Archive of Current and Former Student Announcements
Lauren Zachary's poem "Danse Macabre" was presented as part of a dance performance at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research in Ithaca College, New York, March 31, 2011--April 2, 2011.
Julie Combs' ENGL 2010 student, Tyrell Fife, a Construction Management Composite major, attended the prestigious Education Without Borders Conference in the United Arab Emirates this March. His paper on "Domes for Homes" was read as part of the "Science, Engineering & Technology: Solutions for a Better Future" section of the conference.
Dr. Kurt Harris and student Cyane Kramer have created the first website devoted to the study of Victorian novelist William Makepeace Thackeray: http://www.wmthackeray.com/.
Carolyn Bawden presented her essay "He's Got the Power: Jacen Solo's Journey of Self-Discovery," at the 2011 Life, the Universe, and Everything conference at Brigham Young University in February 2011.
Kirstin Bone took the top M. Rick Smith Memorial Undergraduate Prize at this year's Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, for her essay "The Forgotten Fool: Geoffrey Chaucer."
Kerry Goldman was hired for Fall 2010 as a language arts teacher at Green River High.
Amanda Utzman was named the 2010 College Valedictorian for Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dallin Jay Bundy was accepted to the Utah State University Literature & Writing Graduate Program where he will pursue an MA in Creative Writing.
Rayla Gomez was admitted to the Peace Corps; she will be teaching English in Africa for two years starting the summer of 2010.
Seven English Department students, and STD Honor Society members, presented at the 2010 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in St. Louis (March 17-20): Taylor Bentley read a creative non-fiction piece titled "A Modest Dilemma"; Dallin Bundy read his original fiction work called "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In"; Samantha Gay presented her poem "The Funeral Of George Skousen" and read her fiction piece titled "Selkie Child"; Adam Gowans read a CNF piece entitled "Four and Twenty-two" and a poem called "15 Hours"; Landon Mitchell presented his CNF work, "Honey On My Hands"; Rachel Oaks presented a critical essay titled "The Human Objectified" and read a work of fiction called "Scrapped"; and Amanda Utzman read her critical piece, "True as Jade," and her poem "Some Recurring Dreams."
An exhibit of poetry written by Dr. Dubrasky's Fall 2009 Intermediate Poetry Writing class was displayed at the Braithwaite Gallery as part the Department of Art and Design student exhibit "Parowan Gap: God's Own House." The exhibit included a poem by visiting writer W. S. Di Piero of Stanford University.
Bradley Barton, who graduated in May 2009 with a B.A. in English Education, is currently teaching English grammar and literature courses at Al-Qassim University in Buraydh, Saudi Arabia.
Kristin McLintock, an English major and 2009 SUU graduate, is working as an intern in the Washington D.C. office of Utah Senator Bob Bennett (Fall 2009).
Amanda Reeve, an English major and 2009 SUU graduate, has begun her graduate studies in library science in the University of Kentucky's Archive Program (Fall 2009).
Seven SUU students, under the direction of Dr. Kurt Harris, participated in the London Summer Study Abroad program in May 2009.
Creative Writing majors Robin Cole, Samantha Gay, Megan Woodard, and Josh Huntsman were part of the Zion National Park Museum's "Zion: A Creative Response" and presented their poems at the Student/Faculty Scholarship Day in April 2009.
Three English majors who work as Writing Center tutors—Mikayla Brent, Samantha Gay, and Chelsea Oaks—along with their advisor Dr. Julie Simon, presented a panel at the SUU Student-Faculty Scholarship Day on April 22, 2009; the panel was entitled "'Ending Up at the Tragic Gap': Assessment and the Writing Center Difference."
SUU English majors Amanda Utzman, Chelsea Lane Campbell, and Landon Mitchell presented their creative writing at the 2009 Sigma Tau Delta International Conference held in Minneapolis in March 2009. Three SUU alumni also presented their work at the conference: Sarah Staheli, Sarah LaRue, and Joseph Willis.
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