We at UMR — faculty and students alike — enjoy several research opportunities. Dr. Ed Malone (Assistant Professor of English and technical communication and Director of technical communication) and Tara Gosnell (graduate student in … [Continue reading]
Gold & Green Balloons
August 12, 2007 by
This week temperatures are to be well over one hundred. Despite the heat, a number of new freshmen and family members were on the UMR campus this morning. Today (Saturday, August 11) is the last PRO day for the 2007/2008 academic year. PRO is an … [Continue reading]
Frequency of Posts
August 11, 2007 by
If you're keeping track, my commitment is now a minimum of one entry a week, posted over the weekend. Time-constraints, as well as the need to find topics, make more than one unlikely for many weeks. If you are reading this blog regularly, thank … [Continue reading]
Harry Potter and the Sea of Stories
August 5, 2007 by
I've finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It's a quick read, although I had to do it in numerous short sessions — 10 minutes, 15, maybe 20 wedged between other, more necessary things. Summer school is finishing up; the fall semester … [Continue reading]
"On Wikipedia Nobody Knows You’re an Idiot"
August 1, 2007 by
I'm still committed to posting two entries a week, at about noon on Wednesday and Sunday. (I may go to one a week when the fall semester starts.) Eating lunch, I realized I didn't have an entry ready for today, and no topic sprang to mind easily; so, … [Continue reading]
A Marriage in the Department
July 29, 2007 by
On July 14, John Lemmerman and Laura Bettison were married at her parents' St. James home. John is a Lecturer in English and Technical Communication. Laura is originally from St. Louis; now, she works and takes classes at Drury University in … [Continue reading]
"Say What?"
July 25, 2007 by
Do you feel overwhelmed when you have to do research and presents the results in a written or oral report? Writing is an essential skill for professionals in almost any field. Speaking to people, in groups large or small, is also an important skill … [Continue reading]
"I search, you search, . . . research"
July 22, 2007 by
The University of Missouri - Rolla is a technological research university. Does that mean that all research done at UMR is technological? Of course not. One immediately thinks of the sciences here and their vigorous research programs. Are there areas … [Continue reading]
"And the Winner Is . . . "
July 18, 2007 by
Last May, the UMR Writing Center presented awards to the winners of its annual student writing contest. Prizes were awarded in Short Story (General Topic), Short Story (Science Fiction/Fantasy), Analytical Essay, Research, Autobiographical/Personal … [Continue reading]
Hawthorne and Summer in the Ozarks
July 15, 2007 by
The photo shows Dr. Trent Watts, Assistant Professor of English and Technical Communication, making a point in his summer school class. In this particular session, the class was discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "The Minister's Black … [Continue reading]