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Learn about the trials refugees face at Nov. 16 talk
Hear the true story of how a Jordanian immigrant founded a soccer team for refugees to help them adjust to life in the United States at a talk hosted by Missouri University of Science and Technology this November.
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Missouri S&T personalizes English class for each student
This fall, students taking English 1160 at Missouri University of Science and Technology are finding their studies have more practical applications than ever before. Titled “Writing and Research,” the course was redesigned to promote students writing in their respective major disciplines.
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One Book program at Missouri S&T to focus on community and social acceptance
The national bestseller “Outcasts United” has been selected for Missouri University of Science and Technology’s 2015 One Book program. Approximately 1,200 freshman students will be expected to read the book during the summer before they arrive on campus. It will then be taught in all sections of English 1120, a required course for most Missouri S&T students.
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Kate Drowne named associate dean
Dr. Kathleen Drowne, associate professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will become associate dean for academic affairs in Missouri S&T’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Business effective Jan. 1, 2015.
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New book by S&T author explores American novelist Richard Russo
Novelist Richard Russo is known for chronicling American small towns, particularly those in the hard-hit rural manufacturing towns of the Northeast. A new book by Dr. Kathleen Drowne explores the techniques Russo uses, as well as the significant themes that run throughout his works.
Read More »Free poetry reading at S&T to feature acclaimed poets
Acclaimed poets Katy Didden and Terry Kennedy will read from their works at a poetry reading to be held on the Missouri S&T campus this month. Welcoming remarks will be given by Maxwell C. Weiner Professor, Charlotte Matthews.
Read More »Poetry reading by new Weiner Professor at S&T
Poet Charlotte Matthews has joined the Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty this spring as the 2014 Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities. She will present a poetry reading at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Southwestern Bell Culture Center, 1207 N. Elm. St., in Rolla. The event is open to the […]
Read More »Swenson named interim chair of English and technical communication
Dr. Kris Swenson has been named interim chair of the English and technical communication department at Missouri University of Science and Technology, effective July 1, 2009.
Read More »S&T researcher publishes book about good old boys, rednecks and southern gentlemen
Dr. Trent Watts, assistant professor in the department of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently published a book titled White Masculinity in the Recent South.
Read More »English honor society inducts new members
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, inducted 10 new members at the annual English and Technical Communication departmental picnic.
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