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Terry Bollineger speaks with a tech com class "I'm an engineer, not a poet. How can English classes be important to me?" Terry Bollinger, Computer Science major at Missouri University of Science & Technology, answers clearly, "If you want to … [Continue reading]
Dr. Kate Drowne, Associate Professor of English and Technical Communication, was named Woman of the Year at the annual Woman of the Year luncheon on April 20. This Award is given annually by Missouri University of Science and Technology.The program … [Continue reading]
Dr. Kristine Swenson, Associate Professor of English and Technical Communication, has accepted the position of chair of the department. Dr. Swenson's duties will begin on July 1, 2009. Dr. Swenson's years of experience at Missouri S&T (UMR when … [Continue reading]
With my own retirement drawing near, I wonder about the situation of retired colleagues, friends who began teaching here when I did and have had the good sense to retire before me. One of these is Michael Patrick, Associate Professor Emeritus of … [Continue reading]
We do have Humanities at Missouri University of Science & Technology.While some may think of the Humanities as an ornament to educating engineers and scientists, the areas in Humanities - English, History, Philosophy, the Arts, Languages - are … [Continue reading]
Laura Ward, an English Education major, was recognized as an outstanding English student at the Missouri English Conference in February, meeting at Tan-Tar-A at the Lake of the Ozarks. Laura is currently student teaching as she finishes requirements … [Continue reading]
Really! A week ago - on Wednesday, February 25 - my wife and I saw blue forms - not exactly squiggles, what artists call "biomorphic forms" - forms that suggest living shapes.We saw shapes suggesting the human form -glowing blue shapes - shift, … [Continue reading]
Elizabeth Richardson ("Libby") received her M.S. in Technical Communication in 2007. She has been working in the Republic of Korea, first teaching English as a Second Language, and now as a technical writer for Samsung. In a recent email, Libby … [Continue reading]
The title phrase comes from a poem Emily Dickinson wrote about suddenly encountering a snake while walking in tall grass. It's always resonated with me because I had the same experience more than once, encountering a variety of snakes, including … [Continue reading]
Surely everyone knows by now that a series of economic catastrophes are shaking up our lives. Everyone I know has more questions than answers, and the answers seem to shift each day--or more often. The University of Missouri system faces serious … [Continue reading]