Creative Writing… Dr. Willenbrink Selected as First U.S. Representative to Catalan Playwriting Gathering 24 Jul 2017August 15, 2017 This July, Dr. Hank Willenbrink was invited to participate in the 12th annual Obrador International (International Workshop) at Sala Beckett (Barcelona, Spain). One of the most important independent theatres in…
Academics… 2017 Sigma Tau Delta Convention 7 Jul 2017July 10, 2017 Four of our students presented original works this year at the annual Sigma Tau Delta Convention which was held in Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Shaver ("Caliban and Friday: Affirmations of Colonialism"),…
Alumni News… Alumna Poet Brianna Noll’s New Book Turning Heads 12 Jan 2017October 17, 2018 We're proud to boast about alum Brianna Noll (English, 2004) whose new book of poetry, The Price of Scarlet, (University of Kentucky Press) is winning attention and praise. The Chicago…
Alumni News… Writing for the Law visits local courthouse 10 Nov 2016 On Friday, November 4, 2016, students from Professor Diana Collins, Esq.'s Writing for the Law course visited the William J. Nealon Federal Courthouse. They met with Federal District Judge Malachy E. Mannion…
Faculty News… Cross Cultural Centers Present on Microaggressions 4 Oct 2016October 4, 2016 On Thursday, September 29, The Cross Cultural Centers delivered a presentation to university students titled: “Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send.” This event was open to the university, but…
Academics… Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society Convention 3 Jun 2016June 3, 2016 Sigma Tau Delta held its annual convention on March 2-6, this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where three of our student members traveled to read their original work: Elizabeth Polishan, "Mythology…
Awards… “English and Medicine, This Student Reflects on Doing Both” 12 May 2016 Congratulations to one of our very own, Courtney Potteiger, who has won the J.J. Quinn Award with the following essay. A Formula for Greatness: English and Medicine I vividly remember…
Creative Writing… Sigma Tau Delta News! 6 May 2016May 6, 2016 One of our very own students has won a summer journal internship from Sigma Tau Delta. Congratulations Elizabeth Polishan! She is the recipient of a paid internship with The Sigma…
Creative Writing… Visiting poet set to visit campus 26 Apr 2016 Award winning poet, author of many collections, and director of the Southern Illinois University MFA Program in Creative Writing, Allison Joseph, set to visit The University of Scranton on April…
Amye Archer… Writing center coordinator nominated for Pulitzer Prize 8 Apr 2016 A big CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Writing Center Coordinator, Amye Archer. The author of "Fat Girl, Skinny", was recently nominated for the memoir/ non-fiction Pulitzer Prize. To read more…
