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Nomi Eve, Tim Bascom, Eric Bell, Isaac Blum, Denny S. Bryce, Julie Cantrell, Kelly Creagh, J.R. Dawson, Sonali Dev, Richard Fellinger, Ted Flanagan, Tina Ann Forkner, Brandi Megan Granett, Katie Rose Guest Pryal, Ravi Howard, Amy Impellizzerri, Sadeqa Johnson, Karen Karbo, Tif Marcelo, Courtney Maum, Teresa Messineo, Jon McGoran, Adele Myers, Rachel Pastan, Maegan Poland, Jason Rekulak, Aimie K. Runyan, Hank Philippi Ryan, Kelly Simmons, Eric Smith, Scott Stein, Patrick Sylvain, Belinda Huijan Tang, John Vercher, Heather Webb, Alison Whittenberg

The program offers partial funding through scholarship and teaching assistantship opportunities. There is currently a 50 percent tuition savings from the regular tuition rate at Drexel University.

The program is pleased to announce a full tuition scholarship from the MFA Gift Fund for Marginalized Writers for one member of the 2023 entering cohort. This scholarship is generously funded by author, podcaster, publisher, and literary change agent, Zibby Owens .

R. Stranger MFA’24 combines creative writing and visual arts in their multimedia approach to art

by Linda Lenhoff, February 15, 2024

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R. Stranger MFA’24 incorporates visual work into their writing, striving to find their own personal channel of creating. Through PNCA’s Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program, Stranger has been able to pursue cross-genre, collaborative work, combining prose, poetry, photography, film, archiving, and cataloging. “I needed to be in a writing program situated within an art school, where I would have the ability and freedom to incorporate my visual work and embodied practice into my creative writing,” Stranger says. “Literature and art have been the portals through which I receive so much of the world.”

The program’s unique approach to treating writing as a multidisciplinary studio art practice offers Stranger the ability to build relationships across departments. Stranger is especially grateful for mentorship from faculty members Vi Khi Nao , a writer, and Dao Strom , an artist. “Each of them has undeniably affected my work and approach to writing and creating,” Stranger says, adding that Nao “opened my eyes to the depth of emotion we can allow ourselves to go and the necessary risks that an artist must take if they wish to be true to their work and themselves.

Stranger focuses on difficult issues in their art, including “the multidimensional nature of queerness, the complexities of having/being a body, and the transformative nature of grief,” Stranger says. Utilizing several mediums allows Stranger to “move through the work of mourning and living through different layers of humanness.”

PNCA and the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies have granted Stranger multiple opportunities to share and show their work. “I tabled my zines at the 2022 Do-It-Yourself / Do-It-Ourselves Graduate Symposium as well as at this year’s Form.a Art Press Fair at Oregon Contemporary,” Stranger says. Their photography was also selected for display at Lightbox Photographic Gallery’s New Visionaries exhibit through an Oregon BFA/MFA photo student exhibition call organized by PNCA faculty Rachel Wolf .

The proverbial cherry on top of Stranger’s experience at PNCA has been having a private studio within an institutional space, thanks to Strom and Creative Writing Program Director Jay Ponteri . “I can still be in the world while also receiving access to a nurturing art community and the institutional resources that aid my public art practice.”

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2020 Outreach Courses

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CREATIVE WRITING, DISABILITIES AWARENESS, AND INCLUSION COURSE SERIES:

11/5/2020—12/22/2020 (Near East and Northern African regions, though open to all)

This short course series contains six one-hour courses (each with a 30-minute lecture and two 15-minute assignment sections). Courses are captioned/subtitled in Arabic and in English. Each course is taught by a different disabilities writer/activist.

The courses in the series are released on a weekly basis. To view the course series on your own schedule, please click here: bit.ly/DAwritingcourse

Instructors include Sheila Black , a poet, writer, and disabilities activist and currently director of development at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), the main professional organization for creative writing programs; Ron Marz , comic book writer known for the Green Lantern and the Silver Surfer, but also for an international creative collaboration  project in 2012 where he and others, at the invitation of the Syrian government, created the Silver Scorpion, a Syrian-American teenage superhero who is wheelchair-bound; Elsa Sjunesson , Hugo, Aurora, and British Fantasy awards winner, and an activist for disability rights; and Melody Moezzi , writer, lawyer, and disabilities activist, a United Nations Global Expert and an Opinion Leader for the British Council's Our Shared Future initiative, and who, several years back, was part of an ECA program involving young American-Muslim leaders.

WORD/MOVEMENT

6/15/2020 through 8/1/2020   (Kazakhstan, Latvia, Russia)

The Movement sessions of this course work with aspects of meaning-making in dance, with establishing context and point-of-view, and with generation of movement and experimentation with structure. These sessions form the starting point of each Word session, which are in creative writing workshop format. Participants experiment with form and with language, fusing responses, insights, and reactions from the Movement sessions into their creative writing.

View text galleries of some of the course projects and assignments submitted by the Russian-speaking and Latvian-speaking participants here:   http://www.distancelearningiwp.org/wordmovementtextgalleries

(AFTERNOTE: This course’s emphases on diverse perspectives and on resiliency, occurring as it did in the midst of an unexpected global pandemic, both echoed and intersected with the myriad types of virtual artistic and issue-oriented collaborations appearing across the United States during this time.)

WOMEN'S CREATIVE MENTORSHIP PROFESSIONALIZATION PROJECT

4/15/2020 through 10/15/2020  (Argentina, Botswana, Colombia, Kenya, Mauritius, Mexico, Somalia, South Africa)

This project furthers already-established connections in the IWP's Women's Creative Mentorship (WCM) Project ,  broadens international networks and collaborations, and amplifies the many threads of conversation established by the mentor-mentee groups. A series of professional practice seminars anchored and applied these topics.

Participants were invited to create digital collages of their work in this project, and, given the COVID-19 pandemic, their work beyond it.

Click below to view the WCM participants' short videos, their texts and images, and their writing resource lists in response to being asked to describe their past few months, including the balancing/un-balancing of life, COVID-19, writing, and global and local concerns: http://www.distancelearningiwp.org/digitalcollageswmp2020

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CASSH Con 2022

Posted: Sep. 28, 2022

CASSH CON 2022

Careers in Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 

Thursday and friday, oct. 6 and 7.

CASSH Con is designed to offer students within the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities two days of panels and workshops focused upon alumni engagement and professional development. The event is also open to all students seeking to learn more about CASSH programs and opportunities. Most programs in CASSH will host alumni panels so that students can learn about the rich career opportunities awaiting them. Additionally, there are a variety of sessions designed to help students think about their professional identity and learn ways to build their resumes through experiential learning. 

Keynote Speakers and Events 

Dan Knorr

Dan Knorr, “They’ll Never Tell You That You’re Ready” 

Thursday, Oct. 6, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.   McCormick 2303  

DAN KNORR is the Director of External and Government Relations at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as a liaison to local, state, and federal legislators, their staffs, representatives of governmental offices and programs, key community stakeholders, regional employers, and the public at large. Prior to his time at the university, Dan held local elected office, serving as a Bloomsburg Town Councilmember from 2006-2007 and as Bloomsburg’s Mayor from 2008-2013. Dan earned a BA in Political Science in 2007 and an MBA in 2016, both from Bloomsburg University. He and his wife Brittany reside in Columbia County with their dog Zeek. 

Conne Reese

Dr. Conne Reece, “Positioning Yourself for Success: The College to Career Transition 

Thursday, Oct. 6, 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.   McCormick 2303  

CONNE REECE, PH.D. is a professor of communication at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, an author, and a speaker.

She teaches basic- and advanced-level communication courses with topics including business speaking and writing, professionalism, and job search strategies. She is the co-author and editor of Ready, Aim, Hired: Job Search Tactics that Really Work.  

Judge David Gass

Judge David Bruce Gass, “Meeting Your Moment: The Importance of Civic Engagement and Being Present” 

Friday, Oct. 7, 11:00 – 11:50 a.m.   McCormick 1303 

JUDGE DAVID BRUCE GASS grew up in central Pennsylvania but spent a year taking classes in Chihuahua, Mexico. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ruth V. McGregor before joining the Phoenix law firm of Lewis and Roca, LLP. He spent seven sessions working as Counsel at the Arizona House of Representatives, before going to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. 

In 2009, Judge Gass was appointed to the Superior Court in Maricopa County. He served on all four major assignments. In 2019, Judge Gass was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. He began serving as the Vice Chief Judge in June 2021. He is a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Diversity, Equality, and Justice. In 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Education and Training awarded him the Excellence in Education Award. 

Judge Gass is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He focuses and speaks on diversity and inclusion issues. He has been active in many related projects. He also developed an undergraduate internship program at the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One to give diverse undergraduate students experience working in the courts and to encourage them to go to law school.  

And he saves stray dogs on the side. 

Ryanne Domingues

“A Conversation with Passage Theatre Company C. Ryanne Domingues, BU Alum” 

Friday, Oct. 7, 3:00 – 3:50 p.m.   McCormick 1303 

As Artistic Director, RYANNE DOMINGUES chooses Passage's programming and works with the artistic teams to bring their productions to life. She hires the writers, directors, and designers for each show, and helps with casting. She also is working to further develop Passage's PlayLab program and creates the plans for their Passage Youth Programs and outreach endeavors.  

She helps with fundraising for the company and collaborates with other staff to support Passage's marketing efforts. Ryanne holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Bloomsburg University and an MFA in Directing from the University of California, Irvine. 

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The College of Liberal  Arts would like to thank Clark Associates for its generous support of CASSH Con.

Event information will be updated as new information is confirmed.

Thursday, Oct. 6

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. , where are they now: history alumni career panel  .

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Oast, Professor of History  Panelists: 

Dr. Matthew Clavin, Professor of History, University of Houston  (BA in History, Bloomsburg University, 1994; PhD in History, American University, 2005) 

Matthew Albertson, Lighting Sales, Historian, and Historic Baseball Recreator  (BA in History, BA in Political Science, Bloomsburg University, 2012) 

Patrick Velliky, Vice President for Government Affairs, Envision Healthcare  (BA in History, Bloomsburg University, 2008) 

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  

Two artists, two journeys  .

Haas Gallery – Reception and Artist’s Talk  Moderator: Brock Dent  Panelists:  

Ashley Lopez, Graphic Designer & Co-Owner, The Art Grind  (BA in Art Studio, Bloomsburg University, 2018) 

Ellen Brennan, Marketing Specialist, Seven Isles Capital  (BA in Art Studio, Bloomsburg University, 2016) 

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

Keynote: dan knorr, “they’ll never tell you that you’re ready” .

McCormick 2303   Description: Join this session to hear Dan, an alumnus of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, speak to how his degree prepared him for professional success. With experiences ranging from serving in local government to running for state office to higher education administration, Dan will touch on lessons he has learned and the importance of getting involved early in your life and career. Plenty of time will be reserved for open conversation and Q&A. 

Music Alumni Panel 

Haas 166  Moderator: Dr. Amelia Garbisch, Associate Professor of Music Panelists: 

Cole Ramsey, Music Teacher, Port Allegany, PA  (BM in Music Education, Mansfield University, 2019) 

Jon Hummel, Executive Director, Philadelphia Sinfonia  (BA in Music, Mansfield University, 2007; MS in Arts Administration, Drexel University, 2011) 

Nathan Hawk, Percussion Director, Richland High School, North Richland Hills, Texas  (BA in Music, with K-12 ed certification, Bloomsburg University, 2012) 

Bryan McMasters, Piano Technician, Jacobs Music Company, Philadelphia  (BA in Music, Bloomsburg University, 2014; MA in Piano Performance, West Chester University, 2016) 

Matthew Palmer, Development Services Coordinator, Philadelphia Orchestra  (BA in Music, with K-12 ed certification, Bloomsburg University, 2018; MS in Arts Administration and Museum Leadership, Drexel University, 2020) 

Communication Studies Alumni Panel 

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Dr. Liz Petre, Associate Professor of Communication Studies  Panelists: 

Gina Rodriguez, Human Resource Coordinator, FCB Chicago  (BA in Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University, 2019) 

Keith P. Hopkins, Chief Operating Officer, SportsBubble  (BA in Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University, 2003)  

Geara Catania, Honors College Secretary, Bloomsburg University  (BA in Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University, 2020) 

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research 

McCormick 1316  Presenter: Dr. Sue Dauria, Professor of Anthropology,  

Description: A description and workshop on the projects available through the Center for Community Research and Consulting at BU, and how students can get involved in Community based research projects. 

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.  

Dr. conne reece, “positioning yourself for success: the college to career transition” .

McCormick 2303  

Description: Sixty-five percent of college students feel that they are unprepared for their careers. In this interactive seminar, you will learn how to update your image as a communicator, and mentally prepare yourself for the post-graduate changes that await you. 

Careers in Law 

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Dr. Pete Doerschler, Professor of Political Science  Panelists: 

Judge David Bruce Gass, Vice Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One  (BS and MA in Business Administration, Marketing, and Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University, 1985; JD, Arizona State University College of Law, 1994) 

Chanty Gbaye, JD Candidate, Harvard Law School  (BS in Political Science, BS in Economics, BS in Public Administration, Bloomsburg University, 2016) 

Justice Powlus, Attorney  (BA in Political Science, Bloomsburg University, 2018; JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2021) 

Maria McGinty-Ferris, Attorney, Swartz Culleton PC  (BA in Psychology, Bloomsburg University, 2001; JD, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, 2004) 

Anthropology Careers 

Centennial 218   Moderator: Dr. Sue Dauria, Professor of Anthropology  Panelists:  

Jasmin Velez, Community Organizer for Kensington Corridor Trust   (BA in Anthropology, minor in Psychology, Bloomsburg University, 2015; MA in Medical Anthropology, University of Colorado) 

Chelsey Tennis, Assistant Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's LGBTQ+ Resource Center   (BA in Anthropology, Bloomsburg University, 2018; MEd in Student Affairs, Marquette University, 2022) 

Laurel Downs, Forest Health Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy  (BA in Anthropology, BS in Environmental Biology, Bloomsburg University, 2014) 

Interviewing Q and A: Gain Confidence through Interview Practice  

McCormick 1316 ( Preregistration required)   Moderator: Dr. Janet Bodenman, Professor of Communication Studies 

Description: Learn the basics of how to make a positive first impression in an interview for an internship or job. Participate in a mock interview with a communication coach. 

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. 

Forensic anthropology in the federal government: the federal agency, educational requirements, and strategies to be a successful candidate for this job.

McCormick 1316   Presenter: Dr. Conrad Quintyn, Associate Professor of Anthropology 

Description: Forensic anthropologists are biological anthropologists who apply their skills (i.e., analyzing the human skeleton to estimate ancestry, sex, age, stature, and trauma from suspicious cases) to the real world, particularly in the forensic sciences to assist law enforcement. Outside of the forensic sciences, forensic anthropologists are employed in academic departments, state museums, and federal agencies. The federal agency pertinent to this presentation is the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. This agency was originally named the US Army Central Identification Lab when it was created during World War II by the Army’s Quartermaster Corps to search for, recover, and identify the remains of service members who were killed in battle. Often, these bodies could not be recovered before decomposition and skeletonization. Today, the mission remains the same, but search and recovery also include the geographical regions of North Asia (Korean War), Southeast Asia (Vietnam War), Eastern Europe (Cold War), and the Near East (Gulf War).   

Friday, Oct. 7

9:00 – 9:50 a.m. , is graduate school a good option for me  .

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Tom Kresch, Jr., Director of Enrollment Communications and Graduate Admissions  Panelists:  

Dr. Heather Feldhaus, Dean of Graduate Studies 

Dr. Robin Drogan, Program Coordinator for the MEd in Special Education  

Dr. Carolyn Lamacchia and Dr. Ed Keller, Program Coordinators for the MS in Information Technology 

Dr. Julie Cerrito, Program Coordinator for M.Ed. in School Counseling 

Dr. Jessica Briskin, Program Coordinator for M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology 

10:00 – 10:50 a.m. 

Careers in emergent media .

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Dr. Dennis Frohlich, Associate Professor of Media and Journalism  Panelists: 

Andrea Sorna, Database Manager, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art   (BA in Mass Communications, Bloomsburg University, 2019) 

Lauren Ackerman, Internet Marketing Specialist, Account Manager, WebFX  (BA in Media and Journalism, Bloomsburg University, 2021) 

Megan Beck, Marketing and Outreach Specialist, Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority  (BA in Communication Studies, Organizational Communication, BA in Media and Journalism, Public Relations, Bloomsburg University, 2022) 

Working in a Foreign Cultural Environment  

McCormick 2303  Moderators: Dr. Amarilis Hidalgo-DeJesus, Professor of Languages and Cultures  Panelists:  

Yu-hsuan Liu, Fulbright Foreign Teaching Assistant  (MA in Teaching and Learning, Ohio State University) 

Anastasiia Zhelezniakova, Teaching Assistant and Head of Creative Studio at Samara Branch of Moscow City University)  (BA in Linguistics, 2018; MA in Teacher Education, 2020) 

Ibtissam Kassimi, High School English Teacher  (BA in English Literature, 2010; Translation training, 2014; Professional Degree in teaching, 2015) 

11:00 – 11:50 a.m. 

  keynote: judge david bruce gass, “meeting your moment: the importance of civic engagement and being present” .

McCormick 1303  Description: Judge Gass will share “real life” lessons he learned along the way. He will offer practical insights and strategies to empower you to best meet your moments. You will leave with ideas for expanding your civic engagement, influence, and leadership while taking personal control of—and responsibility for—your career and life. 

Sociologists Alumni Panel 

McCormick 2303  Moderator: Dr. Christopher Podeschi, Professor of Sociology  Panelists: 

Rebekah Fries, Federal Policy & Advocacy Specialist, Upstream USA  (BA in Sociology, Bloomsburg University, 2017) 

Paul Deppen, Clinical Coordinator II, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia  (BA in Sociology, Bloomsburg University, 2015; MS in Sociology, Portland State University, 2018)  

Jacqueline Liss, OST Program Liaison, Office of Children and Families, City of Philadelphia  (BA in Sociology, minor in Gender Studies, Bloomsburg University, 2018; MA in Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, 2021) 

Noon – 12:50 p.m. 

Psychology alumni panel .

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Dr. Mary Jo Larcom, Assistant Professor of Psychology  Panelists: 

Coleen Thomas, Consulting Associate, Talogy  (BA in Psychology, Bloomsburg University, 2017; MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Baker College, 2021) 

Alexa Hahn, Youth Programs Manager, Advance Central PA  (BA in Psychology, Bloomsburg University, 2014) 

Rachel Freeman, Behavioral Health School Educator  (BA in Psychology, Bloomsburg University, 2019; MSW, University of Pittsburgh, 2022) 

An Actor’s Approach to Engaging Presentations 

McCormick 1316  Presenter: Prof. David Miller, Associate Professor of Theatre  

Description: Once you have created the content for a presentation, it's time to bring it to life. Just as in a play, simply reading a script does not engage an audience. In this interactive workshop, students will learn how an actor's approach to playing an objective can enhance any presentation. 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m. 

English alumni panel .

McCormick 1316  Moderators: Dr. Tina Entzminger and Prof. Jerry Wemple, Professors of English  Panelists: 

Sarah M. Goulet, Instructional Designer, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics  (BA in English Literature, minor in Creative Writing, Bloomsburg University, 2019; MS in Educational/Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University, 2020) 

Jordan Flaherty, Team Lead, Cotiviti Healthcare  (BA in English Literature, minor in Professional Writing, Bloomsburg University, 2013) 

Alexis Mucci, Account Coordinator, Eleven Six PR  (BA in Creative Writing, minor in American Sign Language, Bloomsburg University, 2021) 

Kelly Stiner, Campus Relations Specialist, Human Resources, Geisinger  (BA in Creative Writing, Bloomsburg University, 2010) 

Olivia Rios, Associate Director, K-12 Research at EAB  (BA in English, with a minor in Creative Writing, 2014; BS in Secondary Education, Bloomsburg University, 2013) 

2:00 to 2:50 p.m. 

What can clark associates offer you - employment opportunities and career development .

McCormick 1303  Speaker: Cassi Bennage, Recruitment & Community Relations Coordinator, Bloomsburg Distribution Center  Description: Recruiter for Clark Associates, Cassi Bennage, will discuss the ways in which students from diverse backgrounds and skill sets can find ready employment in the corporate world. Using Clark Associates as an example, she will share the various career trajectories you might take.

What Can You Do with a Political Science Degree? 

McCormick 2303  Moderator: Dr. Jessy Defenderfer, Associate Professor of Political Science 

Delbert Roll, Consultant and retired CIA Operations Officer  (BA in Humanities, Bloomsburg University, 1990) 

LaDeshia Maxwell, Deputy Southeast Regional Director at Office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf  (BA in Political Science, with a minor in Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University, 2014; MA in Public Policy, DePaul University, 2016) 

Marianna Palumbo, Executive Assistant, Office of Joseph Stiglitz  (BA in Political Science, Bloomsburg University, 2018) 

3:00 to 3:50 p.m. 

Keynote: “a conversation with passage theatre company c. ryanne domingues, bu alum” .

McCormick 1303  Moderator: Prof. David Miller, Associate Professor of Theatre  Description: The role of the artistic director includes working artistically and managerially. C. Ryanne Domingues does it all—selecting artistic works, hiring the directors, writers, and designers, and contributing to marketing and fundraising. Learn about how the skills and experiences of her time as an undergraduate theatre major at BU contributed and continues to contribute to her journey. 

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