Spring 2008

English Major, Caitlynn Lowe, collaborates in writing project                         Caitlynn Loew, a sophomore English major at Huntington University, wrote a chapter in the novel, Struggle Creek, which is a collaborative work by a Christian organization called Peculiar People, which specializes in group writing projects.  The novel is about a small town facing a huge challenge, centered around a mysterious metal dome and the arrival of newcomers.

Fall 2007

English Major, Brett Jenkins' poem selected for publication                      Brett Jenkins, a senior English major at Huntington University, saw her poem titled “Windex” in the quarterly publication of the Denver Syntax which publishes “provocative works dealing with madness, sex, death, general mishaps, strange infirmities and unique situations” and enjoy “wit and clever pieces that play on words while keeping the focus on the storyline,” according to their Web site.

Heller works in prison with a Shakespeare program
Dr. Jack Heller arranged for a group of students, faculty, and staff members to visit the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, a medium-security prison in Kentucky. A group of inmates there has formed the only Shakespeare company, Shakespeare Behind Bars, based in a prison. Heller presented the inmates with a lesson on the religious background to Julius Caesar. The Huntington group then observed the inmates rehearse a scene and participated in a discussion about prison life and performing Shakespeare. Afterwards, the Huntington group were able to have a dinner with Curt Tofteland, the director of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare Behind Bars.

Martin attends conference                                                                             Dr. Todd Martin recently attended the meeting of the Association of General and Liberal Studies, and organization devoted to supporting "the benefits of students’ liberal education attained through general education programs" and "promotes successful teaching, curricular innovation, and effective learning."  Martin attended in relation to his new role as Director of Core Curriculum.

Urschel presents paper                                                                                  Dr. Linda Urschel recently attended the Indiana College English Association conference at Indiana Wesleyan University. She presented a paper, “’God’s Instrument’: Teaching A Prayer for Owen Meany at the Christian College.”

Doughty participates in seminar
Dr. Del Doughty, associate professor of English, participated in the “Teaching the Great Books” seminar at the annual meeting of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics” held at the Allegro Hotel in Chicago from Oct. 12-14. The title of Doughty’s paper, “Who Needs Scientists When There’s a Poet Around? What ‘Moby-Dick’ Tells Us That the Pharmaceutical Companies Don’t Want Us to Know.”

Spring 2007

Urschel presents paper
Dr. Linda Urschel, professor of English, attended the national meeting of the College English Association in New Orleans on April 11-14. She presented a paper titled “Playing by the Rules: The Ethics of Detective Fiction” at the conference in keeping with the overall theme of ethics and empathy in writing and literature.

Doughty serves as literary judge                                                                   On April 10, Doughty will serve as a judge on the Indiana Arts Commission Literature Review Panel. Doughty, who won a literature grant from the IAC in 2001, will serve as a judge for the second time in the past five years.

Martin and students attend conference                                                      Brett Jenkins, Lilly Theiss, and C. J. Hunt traveled to Pittsburgh with Dr. Todd Martin to attend the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Convention.  Brett presented her poetry--a series entitled "I Try to Be Funny"--and Lilly acted as chair to a session of short fiction.  Dr. Martin moderated two sessions, one on 17th and 18th poetry and one on William Faulkner.  The Keynote speakers were David Rakoff and Sharon Olds. 

Doughty, Heller and students attend conference
On Feb. 15-16, Dr. Del Doughty, professor of English, and Dr. Jack Heller, assistant professor of English, accompanied four Huntington University English majors to Taylor University-Upland to participate in “Making Literature,” an undergraduate conference on literature and writing. Brett Jenkins was invited to read several of her poems, and Tracy Schwerin and Lilly Theiss presented papers on “Housekeeping,” a novel by Marilynne Robinson. Kristi Thompson presented two papers—one on Robinson’s work and the other on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. More than 70 students from colleges as far away as Gordon and Messiah had papers accepted to the three-day meeting.

Martin publishes nonfiction                                                                           Dr. Todd Martin traveled to Kampala, Uganda, in the fall to assess Huntington's new Go Ed Africa program, offered in conjunction with Food for the Hungry.  He also visited Katie Mitchel, Huntington's first student to be involved in the program.  In response to the visit, Dr. Martin wrote a short piece entitled "Digging Deep," which incorporates Katie's experience as derived from the updates she sent to family and friends.  The essay will appear in 6:8, a quarterly magazine of Food for the Hungry.

Martin presents/publishes papers                                                                  Dr. Todd Martin presented his paper, "Celebrating Men in Edwidge Danticat’s The Farming of Bones" at the Twentieth Century Literature Conference in Louisville, KY in February.  He was also notified that his essay, “‘looking for the dawn’ in The Farming of Bones,” was accepted for publication in The Explicator.   Both essays were derived from the research he did during his Fall sabbatical.

Fall 2006

Huntington University awards Presidential Scholarships

Spring 2006

Dr. Todd Martin was granted tenure in April.

Maifeld has article posted
Stacey Maifeld, a 2006 Huntington graduate, had an article selected for posting on Relevant Magazine's Web site. The publication is a lifestyle magazine for twenty-somethings covering life, culture and spiritual issues. Maifeld's article was posted in the "Life" section. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Dr. Jack Heller, assistant professor of English, participated in a seminar   panel on “Shakespeare and the Reformation” at the 2006 meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America on April 13-15, 2006. The paper he presented is titled “Inscrutable Grace in ‘Much Ado about Nothing,’” extending on an earlier work he had done on the same play.

Dr. Del Doughty was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of English.

Dr. Todd Martin was granted a sabbatical leave for Fall 2006. He will be focusing his research efforts on an article dealing with the men in Edwidge Danticat's fiction.  Most scholars highlight her female characters.

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