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  • Gipson Schabel on Working at Book Arts Collaborative
    May 25, 2017 by

    Gipson Schabel, an actuarial science major and creative writing minor, recounts her experience working at Book Arts Collaborative, a “makerspace in downtown Muncie where community members and Ball State students learn about letterpress printing, book binding, and artist’s book design and publishing.” Book Arts Collaborative is currently fielding applications for the Fall 2017 semester. Interested […]

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  • Professor Mike Donnelly Publishes Book (And More December/January Good News)
    February 1, 2017 by

    Prof. Mike Donnelly‘s book, Freedom of Speech and the Function of Rhetoric in the United States, was released on December 15. Prof. Jill Christman recently had two essays published: “The Alligator and the Baby” in TriQuarterly and “This Story” in Phoebe: A Journal of Literature & Art Since 1971. Prof. Christman is also chairing the conference committee for AWP this year […]

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  • Hold Onto Your Passion: Advice from Audra Dittlinger
    January 18, 2017 by

    Stars to Steer By presents Audra Dittlinger, a Marketing Content Manager and Client Experience Director. Ms. Dittlinger began her journey at Ball State in 2001 and officially graduated in 2014 with a degree in English Studies.    How would you describe your job? I would describe my job as fast paced, exciting, and unpredictable. It’s a mixture of […]

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  • Brittany Ulman on Interning at International Floral Distributors, Inc.
    November 11, 2016 by

    #bsuenglish Senior Brittany Ulman reflects on the valuable experience she gained as the marketing intern at International Floral Distributors, Inc. in Richmond, Indiana this summer. During this time, Brittany created numerous marketing materials, wrote the scripts that would be featured in IFD’s annual Flower Trends Forecast, and served as a guest blogger for Indianaintern.net. My […]

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  • Summer Good News
    September 9, 2016 by

    Summer has been a busy time for Ball State faculty, students, and alumni alike! Read more to find out what these Ball State affiliates have been up to. Prof. Katy Didden earned a fellowship to attend the prestigious Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference in Middlebury, VT. She will be co-facilitating a workshop with poet Alan Shapiro, […]

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  • Emily Mack on Interning at the Indiana Writers Center
    September 1, 2016 by

    Ball State University junior education major Emily Mack describes her phenomenal summer internship through the Indiana Writers Center where she worked with children to help them sharpen their writing skills. This summer I had the opportunity to intern for the Indiana Writers Center, helping to teach creative writing to 3 different groups:  a pack of […]

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  • Why Teach Race?
    February 23, 2016 by

    We’ve launched a new series that we’ve titled “Department Dialogue.” This series offers our professors a platform they can use to discuss English-related topics that are of interest to both faculty and students alike. We continue the series with responses to the question: what is the place of race and racial issues in English Studies? […]

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