UNF Graduate English program

“As a graduate student, reading this book was informative for considering how I position myself in [composition and rhetoric] and the goals I have for my academic career. Ever since deciding to pursue a doctoral degree, I’ve been told about how awful and dismal the job market is. But while the text is careful not to paint a cheery picture of current conditions, it makes clear there are a variety of jobs and experiences available to graduate students after graduation” (188).

Those are the words of Gabriella Wilson who has offered a comprehensive review of *Stories of Becoming: Demystifying the Professoriate for Graduate Students in Composition and Rhetoric*, which is authored by Claire Lutkewitte, Juliette C. Kitchens, and Molly J. Scanlon.

After highlighting how the book exposes the intricacies of navigating transitions from graduate student to full-time faculty, Wilson also explains why the book needs to be read not only by graduate students but also by administrators and professors in charge of developing graduate curricula and on job hiring committees. Read the full review here: https://compositionstudiesjournal.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/wilson-review.pdf.

Gabriella Wilson is a Ph.D. student in the Composition and Cultural Rhetoric program at Syracuse University. Her research interests include rhetorics of care, transnational feminism, disability studies, craft and materiality, and feminist and antiracist pedagogies.

Thank you Kailan Smith Sindelar for coming to our panel this morning! UNF Comp/Rhet at RSA Denver!

Congratulations English MA graduates!

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Setting up for the spring EGO conference! Don’t miss this poster session on composition theory! Wed, May 1, 6pm, Student Union

Congratulations to Dr. Kailan Sindelar and her ENC 4260/5930 Applied Technical Writing students as they worked in the UNF Digital Humanities Media Lab today with the team from the “Jax of all Trades” (The JOAT) podcast team, lead by UNF English MA alum and Adjunct Professor, Brooke Wooten! Thank you to Dr. Jessica Chandras for creating the DHI Podcast Studio this year!

We are pleased to announce that recent MA graduate Holly Coleman was accepted into Old Dominion's Ph.D. program in English! She starts in the fall! Congratulations, Holly!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the English Graduate Organization’s Sweets and Snacks Social Wednesday evening!

Congratulations to our graduates Rhonnie Fordham, Brook Wooten, Juliette Guido, Holly Coleman, Stephanie Shambach, and (not pictured)Allen Scott! Thank you as well to our professors and Writing Center staff who toasted them: Drs. Kailan Sindelar, Bart Wellington, Michael Wiley, Jason Mauro, Laura Heffernan, James Beasley (not pictured), and Writing Center Coordinator Holly Adams. Just a few laughs today!

Congratulations to all of our participants in tonight’s EGO Conference and Sigma Tau Delta induction. Special thanks to Brooke Wooten for running the show!

Don't miss the fall 2023 EGO Conference this Wednesday night at 6pm! In addition to the initiation ceremony of UNF Sigma Tau Delta inductees and panel presentations, there will be posters from the students of ENC 5720, Problems in Contemporary Composition. Here are the students and poster titles:

Nick Brown, "Eradicating Color-Blind Racism in Composition Courses"
Kayla Caslow, "Setting up Students of Color for Success"
Ashley Cozad, "Redefining Women in Literature"
Jason Forbis, "Teaching Tutors to Tutor"
Rebekah Goodrich, "Altering Writing for Dyslexic Students"
Jack Henry, "Creating Contact Zones Between Students and Professors"
Lucy Hollins, "Improving Classroom Climate in FYC"
Christian Merkley, "Multi-Cultural Rubrics and Anti-Racist Intiatives"
Elisabeth Pignato, "Chalk Lines: Revising for Creative Creating"
Athena Salinas, "Improving the Agency of Students in a Dual-Enrollment Course"
Megan Sloan, "Trauma Mitigation in Dual-Enrollment Courses"
Anna Walker, "Mitigating Trauma for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students"

Career panel tonight! 5-6, Writing Center, featuring UNF MA alumni with careers in writing, editing, and publishing!

Congratulations to our MA Summer 2023 graduates Rebecca Crews, Jocelyn Tolbert, and Jenna Escalante!

Our newly hooded graduate students: Blair Bassett, Zach Zelechowski, Sam Morden, and Haley Nesto!

Wahoo! Congratulations to our new MA graduates Haley Nesto, Sam Morden, Zach Zelechowski, and Blair Bassett!

Congratulations to Liga Pavlovska, class of 2019, who has been accepted into the English Ph.D. program at LSU! Liga plans to study American literature, specifically marginalized narratives

Congratulations to our presenters at the EGO Conference and our new inductees to Sigma Tau Delta!

Grab some coffee and start drafting that abstract this Spring Break! The EGO Conference is almost here. Be sure to explore the many wonders of our field and submit an abstract in order to speak at the Student Union this semester. We can’t wait to see you! 📚☕️

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Thanks to everyone who came by our EGO Valentine’s Day social! Remember to practice self-care as we enter mid-term season! 💖