Outreach Award An annual award for raising awareness … Continue reading Congratulations Spring 2022 Graduate & Undergraduate Award Winners!

Taylor Brorby, a 2018 alum of the MFA Program in CWE, has just published his memoir.

Taylor Brorby, a 2018 alum of the MFA Program in CWE, has just published his memoir, Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land.  It just received a rave review in The New York Times. You can also read his interview in Black Earth Institute at https://blackearthinstitute.org/growing-up-gay-in-a-fractured-land-an-interview-with-taylor-brorby/. Taylor, an assistant professor of Environmental Studies at … Continue reading Taylor Brorby, a 2018 alum of the MFA Program in CWE, has just published his memoir.