JCCC Department of English Blog

Professor Kunkel and Professor Witters have had a fun week celebrating the third year of their zoology and children’s literature students making animal-themed picture books.

Here is Danny’s new piece published at the Bridge:

https://bridge909.org/news/kelly-hunt-ozark-symphony

The 8^th annual Cavalier Conference on Writing and Literature took place Friday, April 14th, in the RC and was a big success. Over 120 faculty from regional colleges, high schools, and community colleges attended a day of excellent panels, including panels that JCCC English faculty led and/or presented at. The keynote speaker was Dr. April Baker-Bell. The conference theme this year was Access For, Access To: Reimagining Education for All.

Click to access cavalier-conference-2023-program-av.pdf

Marianne Kunkel has received an Extra Effort Award for 2023.

Adjunct Professor of English Sally Bennett gave two recent papers based on her archival research:

For ¨The War of 1812¨ St. Louis West History Symposium, Sally gave a talk entitled “Roast Beef: Feeing the U.S. Army”

At Fort Osage National Historic Site, Sibley, Missouri, Sally gave a talk entitled “Women on the Missouri Frontier,” emphasizing the lives and material culture of military wives.