In the market for a teaching job? Need some advice? Read this post by MAE student Sabrina Martin about her own struggle looking for teaching jobs at two-year colleges. For some newly admitted graduate students, this winter term will be the first in their journey towards their MA here at DePaul. For others, such as myself, it will be a time to juggle thesis research, requirement completion, and the dreaded job search, which will inevitably overtake our every waking moment. If you’re like me, you will sift through hundreds of job postings online, hoping to find… Read Article →
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 is the National Day on Writing! Started by the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Day on Writing seeks to celebrate the significance of writing in our everyday lives. As stated on their website, the National Day on Writing will: celebrate the foundational place of writing in Americans’ personal, professional, and civic lives. point to the importance of writing instruction and practice at every grade level, for every student and in every subject area from preschool through university. emphasize the lifelong process of learning to write and composing for… Read Article →
Interested in teaching or in applying for the Two-Year College Teaching Internships? Read on for a first-hand account from MAWP student Steve Bogdaniec, who is currently student-teaching at Wright College through the program. The Two-Year College Internship program offers placement at a two-year college for class credit. I’m doing my internship right now (Autumn 2010) at Wright College, one of Chicago’s city colleges. I was paired up with a great professor, Michael Petersen, in an English Composition 102 class with Shakespeare’s Tragedies as its theme. (We’re covering Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet, as well as a… Read Article →
The applications for a two-year college teaching internship, for Winter/Spring 2011, are due on Friday, October 22, not 23rd. Please email Professor Carolyn Goffman at cgoffman@depaul.edu if you have questions.
Our students have been busy this summer and fall! Check out the great accomplishments and publications from current MAE and MAWP students below. Have your own announcements? Email mtranber@depaul.edu to see your accomplishments on Ex Libris! Teaching Internships in Two-Year Colleges The following students are currently doing the 2-Year College Teaching Internships: Heath Black (MAE), Harold Washington College; Steve Bogdaniec (MAWP), Wright College; Erin Carr (WRD), College of Lake County; Jennifer Davis (MAE), College of Lake County; Kevin Lyon (WRD) Wright College; Shabnam Mahmood (MAWP), Wright College; Jennifer McKinney (MAE) College of Lake County. Steve… Read Article →
Our alumni have been busy this summer with jobs, publications, and writing projects. Read along for news from some of our recent graduates. Krystal Baugher (MAWP ’10) has just published an article in the online journal Elephant. The article has the provocative title of “More Sex with More People: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Open Relationships”. Matt Bowen (MAWP) spent seven seasons in the NFL as a strong safety with the Rams, Packers, Redskins and Bills, including playing for Lovie Smith and Mike Martz in St. Louis. He writes for the Chicago… Read Article →
Sarah is a first-year M.A.E. student and a Graduate Assistant in the Writing Center. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN in 2006, where she majored in English Literature. For the past four years, Sarah has been teaching reading and writing in Bronx, New York while also earning her M.A. in education from Hunter College. As an undergrad, she worked as a tutor at DePauw’s writing center and with teacher recruitment and preparation as a Teach for America campus campaign manager. When Sarah is not at the Writing Center or class,… Read Article →
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