Category Archives: English
Student Commencement Speaker Selected
Katherine Wolf has been selected as the student speaker for the 2013 Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences spring commencement ceremony, which will be held at 7 p.m. on May 10 in Redbird Arena. Wolf, who will earn a Bachelor of Arts degree … Continue reading
CAS Staff Win Distinguished Service Awards
Barbara L. Cox and Mark Vegter received Distinguished Service Awards at the 2013 Founder’s Day Convocation. Cox’s award was bestowed by the Civil Service Council, while Vegter’s award was presented by Illinois State’s A/P (Academic/Professional) Council. Both awards are intended to encourage … Continue reading
Poetry Reading to Be Held at Ewing Manor
The SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review) Lucia Getsi Reading Series, named for SRPR’s long-time beloved editor, Lucia Getsi, and sponsored by WGLT’s Poetry Radio, ISU’s Creative Writing Program, and ISU’s Department of English, will host an inaugural event at Ewing Manor: … Continue reading
Avery R. Young to Be Featured at Art Salon
On Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the McLean County Arts Center in downtown Bloomington (601 N. East St.), the Illinois State University Creative Writing Program and Department of English will present @Salon—an interdisciplinary artists salon. This free public event will … Continue reading
Lamonica Named CTLT Director
Claire Lamonica has been named director of Illinois State University’s Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology (CTLT). Lamonica, a member of the Illinois State community since 1998, joined CTLT as assistant director in 2006, became associate director in 2008 and … Continue reading
Salon to Feature Interdisciplinary Artists
On Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the McLean County Arts Center in downtown Bloomington (601 N. East Street), the Illinois State University Creative Writing Program and Department of English will present @Salon—an interdisciplinary artists salon. This free public event will … Continue reading
Claudia Mills to Present Lois Lenski Lecture
Children’s author, philosophy scholar and public policy writer Claudia Mills will present the 2013 Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, in 138 Schroeder Hall on the campus of Illinois State University. The event is … Continue reading
Ryan Gray Named Sanders Award Recipient
Ryan Gray, an academic advisor in the English Department, is the 2013 recipient of the Herb Sanders Award for Outstanding Academic Advisement. The award will be presented at the Founders Day Convocation at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The award … Continue reading
Editors Announce the Arrival of Mandorla #15
The co-editors of Mandorla: New Writing from the Americas are happy to announce that the fifteenth issue has arrived. Mandorla prints writing and art from the many nations of the Americas, including the United States. Professor Kristin Dykstra (Department of English) … Continue reading
Hunt and Smith Named University Professors
Two professors in the College of Arts and Sciences, Tim Hunt, Professor of English, and Fred H. Smith, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, have been designated University Professors. The title will officially be given at the Founders Day Convocation, which … Continue reading