Month: January 2013

First Friday Series: Geri Strecker

January 30, 2013 by bsuenglish

This semester’s First Friday Series will kick off with February’s installment featuring English faculty member Geri Strecker. Geri will speak on the subject of Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) in the composition classroom and discuss teaching and tutoring strategies to help students with AS succeed. Her research on this topic won a Writing Program Summer Research Fellowship […]

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Creative Writing Major Jeremy Flick Discusses His Digital Publishing Minor

January 29, 2013 by bsuenglish

In our latest post, senior Creative Writing major Jeremy Flick comments on the potential intersections between the world of writing and the publishing industry. Below, Jeremy discusses his ambitions to write, design, and print as well as how Ball State’s Digital Publishing minor is helping him bridge the gap between these interests. Continue reading to see what […]

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Tyler Fields Recommends “The Collected Stories” by Amy Hempel

January 25, 2013 by bsuenglish

Last Friday we introduced “Recommended Reads,” a new segment in which Ball State students and faculty contribute a short review of a recommended piece of literature. Continue below to read our second installment in the series, which features Tyler Fields, a BSU Senior Creative Writing major, who reviews The Collected Stories by Amy Hempel. Amy Hempel’s […]

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Alisha Layman Studies Abroad in Greece with the Kentucky Institute for International Studies

January 22, 2013 by bsuenglish

In the following blog post, Dr. Paul Ranieri writes about a summer study abroad program to Greece that he frequently teaches in. In the post, Dr. Ranieri shares the experiences of Alisha Layman, a Creative Writing major who recently completed the program. Alisha Layman (Creative Writing) always wanted to go to Greece as far back as she […]

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Dr. Andrea Powell Wolfe Recommends “Room” by Emma Donoghue

January 18, 2013 by bsuenglish

This semester we are introducing Recommended Reads, a new segment in which Ball State students and faculty contribute a short review of a recommended piece of literature. Continue below to read our first installment in the series, Dr. Andrea Wolfe’s review of Room by Emma Donoghue. Be sure to check back for a new Recommended Reads post every […]

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New Faculty Profile: Dr. Susanna Benko

January 15, 2013 by bsuenglish

Last semester, the Ball State English Department began a short series to celebrate and profile our newest faculty members. This week, the department continues the series of new faculty profiles by featuring Dr. Susanna Benko. Continue reading below to see Dr. Benko’s interview conducted by English intern Nakkia Patrick and don’t forget to see past profiles featuring […]

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Good News: Fall 2012

January 11, 2013 by bsuenglish

In the latest installment of our “Good News” series, The Ball State English Department highlights the accomplishments of the department’s graduate students and faculty during the Fall 2012 semester: Graduate student Nicki Literland Baker was a co-author on a recent publication: Stewart, J. L., Baker, N. L., Chaney, S. E., Hashimov, E., Imafuji, E. L., […]

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