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ENGCMP 1130 Projects in Digital Composition Showcase Interactive Kiosk
Students in Professor Stephen Quigley's Fall 2023 offering of the course ENGCMP 1130 Projects in Digital Composition learned interaction design principles and designed digital projects to display on a touch-screen interface. Projects in Digital Composition is part of both the DNID and PPW Major, drawing students from both programs, as well as students looking to fulfill their W requirement for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.
Cultural Rhetorics Visiting Scholars Series
Professor Alexandra Hidalgo's Cultural Rhetorics graduate course will be joined by three speakers, Aja Y. Martinez, Vox Jo Hsu, and Ana Milena Ribero in a series of talks on their work in Cultural Rhetorics.
Comp/Rhet PhD Program Information Session
Interested in applying for a PhD in Composition & Rhetoric?
Join Pitt's grad faculty to talk about our program and PhD applications generally, and meet others with similar interests!
Nov 1, 2023, 1130am-1pm ET
11:30-12:15: Meet Pitt Comp/Rhet’s Grad faculty and hear about our PhD Program.
12:15-1: Learn about the PhD application process and get advice on materials: CV, rec letters, statements, & writing samples.
Register: https://bit.ly/PittCompPhDInfo2023
TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies collection published
TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, co-edited by Pitt Comp faculty member Annette Vee, Pitt undergraduate alum Tim Laquintano, and Carly Schnitzler, was published with WAC Clearinghouse in August, 2023. More on the collection:
Dr. Leonora Anyango won Harvard University’s Derek Bok Public Service Award!
This prestigious award for undergraduate and master’s graduates at Harvard recognizes creative initiatives in community service or long-standing records of civic achievement. Dr. Anyango—a Teaching Professor in the Composition program—was honored for mentoring college students, working with refugees and other international students in Pittsburgh, and financing education for blind youth in Kenya. The award comes with $3000, which Dr. Anyango will use to support the education of blind youth in Kenya.
Dr. Xiqiao Wang presents Works in Progress
On Oct 12, 930-1045 in 501CL, Xiqiao Wang will present from her book manuscript, “Multilingual writing in entanglement.” Reviewing the pre-circulated materials is recommended. You can download them from the English Sharepoint > Meetings > Works in Progress. Join us to discuss this work in progress!
Dr. Alexandra Hidalgo featured on The Big Rhetorical Podcast
Dr. Alexandra Hidalgo was featured as part of the Keystone Perspectives on the popular podcast, The Big Rhetorical Podcast, hosted by Dr. Charles Woods. Listen to Alex discuss her new position as the Charles Crow Chair in Composition at Pitt, her feminist filmmaking, and her editorial work with Constellations.
Dec 12, 2022
ChatGPT Wrote This Title: Exploring the Impact of AI on Our Minds and Society
Wednesday, April 19th, 7 p.m.
Humanities Center event: Wonder Drug: Needle Exchange as a Site of Care, Connection, and Renewal
Join Comp PhD Candidate CE Mackenzie for a talk at the Pitt Humanities Center on Oct 6, 12:30-2pm ET! With responses from Julie Beaulieu (GSWS) and Shalini Puri (English). Full details here:
https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/wonder_drug_needle_exchange_as_a_site_of_care_connection_and_renewal
PPW and DNID Graduation Ceremony
Pitt's Public and Professional Writing (PPW) and Digital Narrative and Design (DNID) Programs held a joint graduation ceremony in the Cathedral of Learning. View the programs pre-recorded speeches on our 2022 DNID PPW GRADUATION CEREMONY VIDEO.
The Pedagogy Committee's Innovative Course Showcase
The Pedagogy Committee welcomes you to a Course Innovation Showcase on Monday, April 25 from 10:30am to 12 noon via Zoom. This showcase will feature brief presentations from faculty teaching innovative course designs (new courses or reinterpretations of longstanding courses).
Digital Media and Design Showcase on Friday, April 8th
The Digital Media and Design Showcase is finally here! Stop by this Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm on the fifth floor of the Cathedral of Learning.
Dr. Benjamin Miller and team win Year of Data and Society Grant for work on "Redressing Whiteness in a Crowdsourced Space"
Dr. Benjamin Miller was the lead author on a grant from the Year of Data and Society entitled "Redressing Whiteness in a Crowdsourced Space: Networks of Support in Writing Studies." The funds will be used for a series of related initiatives: to bring Dr.
Koloc Award Winner Reading at the International Cafe on Friday, March 25, at 3:30
This year's first-year writing Koloc Awards yielded three first place winners and eight honorable mentions. Thank you to graduate student judges Oscar Enriquez, Apala Kundu, Annie Martin, and Briana Wipf for deliberating over the submissions!
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