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2021 Student Literary Competitions

March 30, 2022 by Nichole Clark

Photo of the staircase leading to the entrance of Siceluff Hall (photo credit: Nikki Clark)

At the end of Fall 2021, the Missouri State department of English held its annual Student Literary Competition. Submissions open in October for current undergraduate and graduate students. Students are invited to submit at least one work to any of the four categories; fiction, graphic narrative, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The creative writing faculty chooses finalists … [Read more...] about 2021 Student Literary Competitions

Filed Under: Creative Writing, News Tagged With: English department, Fiction, Moon City, Moon City Review, Poetry, student accomplishment

Teaching assistants meet the challenge of online learning

February 18, 2021 by Nichole Clark

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The transition to virtual learning has been difficult for students and faculty alike and at the intersection is a group of outstanding teaching assistants, or TAs. The English department currently employs 29 graduate TAs, 19 of which are new this year. This group also includes six international students regarded as skilled English teachers in their respective countries. TAs … [Read more...] about Teaching assistants meet the challenge of online learning

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: English Education, leslie seawright, margaret weaver, student accomplishment, teaching assistants

The 3rd Annual Undergraduate Literature Conference 2017

April 27, 2017 by Taylor Shaw-Hamp

literature conference

By Taylor Shaw-Hamp and K. Shartel Hall Missouri State University presented the 3rd Annual Undergraduate Literature Conference this past Friday and Saturday. Missouri State students from a variety of programs presented in-depth research on a multitude of texts, such as Christina Orlandos’ inspection of the roles of women in the public and private spheres in stage plays … [Read more...] about The 3rd Annual Undergraduate Literature Conference 2017

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: english, English department, Literature, Missouri State University, student accomplishment, Students, undergraduate literary conference

The English Education Department Presented Their Biannual MoGEA/MoCA Student Panel

April 18, 2017 by Taylor Shaw-Hamp

Each semester the Missouri State University English Education program hosts a panel of students who have recently taken and passed the Missouri General Education Assessment and Missouri Content Assessment, two requirements for progress toward state certification. These test takers are always incredibly valuable to their English education colleagues who are coming up on those … [Read more...] about The English Education Department Presented Their Biannual MoGEA/MoCA Student Panel

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ENG BSEd, english, English Education, student accomplishment, Students

English Education Alumna Receives State Recognition

April 5, 2017 by Taylor Shaw-Hamp

Fall 2016 English BSEd alumni Desirae Eagle talks about receiving a 2017 Greef Award, student teaching, and how Missouri State University’s English Education Program set her up for success. Every year colleges and universities around the state nominate outstanding English teacher candidates to be recognized by the Missouri Council of Teachers of English. This year, … [Read more...] about English Education Alumna Receives State Recognition

Filed Under: News Tagged With: English Education, first generation students, Greef Award, student accomplishment, Student Teaching

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