Literature, composition, technical writing and creative writing in English, French and Spanish
Dr. Robin White, Assistant Professor of French, Dr. Joelle Bonamy, Assistant Professor of Spanish, and Ms. Mabel Illidge, Instructor of Spanish, were awarded a Board of Regents’ Humanities grant in the amount of $34,884 for “Moving pictures, culture and literature around classrooms” in April 2009. The grant will fund technological upgrades for classrooms and student work.
Dr. Joelle Bonamy, Assistant Professor of Spanish, presented a paper entitled “The influence of education law on language choice in Gibraltar” at South Eastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL 76), April 8-10, 2009.
Elizabeth Sanders has had a paper on Asian Ghosts accepted for the April 2008 Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference in New Orleans. In addition, she and Dr. MacDonald have coauthored several articles for Salem Press, including “Rudolfo Anaya” in The Critical Survey of Long Fiction. 3rd ed. Pasadena Calif.: Salem Press, 2008; “Chinua Achebe” in Magill’s Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition. Salem Press: Pasadena, California, 2008; and a book review: “Chinua Achebe” in Magill’s Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition. Salem Press: Pasadena, California, 2008. In addition, she and Dr. MacDonald are coauhoring a book E.X. Ferrars for McFarland Press.
Dr. Daryl Holmes, associate professor, was elected editor of the Louisiana English Journal, a peer-reviewed journal focused on supporting research contributions and stimulating an on-going dialogue between elementary, middle, and secondary teachers. It also showcases creative writing. This appointment is a logical extension of Dr. Holmes’ work with the local school system English teachers.
The Fletcher lecture this year will be held on Thursday, March 12, featuring essayist Sam Pickering. His talk is entitled “Seeing Things.” The event is open to the public.
Instructor and former Writing Center director Carolyn Gorman will be presenting “Going Green in Technical Writing: A Service-Learning Approach” at the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning March 2009. The paper was also published in the Nicholls Arts & Sciences Technical Reports (ASTRe) 2008 issue.
Jackie Jackson, Angie Hammerli, and Molly Bolden of Bent Pages bookstore filmed an HTV segment about the Jubilee Jambalaya Writers’ Conference on
January 4th at the Houma Main Library. Deadline for submitting writing to be critiqued is Friday, February 13th. Further information is available at Terrebonne public libraries, Bent Pages, Cherry Books, and at our website, www.jubileewritersconference.org.
Betty Elfert was honored at this year’s Faculty Institute as Associate Professor Emeritus. Elfert has been teaching at Nicholls for over thirty years in several colleges. She has been most influential as an advisor in University College and an English instructor in Languages and Literature.
Nicholls students in English 101 and 102 will participate in the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) again this Spring 2008 semester. The assessment measures students’ writing and critical thinking skills before starting college-level instruction and after. It is a written response to several complex scenarios; scores are assessed by real people trained to assess writing and critical thinking. Students and institutions receive feedback that shows growth in these skills and compares student performance with national data. For more information, see the brochure from the Council for Aid to Education