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Wiley Editorial Internship Experience

When I walked into my intern orientation at Wiley’s riverfront office in Hoboken, NJ this past May, I was excited and anxious about the coming days and weeks. It was the first day of my ten week internship with Wiley, a publishing company that has three major divisions- Science, Technical, Medical and Scholarly journals for research and scholarly communities, Professional/Trade … Continue Reading

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Phi Beta Kappa Internship Opportunity – Madeline Miller Interview

Along with serving as an Editorial Intern for John Wiley & Sons Life Sciences department this summer, I have just recently started a writing internship with Phi Beta Kappa Society writing for their online publication, The Key Reporter. For my first article, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Madeline Miller , Phi Beta Kappa member and first time author … Continue Reading

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Anticipated Application of CUPID Associate Experience

This upcoming summer, I am serving as an editorial intern for the Life Sciences department at John Wiley & Son, Inc., a book publishing company in Hoboken, NJ. I am honored and excited to take part in Wiley’s internship program. I know that it will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the industry that I am eager to … Continue Reading

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Carolyn Koleszar on her Elon Writing Center marketing proposal for ENG 282: CUPID Studio

In a team of three, I worked on a marketing proposal for Elon’s Writing Center.  Paula Rosinski told us she wanted the Writing Center to appear up-to-date in order to attract clients with more advanced course loads.  She wanted witty posters, but “nothing cutesy,” I remember her saying.  “No puppies.”  She also warned us about an image of a hand … Continue Reading

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A Semester in Review: Mia

I am so thankful for the experience to have served as a CUPID Associate this past semester. Serving in this role has taught me so much about myself as a writer, rhetorician and professional. I have gained such a great perspective on what it means to develop rhetorical strategies to reach others, as well as communication and collaboration. I have … Continue Reading

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Kelsey O’Connell ’14 Named Lumen Scholar

Congratulations to PWR’s very own Kelsey O’Connell and her mentor Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark for being named one of Elon University’s 2012 Lumen Scholars! The Lumen Prize is Elon University’s most respected and premiere award. Recipients of the Lumen Prize are awarded $15,000 in scholarship to support their research proposals and their academic performance and strides. The Lumen Scholar recipients will work closely … Continue Reading

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PWR Seniors Present at SURF

Congratulations to all of our Professional Writing and Rhetoric student presenters and faculty mentors on very successful and interesting SURF Day 2012 presentations! Mary Kate Hinshaw, Katie Kenney, and Anna Beckerdid a wonderful job presenting their research. Presenter: Mary Kate Hinshaw Mentor: Paula Rosinski Project: Text Messaging: The Digital Writing Underlife of Elon University   Presenter: Katie Kenney Mentor: Michael Strickland … Continue Reading

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Dr. Jessie Moore visits Cambodia on sabbatical

Professional Writing and Rhetoric Professor Dr. Jessie Moore is spending this semester on sabbatical, during which she has taken advantage of developing her research in second language writing in a great way. While on sabbatical, Dr. Moore is spending time extending research she conducted almost 10 years ago on second language writing. Returning to this research has provided Dr. Moore with … Continue Reading

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Meet Michael McFarland

Michael McFarland is an Elon senior from Arlington, VA, majoring in English with a double concentration in Professional Writing and Rhetoric and Creative Writing. Over the past few years, McFarland has been a CUPID Associate  and has worked directly with the North Carolina Open Government Coalition through CUPID to help their organization visually redesign a newsletter as a CUPID project. … Continue Reading

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ENG 217: Writing Technologies

ENG 217: Writing Technologies is a two credit course that has not been offered for a few years, but is being brought back in response to student and alumni requests. In this course, students will learn how to use digital tools like InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash, as well as some social-media and web-based tools like Twitter and WordPress. The … Continue Reading

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