Category Archives: English Department News

Jeff Boyer Retiring

Posted on 05/15/2020 by jmcward

Jeff Boyer, adjunct professor of English, is planning to retire at the end of the spring semester after teaching for more than 30 years at JCCC. Prior to JCCC, Boyer taught at Kansas State University, where he received his master’s … Continue reading →

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Gulley’s Talk at the Kansas Author’s Club

Posted on 04/21/2020 by jmcward

Beth Gulley, professor of English, was scheduled to give a presentation at the Kansas Author’s Club in March, but the event was cancelled because of Covid-19. However, in place of her in-person presentation, she was invited to record a video, … Continue reading →

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Bell Publishes Essay in The Sun Magazine

Posted on 04/21/2020 by jmcward

Sam Bell, associate professor of English, recently published an essay titled “The Empty Set” in the April 2020 issue of The Sun Magazine. For more than forty years The Sun has published “some of the most radically intimate and socially conscious writing.” The … Continue reading →

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Reynolds and Werkmeister Win JCCC Publication Award

Posted on 04/17/2020 by jmcward

English Professors Tom Reynolds and Steve Werkmeister were each awarded the JCCC Publication Award this year. Reynolds won the award for his recent book of poems titled Home Field, a full-length poetry collection published by Woodley Memorial Press that is focused … Continue reading →

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Hogan Wins Assessment Award

Posted on 04/17/2020 by jmcward

For her work on managing department assessment for composition and literature courses, Monica Hogan, Professor of English, was recently awarded the Excellence in Outcomes Assessment Award from the Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Institutional Outcomes. In commenting upon the award, … Continue reading →