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Month: October 2017

  • Register for Book Arts Collaborative!
    October 24, 2017 by

    Looking for another class to add to your schedule for Spring Semester that isn’t just another lecture? We have just the class for you. Book Arts Collaborative is an immersive-learning experience that is also student-managed business. What do students in Book Arts Collaborative do? Participants professionalize skills through a variety of hands-on learning and management […]

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  • Immerse yourself
    October 22, 2017 by

    by Erin Moreno Registration for Spring 2018 is almost here, and I want to tell you why you really, really need to sign up for an immersive-learning class. ORIGIN STORY My sophomore year,  I signed up for a 15-credit hour immersive-learning experience taught by a Religious Studies faculty member. I was an English Education major, […]

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  • This year you’re gonna do it!
    October 17, 2017 by

    50,000 words. One month. NaNoWriMo. Have you ever wanted to write a novel but weren’t sure how to get started? Have you ever been so overwhelmed by the thought of writing a novel that you don’t start? Do you have ideas floating around in your head, but you’re not sure how to piece them together? […]

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  • Becca Wolfley: Marketer and Freelance Copywriter
    October 12, 2017 by

    Becca Wolfley graduated from Ball State University with a B.S. in Advertising (and a minor in Creative Writing) in 2015. After graduation, she worked as a content writer and manager for tech company Lesson.ly until May of 2016, then became the digital copywriter for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis a month later. She continues to […]

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  • The “Grand” Challenge of Dublin
    October 10, 2017 by

    by Amanda Belcher How I Got to Ireland Last year, I was in a Shakespeare class when a girl named Hayley came to talk about the opportunity to travel with a program called CAPA to Ireland the following summer. Having strong Irish heritage on both sides of my family, I’d heard so many stories about […]

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  • Meet Prof. Laila Aghai
    October 5, 2017 by

    Laila Aghai comes to us from San Antonio, Texas. She earned her PhD in Culture, Literacy, and Language from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She will be teaching graduate and undergraduate linguistics courses–both f2f and online. How would you describe your perspective on teaching? I believe that a classroom environment in which respect, […]

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