Thanksgiving break started officially this weekend, a landmark eagerly awaited. For some it started earlier, sometime last week. Friday, the campus population was down quite a bit -- the boisterous voices, the standing, sitting, slouched students … [Continue reading]
Travels with Students
October 28, 2007 by
Recently, two English and Technical Communication faculty members accompanied students to events in St Louis. Dr. Kathryn Northcut took students to a regional meeting of the Society for Technical Communication; Dr. Kristine Swenson took a group of … [Continue reading]
A Blue Violin: Homecoming
October 21, 2007 by
UMR's homecoming ends today, October 21. The weather has been cool, clear, and windy. Nearly perfect, depending on what one thinks of the wind. My experience of the wind and of homecoming came on Friday afternoon at the departmental open house. … [Continue reading]
An MS Thesis on Arthurian Literature
October 13, 2007 by
Question: When was the first Master's degree in literature awarded at the University of Missouri Rolla (UMR)? Question: What was the topic of the thesis? Answer(s): First, revise the first question to " When was the first Master's degree in … [Continue reading]
Writing the Self
October 1, 2007 by
Many people write diaries, journals, logs, and so on. Most write for their own purposes — keeping records, expressing emotions, exploring ideas, and exploring writing are all done by journal keepers. To read someone else's journal is to enter … [Continue reading]
Promotion for Rebecca Frisbee
September 26, 2007 by
A primary question of prospective students is, "What can I do with a degree in English?" Here is one example of sort of thing graduates of our programs do when they graduate. Rebecca Frisbee joined the University of Missouri - Rolla's … [Continue reading]
New and Better Computing
September 23, 2007 by
The English Department began developing ideas for a writing center in the 1990s. Dr. Elizabeth Cummins and Dr. Larry Vonalt were important forces behind the department's request for a Center for Writing Technologies. Their project was finally … [Continue reading]
Online Scholarship
September 16, 2007 by
One consequence of the increasing use of the World Wide Web is the migration of scholarship to online venues. Internet publication has many advantages for scholarly and creative work, especially ease of access for millions of people. Dr Elizabeth … [Continue reading]
New Roles for Two Faculty Members
September 4, 2007 by
Beginning with the fall 2007 semester, Dr. Kris Swenson and Dr. Ed Malone, will each add a new role to their responsibilities in the Department of English and Technical Communication. As the number of students increases, managing the courses they … [Continue reading]
Celebration
September 2, 2007 by
The fall semester has well and truly begun. The first wave of student questions and dilemmas is over. (That first wave ranges from trying to find a classroom to trying to get into a class to finding an instructor.) For all that the university has … [Continue reading]