Author Archives: jmcward

New English Department Guide

Posted on 01/28/2020 by jmcward

Last semester, Andrea Broomfield took control over the much-needed revision of our English Department Guide. It had been approximately 15 years since the last major revision. The Department Guide is more than 70 pages long.  In addition to detailed overviews … Continue reading →

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English Assessment Meeting

Posted on 01/28/2020 by jmcward

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Monica Hogan, Danny Alexander, David Davis, Diane Davis, Ted Rollins, Tom Reynolds, Mark Browning, Shaun Harris, Nathan Jones, Beth Gulley, Marilyn Senter, Dan Cryer, Steve Werkmeister, and Jim McWard got together at the Lenexa City Center … Continue reading →

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English PDD Presentations

Posted on 01/27/2020 by jmcward

Members of the English Department were active in JCCC’s January Professional Development Week: Anthony Funari, JCCC Grant Professional and English Adjunct Professor, led a PDD session titled, “How Wikipedia Can — and Probably Should — Change Way Teach Writing and … Continue reading →

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Conference Presentations for Jones

Posted on 11/19/2019 by jmcward

Nathan Jones, professor of English, has two conference presentations and conference proceedings publication: Jones, Nathan Brian.  “Exploring Expectations in College-Level Writing.” 9 Nov. 2019. A paper presented at the 2019 Colorado Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (COTESOL) Annual Convention, … Continue reading →

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Fitzpatrick Presents and Publishes

Posted on 10/25/2019 by jmcward

Maureen Fitzpatrick, professor of English, gave a presentation at the most recent Midwest TYCA conference in Akron, OH.  Her October 18 presentation was titled, “Beyond Freytag: Where Post-Modern Narrative Structures Meet Composition.”  More information about the 2019 Midwest TYCA conference … Continue reading →

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