FALL 2011 NEWS
Trip to Stratford, Ontario, for Two of Shakespeare's Plays
Students, friends, and MC Harper, just after seeing Titus Andronicus
On September 3-4, 2011, students, faculty, staff, and family/friends were able to see their choice of two plays in Stratford, either Titus Andronicus or Twelfth Night. Both were marvelous theatrical spectacles, with great acting, music, costumes, and even daring sound effects. The yearly trip is organized by the English Department and funded in part through the Global Civilization Program, which includes the first-year writing courses and sophomore interdisciplinary research writing and history course.
More . . . on the 2011 Shakespeare Festival in Ontario
SUMMER 2011 NEWS
Fourth Annual English Department SwampFire Retreat
(and Second Annual Arts & Humanities Retreat)
No, she's not asleep. Rachel Baker deep in a writing project at SwampFire
The Second Annual Arts & Humanities SwampFire Retreat (also the fourth annual English Department retreat) was held on July 15-17 at Professor Emeritus Steve Smith's Indiana home on Lime Lake. Steve Smith and Dawn Comer, English Department creative writer, were host to fellow professors (Marian Plant of Christian Education, Jason Stockman of Art, MC Harper of English), an alumna Rachel Baker), and three students (Emily Arnold, Kevin Dillinger, Monica Switzer).
More . . . on the 2011 SwampFire Retreat
Students and Faculty Present at the
Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
Monica Switzer and Emily Arnold texting before their presentations
Every year faculty member and students of the Defiance College English Department present at a professional conference of literary criticism and creative writing that enriches the literature of the midwest. In 2011 Monica Switzer and Emily Arnold were chosen by SSML to present their writing. They were accompanied by fellow presenters from the English Department: Jerri Courtney, Dawn Comer, and Mary Catherine Harper.
More . . . on the 2011 SSML Conference
SPRING 2011 NEWS
MC Harper and Todd Comer with three English graduates:
Miles Byrne, Bekah Stottlemyer, and Emily Arnold
We will miss our graduating seniors, Miles Byrne, Tyler Dunham (top right image), Bekah Stottlemyer, and Emily Arnold. Their accomplishments these past four years have involved them in professional conferences, the DC literary magazine, the DC honor society Alpha Chi, various on-campus symposia, and travel-abroad events.
Rebekah Stottlemyer Named Outstanding Senior in English
Todd Comer, Bekah Stottlemyer, and MC Harper
Rebekah Stottlemyer received the Outstanding Senior English Award for the 2010-2011 academic year. She is the editor of Progeny and a skilled writer whose goal is to be a professional editor.
More . . . all Outstanding Senior English recipients
2010-2011 Winners of the Progeny Writing Contest
This year's winners of the Progeny writing contest are . . .
First Prize: “Fool” by Sara K. Fleagle, in Fall 2010 issue
Second Prize: “Saturday Night” by Sara K. Fleagle, in Fall 2010 issue
Second Prize: “Eternity” by Elizabeth Clark, in Spring 2011 issue
More . . . on the contest and Progeny
More . . . photos of the editors
Elizabeth Alexander, Elizabeth Clark, Maria Perez, Deon Daugherty, Kevin Dillinger
Todd Comer, Chris Derck, Michael Pigoni
Prof Todd Comer, students, and friends of the students attended the annual Animarathon again, on Saturday, March 26. The conference is devoted to Anime and brings fans of animation and pundits of cultural trends together for creative and intellectual expression. Students enjoyed the lectures, role-play activities, synchronous drumming, films, book displays, and other offerings of the conference.
PREVIOUS NEWS
2010 Trip to Stratford, Ontario
Prof Todd and students through Stratford gates
The 2010 trip to Stratford, sponsored by the English Department, gave students, alumni, and faculty the opportunity to see Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale in a theater-in-the-round environment at the Tom Patterson Theater.
More . . . photos of the September 11-12, 2010, weekend in Stratford
DC Students and Faculty Present at SSML Conference
. . . and Dawn Comer Wins SSML Prize in May 2010
Leslie Wilson, Jerri Courtney, Tyler Dunham, and Dawn Comer strike a pose
Two DC students, Leslie Wilson and Tyler Dunham, presented at the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature Conference in May 2010. They traveled with Jerri Courtney, MC Harper, and Dawn Comer, DC faculty members who also presented at the conference held at Michigan State University.
Dawn Comer, the recipient of the SSML 2009 Prize for Prose, again won the coveted prose prize in 2010 and was honored at the conference awards luncheon.
More . . . photos of the conference presenters
English/Language Arts Graduates of May 2010
Graduates Angela Santo, Mallory Gee, and Jared Erickson
The English Department congratulates the six graduating seniors of 2010 whose emphasis was English or Language Arts: Hannah Davis, Jared Erickson, Mallory Gee, Tory McMaster, Angela Santo,and Amanda Warncke.
More . . . photos of the May 2010 graduation
Animarathon, Spring 2010
Professor Todd Comer and DC students attended the Saturday, April 27, 2009, conference devoted to Anime that Bowling Green State University sponsors every spring. The day-long event brings fans of animation and pundits of cultural trends together for creative and intellectual expression.
Just out of the van, prof and students
ready for the AnimarathonDeon Daugherty and Kevin Dillinger
Alaina Hammond, Isaac Drees (bkg), and Elizabeth Lucas
Michael Pigoni and Prof Todd Comer
September Trip to Stratford, Ontario, for the Shakespeare Festival
Summer SwampFire Retreat for Writers and Artists
SPRING 2009
Presenters at the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature
Literati Study Break of Finals Week