Sigma Tau Delta - University of Michigan-Flint
| President: | Abbie Gale Lemmon |
| Vice-President: | Casandra Thayer |
| Secretary: | Bob Houck |
| Treasurer: | Sarah Keysher-Brown |
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| Advisor: | Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman |
Chairpersons for 2012-2013 Activities
If you are interested in participating in any of the events below or would like more information please contact one of the charipersons listed with the event. Thank you for your interest in Sigma Tau Delta!!
Event: Dr. Tom Foster
October 24th in the Happenings Room from 5pm-8pm
Chairpersons:
Amy Hartwig ahartwig@umflint.edu
Vicky Dawson vidawson@umflint.edu
Event: Poetry/Spoken Word/ Open Mic/ Writing Circle
Watch Facebook for dates and locations.
Chairpersons:
Khuloud Faraj kfaraj@umflint.edu
Jackie McGlinchey jshaymcg@umflint.edu
Event: English Workshop Series
Watch Facebook for dates and locations.
Chairpersons:
Vicky Dawson vidawson@umflint.edu
Bob Houck rohouck@umflint.edu
Event: 7th Annual Creative and Critical Writing Conference
March 15th from 9am - 5pm in the Michigan Rooms and Kiva
Chairpersons:
Abbie Lemmon alemmon@umflint.edu
Amy Hartwig ahartwig@umflint.edu
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President, Abbie Gale Lemmon
alemmon@umflint.edu Abbie Gale Lemmon transferred from Mott Community College to UM-Flint in the Fall of 2009—majoring in English with a Specialization in Writing and Women and Gender Studies. Since her transition from Mott, Abbie has become an active member of the University. She is a Peer Tutor at the Marian E. Wright Writing Center, will be presenting original research at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing, and has been an Environmental Columnist and Reporter for the MTimes. Also, Abbie is employed with MCC as a Professional English/Writing Tutor not only as a means to further her professional career, but to more importantly give back to the community. Abbie will be graduating with High Honors in December 2012 and will be attending Graduate School in the Fall of 2013. Abbie looks forward to a successful year with Sigma Tau Delta and is excited about the possibilities for the society to grow as well as the opportunity to work with the dedicated and hardworking members of the society. |
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Vice-President, Casandra Thayer
Hello, my name is Casandra Thayer and I am a senior double majoring in English and History with the Teacher’s Certificate Program. I plan on graduating within the next few years and becoming a high school teaching both History and English Literature. In my free time I enjoy reading, hanging out with my family and friends, and watching movies. I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since spring 2010, and this is my second year as an officer. My goal with Sigma Tau Delta is to work with current and past members to spread awareness of the subject of English and to also partner with other campus organizations to promote exemplary models academic writing among graduate and undergraduate students. |
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Treasurer, Sarah Keysher-Brown
Hello! My name is Jennifer Ross. I am senior at the University of Michigan - Flint earning two degrees in Honors English and History and two minors in Spanish and Creative Writing. I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since 2009 and this year I am treasurer for the second year running. I believe Sigma Tau Delta is an excellent resource for English students, and I would like to make available to interested students conference and scholarships opportunities. Outside of Sigma Tau Delta, I am also the Vice President of Honors Student Council, and a member of both the Phi Alpha Theta and Golden Key International Honor Societies. After I graduate, I plan to attend graduate school in English at the University of Michigan - Flint as well as enroll in undergraduate studies in Biology and Dance. |
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I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta for roughly 4 years now and enjoy being around people with similar interests. I look forward to meeting everyone this year and hope that we have another great year! |
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Advisor, Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman
Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman, an Associate Professor in the English Department, received her Ph.D from Boston College. She teaches Shakespeare and a range of other courses in Early-Modern English Literature. She also teaches English Travellers to the Middle East: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (which crosslists with Middle-Eastern Studies and Global Studies) as well as Greek and Roman Classical Literature. She has published a biography of the Restoration woman criminal and author, Mary Carleton, as well as articles on the work of William Shakespeare, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and the Nobel-Prize winning Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk. Dr. Kietzman’s current work is on Shakespeare’s acting theory; her essay on Twelfth Night, “Will Personified: Viola as Author-Actor” is forthcoming in the journal, Criticism. Dr. Kietzman has also taught overseas in Ankara, Turkey and, most recently, in Semey, Kazakhstan. She received a Fulbright teaching fellowship to work in Kazakhstan where she taught courses in travel literature and American immigrant literature. She also worked with a drama club to rewrite and stage a version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Dr. Kietzman hopes to publish an account of this experience; moreover, she hopes to continue integrating international perspectives and experimental pedagogies into her courses at the University of Michigan-Flint. |