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Rowan Writing Arts Events Update
Week of November 18, 2019 Welcome to the Writing Arts family, Eamon Joseph Brown Colleague Kate Brown and her husband Jason are proud to announce the birth of their second child, 7-pound, 15-ounce Eamon Joseph Brown. Although his October 30 arrival was a bit earlier than expected, Eamon and his mom are now at home and doing well. Big sister Ainsley (above, at left) is keeping a watchful eye on her new sibling. Congratulations Kate and Jason from all of us here at The Vic. The Last Dharma Talk of 2019 Takes Place Today in Evergreen Hall Former colleague Jeff Maxson is back on campus this afternoon for his final Dharma Talk of the semester. The session will be today, Monday, November 18, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Interfaith & Spiritual Exploration Center at Evergreen Hall. The practice – as it is called – will feature such relaxing and contemplative activities as walking meditation and centering in peace. Jeff, who retired from our department earlier this year, was ordained in 2012 as a lay member of the Order of Interbeing within the Plum Village Tradition of Zen master Tich Nhat Hanh. Digital Literacy Highlights Next Week’s Brown Bag Meeting The final First-Year Writing Brown Bag Professional Development Session of the fall semester will focus on “Digital Literacy in Our Writing Classrooms.” Two meetings will be held next Tuesday, November 26 in the Fourth Floor Conference Room at Victoria Hall, one at 3:30 p.m. and one at 5 p.m. Attendees will strategize on how to create assignments and design learning activities within an online environment as the department moves toward the use of more digital and multimodal genres. Please contact Kristine Lafferty for more information. In Case You Missed the News . . . Alumni Ric and Jean Edelman last week announced a $10 million endowment to the College of Communication and Creative Arts to be used exclusively for need-based and academic student scholarships. Jean, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, received her bachelor’s degree in consumer economics and marketing in 1981 while Ric earned his B.A. in communications in 1980 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree in 1999. Late Withdrawal Deadline Coming Up Early Next Week Another sign the semester is drawing to a close is the arrival of the Late Withdrawal Deadline. Next Monday, November 25 at 5 p.m. is the cutoff for students to withdraw from classes with just an instructor’s signature and the signature of their department chair. After that date, the Hardship Withdrawal period begins and – unlike previous years when intercession by the Dean was required – students now must go directly to the Registrar with their explanation of why a course withdrawal so late in the term is necessary. Publication, Class Trip Highlight One Colleague’s Semester Want to know if you are or a friend is a “Popularity Prince or Princess,” a “Rah Rah,” or a “Camouflaged Control Freak?” Then you should read “How to Spot and Survive Fanatical Sports Parents,” the latest published article by colleague Keri Mikulski. She says this piece – published in the Sammiches & Psych Meds/Mock Moms online parenting journal – is “much more biting and sarcastic” than her usual work. . . . Not long after the article appeared, Keri was on the road to New York City where she took a few students (at right) in her Writing and Craft for Elementary Students class to hear Lucy Calkins speak at a writing conference and workshop at Columbia University. Calkins – founding director of the Columbia Teachers College Reading and Writing Project – is the author of the textbook (The Art of Teaching Writing) Keri uses in her Writing and Craft class. For Your Calendar:
Do you have a new publication, a reading, or any other event of interest coming up? Please let me know so I can let all our colleagues know in the weekly Rowan Writing Arts Events Update newsletter. Stop by Victoria 521 or email me at royek@rowan.edu to give me the 4-1-1. Access Events Update online by clicking here. Stephen A. Royek M.A. Lecturer, Writing Arts Rowan University Chair, Faculty Senate Awards Committee Lecturer Representative, Faculty Center Advisory Board Victoria Hall, Room 521 Phone: 856-906-4755 Email: royek@rowan.edu # # #
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 On Thursday, November 14th, Alumni Ric and Jean Edelman announced their $10 Million to fund scholarships and professional development opportunities for students in the College of Communications and Creative Arts. This was the largest single endowed gift to Rowan University dedicated solely to student scholarships. Their gift will help talented, driven students as they pursue careers in writing, art, radio/television/film, public relations, and more. To Read more about the Edelman's and their $10 Million gift, please click here.  This Thursday, November 14th at 12:30, the College of Communications and Creative Arts will be receiving a "major gift." The announcement is being held in the new Rowan Welcome Center, which is located at 111 Rowan Boulevard.  If you are unable to attend, there will be a live stream available to watch on the Rowan University website. Details about this gift will be announced after the event!
 The Multicultural Arts Exchange is a nonprofit that presents, produces and promotes performing arts programs in the underserved community of Northeast Philadelphia. We are currently looking to hire a team of social media interns to build and maintain our online presence. Interns will work as a team, collaborating on various projects and duties. The following are the type of interns we are looking for:
Social Media Intern Job Descriptions Chaos organizer assist in creating and implementing social media marketing strategies and tactics, handle social media market research, update social media accounts with our events, handle content management tasks, and plan/execute special events. Tech Guru -- possess a clear understanding of advertising using digital ecosystem, manage analytics on several platforms (Google, Facebook, MailChimp, Eventbrite, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Website), collect and analyze marketing data to develop and adjust correlating marketing plans, and track the growth and impact of social media on the business and create and submit progress reports. Creative genius — research, find, create, and manage multimedia content (photos, graphics, videos, etc.) that are relevant to constituents to create awareness along with planning and executing special events. Create presentations and agreements and assemble client activity reports. Must possess a clear understanding of advertising using digital ecosystem. Storyteller-in-chief – research, find, write, and manage online content (blog posts, articles, tweets, etc.) along with planning and executing special events. Perform research activities to find articles, stories, and resources, relevant to the constituents and post links to social media profiles. Social Butterfly – Monitor and respond to social media activities regularly and foster relationships with new and existing audiences. Build a community! Social Media Intern Job Qualifications Requirements to work as social media interns include majoring in business, marketing, communications, or a similar field and a solid understanding of social media and related web services. Since a social media intern’s basic work is to highlight the company’s presence in the social media, s/he needs to be extremely knowledgeable of the various tools and procedures used in doing this. *You must have the ability to strategize social media presence of a company which is why knowledge of marketing and business is important too. *You will contribute to website redesigns, blog posts, and forums and handle outreach programs using a variety of social media applications. *You will have to be extremely tech-savvy and possess deep knowledge of social media optimization techniques. Timeframe: To provide a meaningful contribution to specific projects and sufficient work experience, we ask for a minimum time commitment of 10-15 hours per week for 15-20 weeks with possible nights and weekends, especially closer to the MAE events dates. Location: Flexible with a combination of working from home (college), office(s) and event locations. Compensation: Internships are generally unpaid, but MAE pays bonuses for outstanding work on special projects and provide expense reimbursements. Arrangements could be made to count this work as course credit. Depending on the student performance the offer could be made to become a minor partner in the organization upon the conclusion of the internship. To Apply: Please, send a resume and cover letter to describe why you are interested in the position to Mr. Michael Zorich, Project Director, at manager@maephila.com Learn more about the Multicultural Arts Exchange on our website www.maephila.com, on facebook @maephila, or our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ZVNDrUpm3r-xbU8WmwBDw). General Information and Responsibilities
The intent of the internship is to provide experience and insight into new business development, digital content production, marketing and branding initiatives across various relevant platforms (including social media and digital marketing).
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Contact Please forward letter of interest and resume to: recruit1@recruituapp.com  Glassworks Launches Fall 2019 Issue With Art Gallery Fête
With more than three score students, faculty, and guests in attendance, the Glassworks literary journal debuted its 19th edition, the Fall 2019 issue, with a reading and reception at the Rowan Art Gallery in late October. Two local high school English teachers and poets – Alison Lubar (Haddon Heights H.S.; at right in photo) and Laura R. Fiorentino (Kingsway Regional H.S., at left) – read from their collection of works, including several poems that appeared in the new issue. Click here to read the Fall 2019 Glassworks. Brown Bag Series Focuses on Linguistic Diversity Round three of the fall semester’s First-Year Writing (FYW) Brown Bag Professional Development Sessions will focus on readings about Linguistic Diversity. Sessions will be held on Tuesday, November 5 at 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, November 6 at 12:30 p.m. in the Fourth Floor Conference Room at Victoria Hall. Our department has taken some focused first steps toward increasing our commitment to linguistic diversity with our FYW statement on language and correctness, but there’s more we all can do. Please contact Kristine Lafferty for more details, and for copies of the articles that will be discussed. Literary Agent to Speak at Writing Arts Student Winter Retreat Ammi-Joan Paquette (left), Senior Agent at the Erin Murphy Literary Agency in Portland, Maine, will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Rowan Writing Arts Winter Retreat this coming January. Known professionally as “A.J.,” Paquette will address the students and faculty at the retreat on Saturday evening after a day of writing seminars and before a series of student presentations of their work. There are a limited number of slots remaining for the weekend retreat from Friday, January 10 through Sunday, January 12 at the Pendle Hill resort in Wallingford, PA. Have your students contact Jade Jones for more information and to enroll for the one-credit workshop weekend. Act Now: Only A Few Thanksgiving Items Left to Be Purchased Please contact Stephanie Heiser at your earliest convenience if you want to donate items for the family Writing Arts has “adopted” for the holiday season. While a few non-perishable food items remain on the list, there still is a need for financial donations toward supermarket gift cards to allow for the purchase of such perishable items as a turkey, milk, pie, etc. View the list here. A Zine Is Born at Philadelphia Community Writing Conference Following in the footsteps of American patriot Thomas Paine, who produced the first zine – “Common Sense” – in 1776, members of the Coalition for Community Writing held their third biennial Conference on Community Writing in Philadelphia last month. Rowan Writing Arts and the College of Communication and Creative Arts sponsored a workshop entitled “The Soapbox: Community Print Shop and Zine Library” that gave attendees an overview of the history of zines and their role in the communities they serve. By the end of the three-hour session, the group produced a collaborative zine (see photo at right) that expressed their passions and interests as well as their experiences at the conference. Click here to view the zine the attendees created. Neurodiversity Survey to Help Boost Awareness, Services The university’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is inviting all Rowan faculty, staff, and students to take the Neurodiversity Task Force’s Neurodiversity Survey. Neurodiversity is a viewpoint that brain differences are normal and that those differences should be recognized and respected as any other human variation. These differences can include Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Tourette Syndrome among others. Please contact the DEI Division for more information. For Your Calendar:
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