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Gwu English Alumna Writes About Her Gwu Experience In Article For Christian Website, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

While working for Crosswalk.com, a website that features biblically-based content to Christians, Lauren Sanchez, a 2011 alumna of Gardner-Webb University was given an opportunity to write about her Christian college experience. An English major with a creative writing emphasis, Sanchez lives in Richmond, Va., and has worked as an editor for BibleStudyTools.com and as a temporary content publishing associate for Crosswalk.com, both owned by Salem Web Network, an Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming.

Satori 2018, Winona State University, Emma Lee Cavanaugh, Walker Larson, Eric Leith, Sara Wakeham, Rachel Williams-Belter, Claire Bowman, Cassie Douglas, Danielle Eberhard, Dahlia Garofalo, Grace Hughes, Katelin Kent, Ben Mccrary, Breanna Mcgeorge, Hyewon Oh, Sanja Petrashek, Remington Schmidt, Jiwon Seo, Kristine Smith, Kenneth Tham, Nicole Tompos, Melody Vang, Megan Wefel, Melanie Whitmore, Audrianna Wichman

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Satori 2018 editors are Sajda Omar (Editor-in-Chief), Kylie Hoff, Keyanna Hultman, Audrey Sitte, Elyse Hoffmann. Art Director and Designer by Elyse Hoffmann. The 2018 Faculty advisor is Dr. Elizabeth Oness, Professor of English.

Say It Ain't So: An Analysis Of The Etymology And The Colloquial Usage Of "Ain't", Abbey Johnson

Undergraduate Research Celebration 2018

No abstract provided.

College Esl Writers: Applied Grammar And Composing Strategies For Success, Barbara Hall, Elizabeth Wallace

English Open Textbooks

Authors' Description:

College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English. We open the text with a discussion on the sentence and then break it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences with paragraphs and larger academic assignments. Following that, we provide instruction in paragraph and essay writing with several opportunities to both review the fundamentals as well as to demonstrate mastery and move on to more challenging assignments.

We have structured the etext into three …

Gardner-Webb Professor Gave Alumna Confidence To Pursue Doctoral Studies In English, Office Of University Communications

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Katie Garahan ’09 of Rock Hill, S.C., came to Gardner-Webb University to play Division I golf. She was impressed with Coach Tee Burton and also liked the school’s location and size. As she began her studies, she appreciated the professors’ genuine concern for students.

Momo, Momo, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

When Momo was only nine years old, he returned home to find his parents and his six sisters and four brothers had been killed in their own home. Sometime after that, he and his uncle left Somalia together to live in Yemen. He stayed in Yemen until he was sixteen, but when things became unsafe there, he moved to Libya. He had hoped to get on a boat in Libya to go somewhere for a new life, but he was thrown in prison instead. He was harassed and told to ask his family to send money so that he could …

Satori 2017, Winona State University, Sajda Omar, Elyse Hoffmann, Colin Kohrs, Rachel Willilams Belter, Audrianna Wichman, Ben Mccrary, Megan Wefel, Lisa Daraskevich, Nicole Johnson, Zachary Vix, Kaitlin Mccoy, Annette Deyo, Ben Teurman, Melody Vang, Zach Spanton, Alexis Prowizor, Charlie Utzman, Rich Herrmann, Ali Johnston, Danielle Eberhard

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

The Satori 2017 editors are:

• Editor-in-Chief: Sajda Omar
• Poetry Editor: Karl Hanson
• Art/Design Editor: Danielle Eberhard
• Prose Editor: Cassie Douglas
• Poetry Committee: Kelly Johnson and Lydia Papenfuss
• Art/Design Committee: Aurie Brighton and Xinyue Wang
• Prose Committee: Katie McCoy, Madison Wilke, Megan Back, Alayna Godfrey, Madelyn Hall, and Sam Stormoen
• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Eddy, Professor of English

The Prairie Connect 2016-2017, English Discipline, University Of Minnesota, Morris

The Prairie Connect (English Discipline Newsletter)

The Prairie Connect is the English discipline newsletter.

Featuring an introduction by Dr. Michael Lackey, Student profiles: Cain Boney and Kasha Wallace, Alumni profiles: Kim Ukura and Amber Whittemore, Feature story: "Poetry and Earth: a Q&A with Vicki Graham."

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine Volume 14, Damian Hey Ph.D., Joseph Ostapiuk, Chloe Chappa, Adrianna Solis, Mary Akt Gallagher, Morgan Anderson, Frank Caiazzo, Nicole Esposito, Lauren Kalista, Vincent Mascia, Christopher Rontanini, Annmarie Sivert, Meghan Kristyn Collins, Emily Jareb, Helen Daly, Idalis Jones, Elizabeth Miranda, Victoria Vaglica

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine, sponsored by Molloy College’s Office of Student Affairs, is devoted to publishing the best previously unpublished works of prose, poetry, drama, literary review, criticism, and other literary genres, that the Molloy student community has to offer. The journal welcomes submissions, for possible publication, from currently enrolled Molloy students at all levels. All submitted work will undergo a review process initiated by the Managing Editor prior to a decision being made regarding publication of said work. Given sufficient content, The Molloy Student Literary Magazine is published twice annually in Spring and Fall.

Finding My Place Among The Grits And Liver Mush, Office Of University Communications, Erik Barr

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

One of my first experiences at Gardner-Webb University was trying to “pull” on a door clearly marked “push.” As a master of first impressions, I was trying to go into the Snack Shop restaurant across the street from campus with a small group of people I had just met. One of the waitresses, hiding a smirk, motioned for me to push.

Aspiring Author Moves Closer To Goal With Help Of Gwu’S Online Master’S Program, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Through the Master of Arts in English online program at Gardner-Webb University, Nickie Crowe of Ferndale, Wash., is taking steps to make her lifelong aspirations come true. “I always thought I’d get a degree in English and go to work reading for a publishing company, or I could write a novel, perhaps an action adventure with a romantic undercurrent,” Crowe shared. “Life has a way of taking us in different directions, and somehow I ended up in Nome, Alaska, working with numbers for more than 10 years.”

Satori 2016, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

Gwu Experience Helps Liv Luvisi (’16) Discover Her Broadcasting Talent, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Liv LuVisi (’16) of Kuna, Idaho, embraces life’s challenges as opportunities for growth and adventure. Told by her parents that she would have to pay her own way to college, LuVisi concentrated on her studies in high school and participated in extracurricular activities with the purpose of winning scholarships. “I even began competing in pageants to win scholarship money,” she acknowledged.

Learning Support English, Jenny Crisp, Lydia Postell, Melissa Whitesell

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported open textbook The Roadrunner's Guide to English from Dalton State College:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/english-textbooks/9

This Grants Collection for Learning Support English was created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial …

The Prairie Connect Spring 2016, English Discipline, University Of Minnesota, Morris

The Prairie Connect (English Discipline Newsletter)

The Prairie Connect is the bi-annual English discipline newsletter.

Featuring the Faculty Feature: The Publishing Process with Chrissy Kolaya, Creative Writing: "When, With Autumn Hands, We Dig" by Joshua Johnson, Student Profiles: Brittany Grady and Dan Nicla, Alumni Profiles: Jessie Hennen and Don Lifto, Feature Story: One Degree, Five Paths to Success, and Student, Alumni, and Faculty News

English Composition I, Lauren Curtright, Kathryn Crowther, Nancy Gilbert, Barbara Hall, Tracienne Ravita

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported open textbook Successful College Composition from Georgia State University:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/english-textbooks/8

This Grants Collection for English Composition I was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final …

English Composition Ii, Lauren Curtright, Kathryn Crowther, Nancy Gilbert, Barbara Hall, Tracienne Ravita

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported open textbook Successful College Composition from Georgia State University:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/english-textbooks/8

This Grants Collection for English Composition II was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final …

Gwu To Present Modern Version Of Mozart Opera, Office Of University Communications, Brooke Kelly

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

The Gardner-Webb University School of Performing and Visual Arts is proud to present Cosi Fan Tutte, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on Feb. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 14at 3 p.m., in the Dover Theatre on campus. “Among his final operas, Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte has become a favorite for both audiences and performers,” shared Dr. Stafford Turner, GWU Associate Professor of Music. “Its lessons of love and commitment are as relevant today as they were in Mozart’s 18th century.”

Gwu School Of Education Helps Student Connect With Local School System, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

After one visit to the Gardner-Webb University campus, Sarah C. Scoggins of Kings Mountain, N.C., knew where she would spend her college years. My older brother, Allen Scoggins, also attended Gardner-Webb. The first time I visited him was the time I determined this place would become home,” she explained.

Idiris, Idiris, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Idiris is an 18-year-old Somalian refugee now living inUtah. He describes his life, mentioning that he only lived in Somalia for six years then moved to Ethiopia, where he stayed for seven and a half years.His life inEthiopia was peaceful and happy in comparison to Somalia, where Idiris and his family witnessed continuous violence. Idiris’s father eventually learned of the opportunities and education available in America and decided to move his family there for a better life, leaving behind family and friends. Coming to America, Idiris and his family did not know what their new home would be like. They …

Of Shining Sea And Rising Sun: Cultural Storytelling In The Genre Of Horror In Video Games, Anna C. Webster

Undergraduate Research Posters

In the modern era, video games are hardly the simple, mindless medium that they used to be. Rather, they are now being used as a vehicle for artistic expression and storytelling worldwide, creating a colorful and comprehensive new approach to the storytelling experience that was previously reserved for books or movies. The immersive nature of the medium provides for a richer and more stimulating experience, from which the genre of horror greatly benefits. Rather than the more passive experience the viewer gets from watching a movie or reading a book, video games allow for the player to be completely immersed, …

Exploring Big Things In Far Away Places, Office Of University Communications, Mariana Mellado

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Upon closing the last box, she packed it into her two-door Toyota Yaris. All of her essential belongings—her clothes, a laptop, and several books—were inside the car. She shut the door, put the key in the ignition, and drove ahead.

The Prairie Connect Fall 2015, English Discipline, University Of Minnesota, Morris

The Prairie Connect (English Discipline Newsletter)

The Prairie Connect is the bi-annual English discipline newsletter.

Featuring the Editor's introduction, Alumni, Faculty, and Student News, Alumni Profile: Kate Novotny Owen, Student Profiles: Kelsey Jopp and Gabi Crain, and Creative Writing: Introduction by Athena Kildegaard, "NO MORE WORDS" by Louis Kunesh, and "The Subterranean Pillar" by Logan Bender.

Satori 2015, Winona State University

Satori Literary Magazine

The Satori is a student literary publication that expresses the artistic spirit of the students of Winona State University. Student poetry, prose, and graphic art are published in the Satori every spring since 1970.

Moveable Backdrop: From Mere Pseud To Mere Pseud … Or, It's About Time You Started Thinking About The Rerun Which Seems To Be Our Lives, Philip Dickinson

ICS Fellow Lectures

Flyer for Spring 2015 ICS Faculty Fellow Lecture by Philip Dickinson.

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine Volume 13, Damian Hey Ph.D., Emily Cruz, Chloe Chappa, Katy Mormino, Sammi Messina, Eve Kaczmarczyk, Taylor Windle, Joseph Ostapiuk, Helen Daly, Lauren Spotkov, Caitlin Abdo, Theresa Mary Bissex, Alyssa Gutierrez

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine

The Molloy Student Literary Magazine, sponsored by Molloy College’s Office of Student Affairs, is devoted to publishing the best previously unpublished works of prose, poetry, drama, literary review, criticism, and other literary genres, that the Molloy student community has to offer. The journal welcomes submissions, for possible publication, from currently enrolled Molloy students at all levels. All submitted work will undergo a review process initiated by the Managing Editor prior to a decision being made regarding publication of said work. Given sufficient content, The Molloy Student Literary Magazine is published twice annually in Spring and Fall. Interested contributors from the …

Review Of Florence Nightingale By Demi, Rebekkah C. Reisner

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Stand-Up Comedy And Self-Deprecating Humor, Amelia M. Bell

Undergraduate Research Posters

Stand-up comedy has been around for centuries, making people laugh for generations. Through the years the forms and techniques stand-up comedians use have shifted back and forth. Self-deprecation humor is one of these forms of humor, where the comedian pokes fun at his or herself, and it has recently become more incredibly popular in today’s society. Stand-up comedians like Louis C.K. have risen to newfound popularity by using self-deprecating humor almost completely in their sets. This paper attempts to answer the question of why audiences respond so positively to stand-up comedians who use self-deprecating humor. It does so by arguing …

Bible Autobiographies And Other Bible Stories, Francis E. Clark, Mrs. Francis E. Clark

Books

No abstract provided.

Art+Eng Week Dubbed Success, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

A first-of-its-kind collaboration between art and engineering students at Utah State University demonstrated that creativity and technical know-how go hand in hand.