Category: Graduate Student News

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Allison Durazzi talks about ice cream and why she chose Rhetoric and Professional Communication

By Amanda Ortiz-Pellot Allison Durazzi, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Rhetorical and Professional Communication program at Iowa State University, has dedicated her research to uncover some of the practices and considerations that companies employ when commemorating notable figures or social issues through their products. In this article, she explains her efforts and dives into … Continue reading Allison Durazzi talks about ice cream and why she chose Rhetoric and Professional Communication

CATEGORIES: Department Events, Graduate Student News

Virtual Writing Retreat 

Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows throughout the day. We will do periodic check-ins to help with accountability. Join us to get things done, get support, and have some fun as we move toward finals week!

April 16, 2021, 9:00am-3:00pm
CATEGORIES: Department Events, Graduate Student News

Virtual Writing Retreat 

This writing retreat is intended to bring us together to reach some writing goals as we move through midterms week. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows throughout the day. We will do periodic check-ins to help with accountability. Join us to get things done, get support, and have some fun!

March 12, 2021, 9:00am-3:00pm
CATEGORIES: Department Events, Graduate Student News

Grad Connections Job Material Editing Workshop 

This workshop will connect graduate students and faculty to get feedback on CV’s or other job materials you may have questions about. All you need to do is bring your materials and get some tips and feedback from faculty across areas. You may come and go as your schedule allow. This session isn’t just for … Continue reading Grad Connections Job Material Editing Workshop 

February 15, 2021, 2:00-3:30pm
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Caroliena Cabada receives a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award

Earlier this week, 52 individuals and teams learned they received one of 12 COVID-19 Exceptional Effort Awards, announced in October to recognize the extraordinary and innovative ways Iowa Staters strived to overcome the challenges of the pandemic. Caroliena Cabada received a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award “for providing a seamless transition to online delivery for … Continue reading Caroliena Cabada receives a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award

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Fall 2020 TEA/REA Award Winners

Congratulations to the following graduate students!  Recipients of the Graduate College  Research Excellence Awards (REA) and/or Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)  by the Graduate Studies Committee Fall 2020   Research Excellence Awards Fall 2020  Nazlinur Gokturk Tuney         ALT        Carol Chapelle/Evg Chukharev-Khudilaynen, Major Profs   Teaching Excellence Awards Fall 2020  Caroliena Cabada           … Continue reading Fall 2020 TEA/REA Award Winners

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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