Note: This series is made possible by a grant from the Drake
University Center for the Humanities.
February 20 BARRY LOPEZ
Author, essayist, and short-story writer
Winner of the National Book Award for Arctic Dreams (1986) Thursday, February 20 in Bulldog Theater
3:15- 4:00 p.m. Talk with students (open to the public)
7 p.m. Reading, Reception & Book-signing
February 27 DRAKE WRITERS' NIGHT
Thursday, February 27 in Medbury Honors Lounge
8:00 "open mic"-- all writers in the Drake community
welcome
Refreshments provided
March 3-7 WOMYN'S WEEK (March 3-7) SPECIAL GUESTS JENNIFER BAUMGARDNER & AMY RICHARDS co-authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism & the
Future(2000).
Watch for announcement of date and location.
March 27 DRAKE WRITERS' NIGHT
Thursday, March 27th in Medbury Honors Lounge
7:30 "open mic" --all writers in the Drake community
welcome
Refreshments provided
April 8 GRAHAM FOUST
Poet, and author of As In Every Deafness (Flood Editions,
2003)
Tuesday, April 8th in Medbury Honors Lounge
7:30, Reading, followed by a reception
April 11 DRAKE WRITERS' SEMINARS
Keynote Address: Mary Kay Shanley
Author of she Taught Me to Eat Artichokes, The Memory
Box, and For Parents Only: Tips for Surviving the Journey
from Homeroom to Dorm Room.
Friday, April 11 in Bulldog Theater, 7:30 p.m.
April 12 SATURDAY WRITING SEMINARS*
Saturday, April 12 in Howard Hall 9:00 a.m.-12:00 & 1:00-4:00
p.m. Mary Kay Shanley:
"Show Me, Don't Tell Me" (Three Ways to
Breathe Life Into Your Writing) Catherine Taylor
(Giving Birth: a Journey Into the World of Mothers
and Midwives, Penguin 2002)
"Telling Family Stories" Memoir Workshop
on Interview & Scene Graham Foust
(As In Every Deafness, Flood Editions 2003):
"Idea Factory" Poetry Workshop on generating
ideas for poems John Domini
(Highway Trade, Red Hen, 1998) and Talking
Heads: 77, Red Hen, 2002)
"Situation, Complication" Fiction Workshop on descriptive
detail & story development
*For more information on registering for the Drake Writers'
Seminars, contact Carol Spaulding at 271-3969
April 17 MYUNG MI KIM
Poet, and author of Under Flag (Kelsey St. Press, 1991),
Dura (Sun & Moon, 1999), & Commons (UC Press,
2002)
2:00-3:15 Talk with students in Howard 309 (open to all
students)
7:30 p.m. in Medbury Honors Lounge Reading & reception
April 24 DRAKE WRITERS' NIGHT: "RELAYS EDITION"
Thursday, April 24 in Medbury Honors Lounge
8:00 "open mic" -- all writers in the Drake community
welcome
Special Guests: Drake alumni reading their original poetry/prose
Refreshments provided
April 26 PAUL MORRISON RELAYS LECTURE: BARBARA ROBINETTE MOSS
(G' 91)
Author of Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter (Scribner, 2000)
Saturday, April 26 in Sheslow Auditorium 10:00 a.m.
May 1 PERIPHERY READING & ART OPENING
Featuring Drake Student Writers, Artists, and Musicians
Thursday, May 1 in Parents Hall South in upper Olmsted 8:00 p.m.
For more information, or to arrange for classroom
visits or materials for courses, please contact Carol Spaulding
x3969 carol.spaulding@drake.edu
Department Recognitions: Student and
Faculty Awards
2002 English Student Awards
The Ethel R. Taylor Scholarship:
Sara Sherwood and Ruth Schumacher
Sarah Sherwood is a junior, majoring in English and
Secondary Education. She has established a strong record in both
of the areas recognized in by this award, education and poetry.
She has served as a tutor in the Writing Workshop and she was
the recipient of last year's Norma Russell Award for poetry. Sara
is spending spring semester studying in southern France, and will
return to Drake in Fall 2002
Ruth Schumacher is majoring in English and Law, Politics,
and Society. Only a sophomore, she has already established a record
of service on campus, including election to the Student Senate
and serving as a student member of the English Department Search
Committee. Currently, she is the Vice-President for the Panhellenic
Executive Council and volunteering at the Creative Children's
Center, assisting teachers with poetry activities and lessons..
The Norma Russell Award: Angie
Hume
Angela Hume is a Writing and Marketing double major.
Her work has appeared in the past two Periphery collections,
with her poem "Icicles" receiving Honorable Mention
last year. Her poetry is marked by vivid imagery and succinct
observation. One of her nominators described her as "an extremely
promising young poet." Angie is a junior and will be returning
to Drake for her senior year.
The Thomas Dunn English Scholarship:
Jeanette Fitzgerald and Lindsey Zellman
Jeanette is an outstanding student, who thus far has
performed impressively. She is a double degree student, combining
a B.A. in English with a B.S.B. in International Business. Add
into the mix a minor in Spanish, a semester in Spain, and a range
of extracurricular activities, including crew, all while maintaining
a 3.91 GPA. After graduation in 2003, Jeanne is considering attending
law school, with a special interest in international law. Not
bad for a homegrown kid from Des Moines.
A junior English/Writing major, Lindsey has been cited
by a number of her teachers for her written work. Her performance
in the classroom has been outstanding, maintaining a 3.95 GPA.
The Dunn Outstanding Senior Award: Andrea
Deeken
A double-major in English and Environmental Science
and Policy, Andrea has been involved in a variety of activities
at Drake. These include being a four-year member and co-leader
of the Drake Environmental Action League, a member of the Drake
Outdoor Club and Amnesty International, and active in Habitat
for Humanity and the Mobilization of Peace and Justice. In 1998
she won the Drake Award for community service. She has had her
poetry published in Periphery, attends a bi-monthly writing
circle, and is currently participating in an Art/Writing project
("Carbon"), directed by Professor Angela Battle, that
focuses on the relationship between fine art and the literary.
And then there was that term in Ecuador. Andrea hopes to use her
writing to help create environmental justice and awareness.
Humanities Center Emeritus Award in Honor of Barbara
Hodgdon: Melissa Bartecki
Melissa is a junior, with a double major in English
and Elementary Education. In addition to a strong academic record
(3.9 GPA), she also participates in community activities, including
volunteering at the Drake Community Center and tutoring children
in their reading skills. She plans to teach elementary school
for several years, before returning to graduate school to pursue
an M.F.A. in poetry.
Humanities Center Emeritus Award in Honor of Bruce
Campbell:
Aaron Plasek
Aaron is a junior who defies the supposed "two
culture" contrariety between science and arts. He is a triple
major Physics, Astronomy, and English with a minor
in Math. Somewhere in there, he has also found time for band and
chorus. He has devoted himself to writing poetry, and currently
has poems under submission to The Iowa Review and other
journals
2002 English Faculty Honors
Madelyn Levitt Oustanding Teacher of the Year
Professor Jody
Swilky
Professor Swilky joined Drake in 1988. He teaches
such courses as the Representation of Race in Recent Film &
Fiction, Poery Workshop, Storytelling as a Social Practice, and
Literacy, Writing, and Schooling. His articles on writing studies
appear regularly in national journals. Last year it was the A&S
college teaching award; this year it is the University teaching
award - what will he do next year?
Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professor
Professor Carol
Spaulding
Professor Spaulding came to Drake in 1996. A
teacher of writing fiction and Asian-American literature, Spaudling's
stories and articles have appeared in a variety of journals. Her
fiction has also been recognized with national awards. Many of
you are familiar with Professor Spaulding as the organizer of
the Department's Writers & Critics series.
Writers & Critics Schedule
Department
Recognitions