Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Faculty Accomplishments (October report)



Dr. Cynthia Jenéy, published the article "Politics and Horsemanship in Chrétien de Troyes' Erec et Enide" in Arthuriana 27.3 (2017): 37-65.







Dr. Marianne Kunkel's poem "Brow Pencil to Hillary" has been accepted into The Missouri Review, and her poem "Lip Liner to Hillary" has been accepted into Prairie Schooner.








Dr. Mike Cadden presented the paper “A Rhetoric of Character in Children’s Literature” at the meeting of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature in Toronto.

Autumn Festival 2017

Held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is the second biggest festival for the Chinese right after Spring Festival. The festival is all about giving thanks for nature’s abundance and a joyful reunion with families and friends.

Students and faculty at Missouri Western State University gathered at Enright on Monday, October 9th to celebrate the Chinese Tradition. The event was organized by Department of English and Modern Languages and sponsored by the Division of Students Affairs and the Department of English and Modern Languages. 
 





University president Dr. Robert Vartabedian and EML chairperson Dr. Stacia Bensyl gave opening remarks for the celebration. The celebration started with a drama about the legend of Mid-Autumn Festival performed by students from Chinese classes. 

As the theme of this year's theme was culture exchange and friendship, students and faculty from different countries recited poems about the moon in their own languages. People also experienced a unique ceremony of worshiping the Moon. They were treated Chinese traditional games and authentic food as well. 


--Professor Jin Peng


Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Celebration of Hispanic Culture

As part of the Hispanic Heritage Month, on Sept. 27th members of our campus community gathered for a celebration of Hispanic culture hosted by EML, the Student Government Association, and the Center for Multicultural Education. Our professors of Spanish did presentations on the history of the Hispanic Heritage Month, the presence of Latinos in the US population, and Spanish importance in contemporary popular culture. Also, a group of students performed musical numbers and read poems.  

The participants had a good time and enjoyed the Mexican food provided for the event.