Making and Technical Writing in the Classroom was a statewide two-day professional development conference for K-12 educators focused on Making and Technical Writing. Participants explored the connections between hands-on projects and technical writing. Teachers and administrators learned about Common Core Standards, technical and informational writing, integrated literacy … [Read more...] about Making and Technical Writing in the Classroom
This past December, nine faculty of the Missouri State Art and Design Department--Iwona Duszek, Roman Duszek, Judith Fowler, Jacek Fraczak, Kevin Hughes, Marcus Howell, Maria Michalczyk, Cedomir Kostovic, and Eric Pervukhin--donated 24 art works for a silent auction to benefit Joplin tornado relief. Hosted by Paw Prints Bookstore on the Missouri State University campus and … [Read more...] about Art and Design Faculty, Missouri State University English Society Donate $1,129 to Joplin Relief
For many years, Dr. Michael Ellis has diligently transcribed and digitized Confederate letters from the 1860s, and in the next year, his work will be made available online. Dr. Ellis is working with retired USC linguistics professor, Michael Montgomery, to create an online archive of the transcribed letters. Read more about their project in Dawn Hinshaw's article: Confederate … [Read more...] about Online Archive of Confederate Letters
As part of the University's African American Heritage Month Program, a new faculty member in the Department of History, Dr. Angela Hornsby-Gutting, will be giving a talk entitled "Nannie Helen Burroughs and the Fight for Racial Justice." Burroughs (1879-1961) was a prominent educator, an important civil rights and women's rights activist, and a noted figure in … [Read more...] about “Nannie Helen Burroughs and the Fight for Racial Justice”
On Friday, October 7th, 2011, the English Department at Missouri State University held its First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase at the Park Central Branch Library located at 128 Park Central Square in Springfield, Missouri. This first-time event featured faculty, alumni, and student writers in the areas of fiction and poetry. W.D. Blackmon, Jane Hoogestraat, Jen … [Read more...] about First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase