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  • Cinema Entertainment Immersion
    April 20, 2012 by

    Each Spring, Ball State hosts the Cinema Entertainment Immersion showcase, which features short films written, starring, produced and directed by Ball State students.  Below, English professor Dr. Matt Mullins provides a brief explanation of this exciting event as well as his involvement with it. This year, CEI will present  short films on Monday., April 27th […]

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  • First Friday Series: Jeff Grabill & Bill Hart-Davidson
    April 18, 2012 by

    The Writing Program’s First Friday Series returns with April’s installment featuring Jeff Grabill and Bill Hart-Davidson. In this free event, Grabill and Hart-Davidson will discuss Eli: a revolutionary web service which supports peer review activity. Be sure to join us at 10 AM on April 20 in BC 129 for this exciting and informative event.

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  • Gala Winners’ Profile: Joseph Samaniego
    April 12, 2012 by

    Tuesday evening, the Writers’ Community hosted their annual Gala Winners’ Reading featuring Ashely Ford and Joseph Samaniego. In honor of this reading we invited each winner to provide a short interview and profile. You can read Ashley’s profile interview here, and continue reading below to see our next feature on winner Joseph Samaniego.

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  • Gala Winners’ Profile: Ashley Ford
    April 10, 2012 by

    Each year, the Writers’ Community hosts a Gala in which twenty Ball State undergraduates from all disciplines read their works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The Gala is a competition which produces three winners chosen by judges made up of Ball State creative writing faculty. We congratulate Thomas Dubach, Ashley Ford, and Joseph Samaniego on […]

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  • Flash Mobs: Eng 104 as a Mini-Immersive Learning Class
    March 23, 2012 by

    Many of Ball State’s unique educational opportunities are based in immersive learning. Unfortunately, many classes are not given this exciting and innovative learning atmosphere for a variety of reasons. English 104 has largely been among these classes until recently when English Professor Adrienne Bliss stumbled upon a radio broadcast which was the inspiration for a whole […]

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  • In Print VII Interview: Glenn Shaheen, Poet
    March 16, 2012 by

    Our next In Print Festival interview is with poet, Glenn Shaheen. Shaheen was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In high school he was set on fire, which is the only time he has ever punched someone in anger. He is a former nonfiction editor for Gulf Coast and presently edits the journal NANO Fiction. His work has […]

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  • Shane Thomson: An Unexpected Career Path
    March 2, 2012 by

    Someone once told me you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting an ABD in English. Well, what of it? I could never have anticipated that hard work, flexibility, a little charm (very little charm), and the skills I learned in the English program would connect me to people and resources that have since combined […]

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