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2007
It is with great sadness that we announce the recent death of Barbara Hoffman, a valued member of the English faculty since 1969. Barbara, who was set to retire from teaching this year, died on April 29, due to cardiac complications. Information on Barbara is taken from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Newsletter. Congratulations to our English department graduates: Ann Elizabeth Brennan, Autumn Chmil, Leslie Elizabeth Colosimo, Robert E. Conde, Nicole Deininger, Monica Ernst, Sheila Mercedes Fuentes, Amy Lynn Grocki, Gerald F. Hart, Kelly Kathleen Hynak, Bonnie Lynn Kretchik, Linda Marchiony, Elizabeth Morrin, Amanda Caitlin Mullin, Stephanie Jenyne Murphy, David Jacob Schlitter, Erin Uporsky, Nicole Corrine Volgi, Justine Yeager. The following English majors are staff members for the Wood Word: Nathan Bradley (09), Justine Carmine (09), Angel Fuller (10) and Lauren Tyrrell (09). Stacey Brownell (08) has been chosen by the Washington Center to do an internship in Washington, D.C. Rich Howells (07) is completing an internship at the Lackawanna Historical Society. Several students and faculty members will present papers at the Pennsylvania College English Association Conference, “Paths to Freedom,” West Chester Holiday Inn, West Chester, PA, on April 12-14, 2007: “In My Time of Dying: The Education of Christie Rae Snyder,” Christie Rae Snyder; “Holding Down the Fort: Women and Empire at Home in Mansfield Park,” Christina Elvidge; “Miss Havisham’s Blindness: Emotional and Social Norms,” Kristen Shipsky; “Power as Devolution in Bram Stroker’s Dracula,” Cory Potomis; “Seen but Not Heard: The Lives of Victorian Children in Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Dickens’ Great Expectations,” Caryn Culp; “Re-imagining Victorian Girlhood: Libba Bray’s 'Fusion Cooking'," Helen Bittel; “Language in Heart of Darkness,” Ann Brennan; “Avenues of Freedom and the Acquisition of Identity in the Dramatic Works of Margaret Cavendish,” Victoria L. Gundling. Christina Elvidge has been selected to appear in the 2007 edition of Who’s Who Among American Women. Ann Brennan, Sheila Fuentes, and Amanda Mullin are included in the 2007 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Chrisinna Ivosevic (06) has been awarded a 2007-08 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship for studies abroad. The Rotary Foundation's Ambassadorial Scholarships program is currently the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program for university-level studies
2006 In conjunction with the Office of Diversity Efforts, the English Department invited author/journalist Alfred Lubrano to speak on his latest book, Blue Collar Roots-White Collar Dreams, on September 20. He joined Dr. Laurie McMillan and her English 180 students to discuss the problems people from middle-and lower-middle class backgrounds face while pursuing a college education. Amy Fotta, Kristen Dieter, Erica Barone, and Dr. Ray Heath, who has at least one degree in English, discussed their work at Career Day. Dr. Erin Sadlack serves as the webmaster for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She also serves as editor of the CLAS newsletter. Dr. Sadlack played a major part in bringing Professor Sandra Shannon to campus to speak about playwright August Wilson. The event was co-sponsored by the English Department and the Office of Diversity Efforts. Professor Barbara Hoffman ran two trips to the Japanese Tea House in Manhattan. The Renaissance Revels is open to anyone in the Marywood community who loves drama and wants to join in the fun of reading the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Sheila Fuentes, a senior English major, won the $500 National Delta Epsilon Sigma Award for best creative nonfiction. Sheila Fuentes has been invited to present her paper, “Black Motherhood: From African Dignity to American Slavery,” and her creative nonfiction essay, “On My Mother and the Man Who was Not My Father,” at the state conference for undergraduate English majors, which is sponsored by the English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) in April at Lock Haven University. She is the only English major to be a double presenter at the conference. Sheila was also invited to read her creative nonfiction essay at the only national conference for undergraduate English majors, “The Write Stuff, which is sponsored by Weber State University, Ogden Utah. Susan Campbell-Bartoletti, a department alumna, has been awarded Newberry honors for her young adult book, Hitler’s Youth. Congratulations go to Maura Hedman, Robinne Okrasinski, and Kelly Trotta. All have graduated with honors citations. Robinne Okrasinski has earned the Saint Thomas More Award, which is given by Lambda Iota Tau to the graduating English or English/Secondary Education major. Dr. Erin Sadlack presented her paper, “Epistolary Negotiations: Mary Tudor Brandon and the Politics of Representation,” at the conference “Queens and Power in Medieval and Renaissance England,” which was held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Ann Bush co-presented with Dr. Kathleen Munley a paper, “Developing an Interdisciplinary Course in the History and Literature of Native Americans of the United States,” at the National Association of Native American Studies, which is affiliated with the National Association of African American Studies, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Erin Sadlack presented a paper at the 2006 MLA conference entitled “Petitioning Power: Rhetorical Fashioning of Elizabethan Women’s Letters.” Dr. Laurie McMillan presented a paper at the 2006 MLA conference entitled “Communal Inquiry: Teaching Resistant Texts in the Introductory Literature Classroom.” Nicole Deininger, Kristen Shipley, and Christie Rae Snyder are pursuing internships. Marywood has chosen Professor Barbara Hoffman as CASE Professor of the Year. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has designated our English/Secondary Education program as “nationally recognized.” Laura Martinetti (00) has received Marywood’s Recent Graduate Award. She works as an account executive/supervisor for United Parcel Service. Emily Shedlauskas has been awarded the Outstanding Library Student Award by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA). She works in the Delaware Valley School District. Dr. Helen Bittel recently published an article entitled “Required Reading for Revolting Daughters?”: The New Girl Fiction of L.T. Meade” in Nineteenth-Century Gender Studies, Vol. 2, 2006. Dr. Erin Sadlack was recently awarded the 2006 Alice L. Geyer Prize for the best dissertation in English Literature at the University of Maryland. The title of her dissertation is “‘In Writing it May Be Spoke’: the Politics of Women’s Letter-Writing, 1377-1603.” Jack Cashman '04 has received an assistantship for the 2005-2006 academic year in the School of Arts, Emerson College, Boston, where he will begin pursuing his MA in Publishing and Writing. Erica Barone '03 has accepted the position as Development Manager for Future Connect, Scranton in May of 2005. Congratulations to our 2006 English Department graduates: Joshua Alan Frank, Cathy Gager-Maisonave, Erin Gehling, Kerry Jane Glynn, Jaclyn M. Greer, Melissa Kay Guman, Maura Rose Hedman, Rebekah Lynn King, William Manley,Megan E. Martineau, Patricia Kelly McGowan, Sean P. Neary, Robinne Okrasinski, Lawrence Robert Tompkins, Kelly Alexandra Trotta, Heather Ann Van Luvender, Amy Elizabeth Wagner, Blaire Frances Harraka, Starlah Alexandria Hall, Jennifer Anne Tilberry, Matthew Edward Marcinek 2005 Autumn Chmil was accepted into the Walt Disney World College and will be studying there during the spring 2005 semester. She will be taking a Disney course in communications and nine credits of an internship there. Melissa Leonard is completing an internship with a local attorney. This semester, three of our majors--- Joshua Frank, Jillian Frank, and Starlah Hall---received full scholarships to attend a weekend workshop organized by the Highlights Foundation in Honesdale, PA. The workshop, titled "Reaching At-Risk Students: A Weekend of Writing and Literature" and led by local author/teacher Jan Cheripko, brought together participants working in many different areas of education and children's advocacy, some of whom traveled from as far as Florida and Missouri. Several majors pursued summer internships. Allison Borosky worked in the copy department at Jangle AMC, an advertising, marketing, and communications firm in Nazareth, PA. Maureen Moore completed an internship in school librarianship in the Ellenville Central School District in Ellenville, NY and Andrea Ciarlo (05) is working as an intern this summer at the Washington Times in Washington, D.C.. Melissa Howells '03 has been named education and out-reach staff assistant for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. She is responsible for providing administrative support for education and outreach, assisting in the coordination and scheduling of events and developing databases. Amy Wagner '06 is studying in Japan this semester. Amy is the recipient of the Tokyo, Japan Scholarship. Patti McGowan '06 is studying in Scotland this semester. Chrisinna Ivosevic '05 studied in Thailand this summer. Leslie Clearwater '04 accepted a teaching job with Abington Heights High School. Claire Henning '04 landed a job teaching English for the Gaithersburg School District (MD). Shawn Robbins '04 accepted a job with Manheim Township School District, Lancaster, PA, where he will be teaching 8th grade English. Shawn's second major was English. Cathleen Wasalinko '03 accepted a teaching position with the Scranton School District. Melissa Bortugno won the national 2004 Lambda Iota Tau scholarship for graduate study. Brigid Jennings '05 recently completed an internship with the National Park Service. As part of her internship she wrote a children's book about the life of Zane Grey, a writer of popular Western novels. Dr. Ann Bush has had a paper accepted for presentation at the National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS). Her paper’s title is "Artistic Portrayal of the African-American Collective Identity." The conference will be in held in February 2005. Dr. Helen Bittel was invited to facilitate two programs sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. In the spring, she led a book discussion series titled "Read About It: Detecting Women" at the Taylor Public Library. In the fall, she led a series titled "Touching Women's Lives Across Four Cultures" at the Dingman Township branch of the Pike County Public Library. This summer, Dr. Helen Bittel presented a paper titled "From Basketball to Barney: Teen Fatherhood in Recent Young Adult Fiction" at the Children's Literature Association's annual meeting in Fresno, CA. This fall Dr. Helen Bittel served as dramaturge for Marywood's production of A Doll House. Dr. Ann Bush presented a paper at the International Society for the Study of Time Conference, which was held in Cambridge, England, in July. The title of her paper was "Black In Black: Culture, Memory, And The African-American Identity."
Congratulations to our 2004 English Department graduates:Cindy Anescavage, Jennifer Angeline, Thomas Borthwick, John Anthony Cashman, Leslie Clearwater, Michael Colangelo, Heather Crawford, Jason Fiester, Claire Henning, Brandon Hill Roseann Martinetti, Anthony Obelenus, Susanna O'Hara, Frank Pagnotti, and Kelly Watkins. Congratulations to John Cashman on winning the J. Harold Brislin Medal for Distinction in Creative Writing. Jason Fiester was selected as Honorable Mention. Congratulations to Melissa Bortugno on winning the Sister M. Charitas Loftus Medal for Excellence in Poetry. Congratulations to Leslie Clearwater on winning the St. Thomas More Award for Excellence in English. John Cashman ('04) spent the Fall 2003 semester studying in Ireland at the University of Cork. John Cashman ('04) presented a paper at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, which was held at Indiana University-Purdue, April 15-17, 2004. His paper was entitled "Questions of Newjack: The Problems of the American Penal System." Julianne Greene ('07) won the First Annual Barbara Hoffman English 160 Writing Award. She accepted $75 in prize money at the English Honor Society's Annual Spring Social, which was held April 14, 2004. The English Department was a sponsor of the 2004 Pennsylvania College English Association Conference, which was held on March 18-24, 2004, at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. Frank Pagnotti ('04) recently completed an internship with NFL Films. Susanna O'Hara ('04) recently participated in a service trip to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Jason Babaz ('07) won first prize in the 2003 Delta Epsilon Sigma Writing Competition for his poem "Prayer Book." Rebecca Sparling ('05) presented a paper at the 2004 Slayage Conference on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee, May 28-30.
2003
Erica Barone ('03) is studying in the graduate program in English at Lehigh University. She was awarded a teaching assistantship. Shannon Muklewicz ('03) is studying in the graduate program in English at the University of Scranton. Jason Petrochko ('03) is studying in the graduate program in English at the University of Scranton. Bridget Garvey ('03) accepted a teaching position in the Boston area. Alicia Verbrugghe ('03) accepted a teaching position in the Pocono Mountain School District. Matthew Montoro ('03) accepted a teaching position in the Scranton School District. Natalie Colosimo ('03) accepted a teaching posItion in the Scranton School District. Kathleen Sokoloski ('03) accepted a teaching position in the Valley View School District. English majors John Cashman ('04) and Jason Petrochko ('03) presented research papers at The National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 13-15, 2003. They also offered their work at Bloomsburg University, on April 11, 2003, at a conference sponsored by the English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU). John Cashman ('04), Jason Petrochko ('03), and Erica Barone ('03) presented research papers at the Marywood Undergraduate Research Forum on April 23, 2003. Erica Barone is the 2003 Marywood graduation valedictorian. Jason Petrochko is one of two 2003 Marywood graduation salutatorians. Chrisinna Ivosevic ('05) participated in a semester-at-sea experience in Spring 2003. Contact the English Department at: 570-348-6219. E-mail: English@marywood.edu. |
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