Miller Presents Paper

On August 3, Instructor Amy Miller presented "Let their Voices Ring: De-Centering Power in the Composition Classroom" at the National Writing Project Midwest Conference in Minneapolis.

 

Congratulations, Amy!

EML Graduates Begin Teaching

As the 2019-2020 school year begins, some EML graduates take their places in new teaching positions. Congratulations to the following Griffs:

Stevey Beggs, Spanish, Lafayette High  School
Stephaney Ferguson, Teaching abroad in Japan
Jes Haave, Language Arts, Omaha, Nebraska City Schools
Jennifer Hughes, Language Arts at Spring Garden Middle School
Jade Lewis, Language Arts at Benton High School
Britne Misner, Language Arts at Spring Garden Middle School
Alexandra Null, Language Arts at East Buchanan High School
Hanna Piatt, Language Arts at Central High School
Mary Beth Rosenauer, Language Arts at Savannah High School
Stacia Studer, English at Bishop LeBlond High School

Good luck in your new positions!

Anita Ford Joins Cobalt Iron, Inc.

 

Anita Ford, alumna from our program in Technical Writing, has begun work at Cobalt Iron, Inc. as one of two of their first technical writers charged with building a team. The company is based in Lawrence, KS.

 

"I wasn't looking for a new job, but this was a unique opportunity I was unable to pass up," Anita reports.  "The company wants us to write everything from software user manuals to SOPs, training materials, and even some marketing materials. We have started off our first week by building a style guide. Old school!"

 

Cobalt Iron, Inc. is moving the business to the Olathe/Overland Park area in about six months in preparation for a large hiring push.  

 

Anita advises current students to keep their LinkedIn profile up to date. "That's how the recruiter found me. Also, get your master's. It opens serious doors."  EML happens to offer one of those. 

 

Congratulations, Anita! The Griffon pipeline to Cobalt Iron, Inc. has officially begun!

 

 

Sara Brown Heading to The Big Apple

 

 

Sara Brown, Creative Writing and Publishing BA `19 and former editor-in-chief of Canvas (Now Reach), has accepted a position in the publishing field! Sara will begin work as a communications assistant at Macmillan Publishers in New York City!

 

Sara has long dreamed of working in the book publishing industry, and we are proud to know that her degree has helped make that possible.

 

Congratulations, Sara! 

Faculty June Activities

Dr. Marianne Kunkel offered a poetry reading, a guest lecture and manuscript consultations at the annual Prairie Lands Writing Project Writers’ Retreat in Conception, MO.




Dr. Gaywyn Moore delivered the paper "'I shall do thee mischief in the wood': Athens Gets Wild in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the 22^st Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Congress in Rethymnon, Greece.




Dr. Mike Cadden delivered the paper “When Comic Realism is Neither: Representationalism and Exaggeration in Illustrated Novels for Children" at the Children’s Literature Association Conference in Indianapolis.

EML Faculty Receive Promotions

Congratulations to EML faculty who have been promoted for their quality teaching, service, and
 professional development.

Dr. Elizabeth Canon has received tenure and has been promoted to Associate Professor of English

Dr. Michael Charlton has been promoted to Professor of English


Ms. Brooksie Kluge has been promoted to Advanced Instructor of English

Dr. Susan Martens has received tenure and has been promoted to Associate Professor of English

Dr. Miguel Rivera-Taupier has received tenure and has been promoted to Associate Professor of Spanish




We congratulate our colleagues for these impressive accomplishments!

 

Dr. Martens Publishes and Presents her Work

 

Susan Martens' nonfiction piece "Three Balconies" was published in the May issue of the literary journal Louisiana Literature. 

 

In April Dr. Martens presented a paper titled "Renaissance Faire Playtrons as Pop Culture Flaneurs" at the National Conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association in Washington, D.C. 

 

In July she will serve as a retreat leader for the New Orleans Writing Marathon Retreat hosted by the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project.