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Fall 2009 Doughty publishes poetry Two of Dr. Del Doughty’s, professor of English, poems were published recently:
“The American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009” in The New
English Department Hosts Conference On October 23rd, the Huntington University English department hosted the Indiana College English Association conference. Dr. Linda Urschel, who is currently serving as the president of the organization, organized the conference which was attended by approximately 50 scholars and graduate students from across Indiana. Drs. Todd Martin and Jack Heller presented some of their research, and Dr. Del Doughty presented some of his recent creative work.
Heller presents paper
Dr. Jack Heller, assistant professor of English, presented a paper
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Martin presents paper Dr. Todd Martin, professor of English, recently presented his paper, “’To have her Home and Leave it too’: Katherine Mansfield and her Middle Class Values,” at a Katherine Mansfield Symposium. The symposium took place in the south of France where Mansfield lived for a time as an expatriate from New Zealand. In attendance were the New Zealand ambassador to France and numerous notable Mansfield scholars. Spring 2009 Dr. Jack Heller, assistant professor of English, has reviewed a book about epitaphs in 16th and 17th century English literature. Dr. DelDoughty, professor of English, will deliver the baccalaureate address to graduates and their parents at 10:30 a.m. in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. English Majors present research at English Honor Society Convention From March 25 through the 28th, Dr. Todd Martin, associate professor of English, and three English majors attended the 2009 Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Convention. During the convention, Will Braun presented his critical essay, “The Smelting of Faeryland: ‘The Man Who Dreamed of Faeryland’ and Yeats’ Process of Revision”; Caitlynn Lowe read her creative nonfiction piece entitled “Moonshine”; and Stephanie Hollister chaired a session on Kurt Vonnegut. Dr. Martin served as a panel member for a Chapter Sponsor Workshop, sharing ideas of how to develop a thriving chapter. English Majors attend, present at Alpha Chi Convention Will Braun and Caitlynn Lowe attended the National Convention of Alpha Chi National Honor Society held April 2-4 in Indianapolis. Lowe, a junior English major, gave a paper on “Love is Hell: The Legend of Dido." Lowe also competed for Region V scholarships and was one of the local chapter’s nominees for National Alpha scholarships. Fall 2008 Urschel
presents papers Heller gives Keynote Dr. Jack Heller gave the keynote address at Wheaton College's Shakespeare Institute, "Word and Ritual in Select Shakespeare Plays," on June 6. He presented a paper he wrote on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, titled "Your Statue's Spouting Blood: Julius Caesar, the Sacraments and the Fountain of Life." Spring 2008 Urschel presents paper Dr. Linda Urschel presented a paper titled "The Forgotten Majority: Female Students at Chrisitan Colleges" at the CCCU "Conversations toward Wholeness" conference on gender issues in Christian colleges and universities. Representatives of CCCU schools met at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego on April 9-11. The conference was the first ever CCCU meeting recognizing gender issues, and the CCCU is planning more conferences on the issues raised at this session. English Major, Will Braun, presents essay Will Braun attended the 2008 Region V Convention of the Alpha Chi Honor Society held at Anderson University on March 28-29. Will presented his essay on George Eliot's Middlemarch entitled "Wash Your Mouth Out: 'Unhistoric' Immorality." Martin to publish another article on Danticat Dr. Todd Martin was informed that another one of his articles on Edwidge Danticat has been accepted for publication. The essay, entitled “’Naming’ Sebastien: Celebrating Men in Edwidge Danticat’s The Farming of Bones, will appear in the summer issue of Atenea: A Bilingual Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The article was developed and written during his sabbatical in the Fall of 2006. Students present research/poetry at national convention Four students attended the Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society Convention held in Louisville, KY from March 6th to the 9th. During the Convention, three students presented their work: Leslie Newton (senior) presented “Characters in Fragments: Dissolution of Personality in Mrs. Dalloway”; Brett Jenkins (senior) presented poems from a collection entitled “Escape Plans,” which she developed in an independent study with Dr. Del Doughty; and Anna Grace Jeter (senior) presented her essay, “Searching for Divine Romance in the Midst of the ‘Shadowlands’: Goethe’s Faust in Light of C. S. Lewis’ Concept of ‘Joy.’” Stephanie Ping (junior) also attended the convention, along with Dr. Todd Martin, associate professor of English. Martin to publish/present his research Dr. Todd Martin, associate professor of English, was recently informed that his essay, “Ezili and the Subversion of the Holy Virgin in Edwidge Danticat’s Breath, Eyes, Memory,” has been accepted for publication in Literature and Belief, a journal published by Brigham Young University. He was also asked to participate in an upcoming roundtable at the American Literature Association. The roundtable will focus on teaching the poetry of E. E. Cummings, an author on whom Martin has published a number of articles; his working title is: “Is as an Action Verb: Cummings and the Act of Being.” 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 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 Spring 2007 Urschel presents paper 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 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
Huntington alumnus elected partner in law firm
Senior Josh
Clark authors poetry book
Martin presents/publishes paper Spring 2006 Dr. Todd Martin was granted tenure in April.
Maifeld has article posted 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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