Category Archives: Presentations

Professor Fitzpatrick Hits the Bricks

As you walk through the MTC lobby, you’ve seen these sculptures. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, for our next Noon at the Nerman presentation, Prof. Maureen Fitzpatrick, will share some things you didn’t know about the building’s brick sculptures. Dona Dobberfuhl’s … Continue reading

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Professor Jones Kicks off the ’24-25 Great Books Series

Can you name a great Philippine novel or novelist? Since the answer to that is probably ‘no,’ Nathan Jones remedied our lack of knowledge by sharing an introduction to José Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere (Do not touch me), possibly the … Continue reading

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Cryer’s Panel Proposal Accepted

Dan Cryer’s panel proposal was accepted to the 2021Conference on College Composition and Communication conference. The title of his panel is “Writing Programs and the Climate Crisis: Cases Studies of Institutional Ecologies, Sustainability, and Ecocomposition.” Dr. Cryer will discuss the history of student involvement … Continue reading

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Gulley’s Talk at the Kansas Author’s Club

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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What We Ate 100 Years Ago

At 7 pm on Monday, March 9, Andrea Broomfield, professor of English, will be a featured guest for a special event titled, “What We Ate 100 Years Ago: Kansas City in the 1920s.”  Broomfield will speak on how working-class cuisine … Continue reading

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