Fetching coffee, filing papers, and of course, the ever important trip to the drycleaners. That’s the sort of picture I had in my head of a typical internship. And my friends and family didn’t help much, offering to teach me how to operate a cappuccino machine, and the importance of holding [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Arshia’s Summer Internship at Reed Smith
Posted in Students on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Join the editorial board of Magnificat: A Journal of Undergraduate Nonfiction!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Each spring, Marymount publishes a journal dedicated to nonfiction essays written by undergraduates in a range of humanities courses: history, literature, creative nonfiction, philosophy, composition, etc. Our 2008 edition included creative essays about growing up in Pakistan and confronting homelessness at the Ballston Metro as well as critical essays about the reform agenda of [...]
English Majors and Minors to Give Final Presentations
Posted in Publications & Projects, Students on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Students in Dr. Howe’s EN200: Elements of Literary Study, the gateway course for our majors and minors, will be giving final presentations on their research essays Friday, December 12, from 3:00-5:30, in Gailhac 36. The presentations, on contemporary adaptations of fairy tales by Anne Sexton, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, will range from analyses of [...]
“Seeing the Trees in the Forest: Teaching Literature with Data Visualization Techniques”
Posted in Faculty, Publications & Projects on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A recent article by Dr. Howe, “Seeing the Trees in the Forest,” has been published in the Fall 2008 issue of The Journal of the Liberal Arts and Sciences. The journal is available in both electronic and print formats.
Graduate Student Snezana Pavlovic Looks forward to Internship at Voice of America
Posted in Students on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marymount students have great opportunities for job experience through the Internship Program. On January 12, 2009, I will begin an internship at the Voice of America television/radio station in Washington, D.C. Little over a week before Barack Obama’s inauguration, the station will be part of the media news storm surrounding [...]
Graduate Student Presentations
Posted in Events, Publications & Projects, Students on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, December 10, at 6:30pm, EN/HU501 students will be presenting their research on Alexander Pope’s Rape of the Lock. Students will be presenting on a variety of topics that inform their reading of Pope’s mock-epic, ranging from the social significance of cosmetics in 18th century England to Hampton Court Palace and the decline of [...]
English 101 presentations
Posted in Events, Students on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The composition program would like to invite everyone to presentations by students enrolled in pilot EN 101 classes. The presentations will be held in the Lee Reception Room (Barry Gallery outside Reinsch auditorium in the library).
On Monday 1 December from12:30-1:45, students will present library and field research on the environmental impact of consumption.
On Tuesday 2 December from 11:00-12:15, students [...]
