We welcome writers of all backgrounds to join us at Foster's Martini Bar
for an open mic reading on November 7. Come and share your most recent or
favorite creative piece with a supportive audience, have a drink, and meet
others in the writing community. Arrive early to sign up. There will be a five
to seven minute time limit for each person, so plan your reading accordingly.
Welcome to the Department of English & Modern Languages at Missouri Western State University.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Faculty and Student Activities in September
Presentations/Workshops
Bob
Bergland and AIM graduate student Heather Heater presented "Distribution
Features of Daily Newspaper Websites: A 2012 Content Analysis" at the
Convergence and Society Conference in Columbia, SC Sept. 27. Co authors
included convergent media majors Andrew Inman and David Hon.
Mike Cadden
presented the paper “But You Are Still a Monkey: American Born Chinese and Racial Representation” at the Ethics and
Children’s Literature Symposium held at the Prindle Institute for Ethics,
DePauw University.
Michael Charlton
presented the paper “Video Game Culture and Teaching Technical Writing” and
moderated a panel at the 2012 conference for the Council of Programs in Technical
and Scientific Communication at Michigan Tech.
Conference/Seminars/Committees
Kaye Adkins participated in the annual conference of
the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. Dr. Adkins
is the treasurer for the international organization.
Jeanie Crain has completed six Action Project
Reviews for The Higher Learning Commission.
Grants Awarded
MAA (Written Communications)
Graduate student Angela Bush wrote a successful grant proposal to the First
Hands Foundation as part of EPR 620. The award, worth several thousand dollars,
will be used to buy adaptive technology for a family member.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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