Tag: Faculty Profiles
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"The Last Panther" by Todd Mitchell, a Q&A
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Read More: "The Last Panther" by Todd Mitchell, a Q&AA powerful tale. ~Kirkus Told in vivid, heartbreaking detail and filled with strong, developed characters, this novel tackles an important theme in a compelling way. In Kiri, young readers will find a protagonist who, although at times afraid, finds the courage to do what she believes to be right. ~Booklist…
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Events around Fort Collins, August edition
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Read More: Events around Fort Collins, August edition~From intern Katie Haggstrom The beginning of August means that fall classes start in less than three weeks. But there are still plenty of literary events happening around Fort Collins, both before and after school starts. From Fort Collins own Comic Con to a release party for English Professor Todd Mitchell’s…
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Faculty Profile: Nancy Wright
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Nancy WrightWhat brought you to CSU? When my kids were little, I worked online through Johns Hopkins University, but then at a certain point, I wanted to get back into the face-to-face classroom, so I worked at Front Range Community College a couple of years until a spot opened up at…
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Faculty Profile: Leif Sorensen
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Leif Sorensen~from intern Joyce Bohling What brought you to CSU? The short answer is that I got the job! The position I applied for (American literature with a specialization in multi-ethnic writing and a side interest in modernist studies) seemed to me like a perfect fit and I was happy that…
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Faculty Profile: Sharon Grindle
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Sharon Grindle~from intern Haley Huffman Cloudy and cold days make Sharon Grindle just the tiniest bit homesick for the coast. Originally from California, Grindle moved to Colorado to pursue her dreams of teaching. “I’ve known for a long time, I think, that I wanted to be a teacher.” Grindle recalls childhood…
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Faculty Profile: Nancy Henke
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Nancy Henke~from intern Joyce Bohling Nancy Henke Senior Teaching Faculty MA English: Literature, 2010 (she’s also an English department alumna!) What brought you to CSU? I came to CSU in 2008 as a graduate student. I had gotten offers from several different schools and I had narrowed my choices to either…
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Faculty Profile: Ellen Brinks
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Ellen Brinks~from intern Haley Huffman Ellen Brinks is the graduate program coordinator for the English Department, but her passions extend far beyond the scheduling, staffing and training that make up a large portion of her responsibilities. She thinks of herself “first and foremost as a teacher, advisor and mentor for undergrads…
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Faculty Profile: Dana Masden
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Dana Masden~from intern Joyce Bohling Dana Masden English Teaching Faculty, (CO150, CO300, Intro to Lit, Beginning Creative Writing and 20th Century Fiction, as well as CO150 online) MFA: Creative Writing (she’s also an alumna!) What brought you to CSU? I came to CSU for my MFA in 2005. Every other school…
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Faculty Profile: Sarah Sloane and Semester at Sea
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Read More: Faculty Profile: Sarah Sloane and Semester at Sea~from English Department Communications Intern Joyce Bohling In June 2016, Colorado State University officially became the campus partner of Semester at Sea, an international academic program through which students from over 100 campuses spend a semester taking courses onboard a ship, each course’s curriculum directly tied to the places and ports visited.…
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In Memory of Bev McQuinn
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Read More: In Memory of Bev McQuinnWe’d hoped this fall that she’d be back with us, in a classroom doing what she loved so much. We are so sad to be saying goodbye instead. “Beverly Jane McQuinn, 66, of Ft. Collins, died after a brave battle with cancer, surrounded by family, on Sun., Aug. 28, 2016.”…