| Storyteller to headline Hispanic Festival |
| Award-winning storyteller Antonio Sacre will visit Northwestern for a Hispanic Festival Sept. 16–20. |
| Sep 4, 2008 |
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| Journal publishes article by Trapp |
| A creative nonfiction piece by Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, has been published in the Journal of Expanded Perspective on Learning. |
| Aug 15, 2008 |
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| Northwestern receives Humanities Iowa grant |
| Northwestern has received a $3,000 grant from Humanities Iowa to bring storyteller Antonio Sacre to campus during the Orange City Area Hispanic Festival Sept. 16–20. |
| Aug 15, 2008 |
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| NWC announces faculty promotions, tenurings |
| Several Northwestern faculty have recently been awarded tenure and promoted.
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| Jun 3, 2008 |
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| Trapp presents paper at rhetoricians' conference |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, presented a paper at the Rhetoric Society of America conference. |
| May 29, 2008 |
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| Students to study abroad during summer |
| Northwestern students will head around the world this summer on four-week study abroad trips led by NWC faculty and staff. |
| May 1, 2008 |
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| Faculty awarded grants for summer scholarship |
| Northwestern College Scholarship Grants were awarded to 11 NWC professors to fund their scholarship and research during the summer of 2008. |
| Apr 30, 2008 |
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| Seniors receive Faculty Honors |
| Graduating seniors Kyle Blankers and Laura Jacobson received Faculty Honors at the college’s Honors Convocation on April 29. |
| Apr 30, 2008 |
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| Author to speak at Northwestern |
| Joey Earl Horstman, a 1987 Northwestern alumnus and author of “Praise, Anxiety and Other Symptoms of Grace,” will visit NWC April 30 and May 1. |
| Apr 22, 2008 |
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| Trapp speaks at composition conference |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, presented a paper at the Conference for College Composition and Communication conference in New Orleans, April 1-5. |
| Apr 8, 2008 |
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| Turnwall receives award from Iowa Writing Project |
| Barbara Turnwall, assistant professor of English, received the Iowa Writing Project's Star Thrower Award at a recent meeting. |
| Feb 22, 2008 |
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| Author and historian to lead Minding Place workshops |
| Author Jim Heynen and oral historian Charles Morrissey will lead workshops on Saturday, April 5, as Northwestern hosts Minding Place, a week of place-themed events. |
| Feb 7, 2008 |
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| Fifteen NWC programs recommended by guidebook |
| Fifteen NWC academic programs are listed in the 2008 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges," a national guidebook that recommends specific college departments to prospective students. |
| Jan 28, 2008 |
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| Menning named to council's board |
| Deborah Menning, instructor in English, was appointed to the board of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English. |
| Oct 10, 2007 |
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| Alumna publishes article resulting from NWC research |
| Allison Simmons, a 2005 Northwestern College graduate with majors in history and writing/rhetoric, has had an essay published in Popular Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers and the Literary Marketplace. |
| Oct 2, 2007 |
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| Trapp published in Texas journal |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, has had an piece of creative nonfiction published. |
| Sep 16, 2007 |
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| Turnwall active in summer projects |
| Barbara Turnwall, assistant professor of English, has been active in a variety of scholarly projects this summer. |
| Jul 30, 2007 |
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| Westerholm essays included in new publication |
| Dr. Joel Westerholm, professor of English, is the author of two essays included in a new publication. |
| Jul 12, 2007 |
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| Trapp participates in NEH institute on Flannery O'Connor |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, is among a select group of 25 teachers and scholars who are participating in "Reconsidering Flannery O'Connor," a National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute in Milledgeville, Ga. |
| Jul 11, 2007 |
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| NWC receives $14,400 Humanities Iowa grant |
| Northwestern has received a $14,400 grant from Humanities Iowa for “Minding Place,” a weeklong symposium that will take place next April, during the college’s 125th anniversary year. |
| Jun 28, 2007 |
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| Board announces faculty promotions, tenurings |
| Northwestern's Board of Trustees has announced the awarding of tenure and promotions to several faculty. |
| May 16, 2007 |
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| Faculty awarded grants for summer scholarship |
| Northwestern has awarded Summer Scholarship Grants to 16 faculty members for 2007. |
| May 11, 2007 |
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| Trapp speaks at composition conference |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, spoke at the annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication in New York March 21–24. |
| Mar 26, 2007 |
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| NWC grad named winner in prestigious fellowship competition |
| Daniel Berntson, a 2006 NWC alumnus from rural Paullina, Iowa, has been named one of two recipients of American Graduate Fellowships, which provide winners up to $50,000 a year for two years of doctoral study at one of 23 top-tier private research universities. |
| Mar 9, 2007 |
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| Student wins prestigious TCU fellowship |
| Aleisa Schat has become the third Northwestern student to be granted the prestigious Radford Fellowship at Texas Christian University. |
| Feb 27, 2007 |
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| Truesdell article published |
| Tom Truesdell, visiting instructor in English, is the author of an article published in the February issue of The Writing Lab Newsletter, a widely read journal in the writing center field. |
| Feb 13, 2007 |
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| Fourteen NWC programs recommended by guidebook |
| Fourteen NWC academic programs are listed in the 2007 edition of "Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges," a national guidebook that recommends specific college departments to prospective students. |
| Feb 1, 2007 |
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| Lundberg receives grants to aid research |
| Dr. Ann Lundberg, associate professor of English, has been awarded two grants to aid research she is conducting during her sabbatical this school year. |
| Jan 10, 2007 |
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| NWC writing projects featured at conference |
| Northwestern English professors and students presented a break-out session, "Sharing the Stories of our Neighbors," at the annual conference of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts. |
| Oct 24, 2006 |
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| Eight join Northwestern faculty |
| Eight new full-time faculty members at Northwestern College are preparing for the Aug. 22 start of the fall semester. |
| Aug 16, 2006 |
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| Professors attend seminar on using language to present Christian themes |
| Karen Barker, professor of theatre/speech, and Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, attended a seminar on "Writing as Christian Proclamation in Contemporary Contexts: The Truth's Superb Surprise." |
| Aug 8, 2006 |
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| Professors attend conference on service learning |
| Dr. Laird Edman, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, attended a conference on "Faith Traditions, Spirituality and Service Learning" at Pennsylvania's Messiah College June 1-3. |
| Jun 13, 2006 |
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| Graduates awarded Faculty Honors at commencement |
| Two international students are among three 2006 Northwestern graduates who received Faculty Honors at commencement ceremonies on May 13. |
| May 13, 2006 |
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| Lilly Grant funds summer research and scholarship |
| Twenty-three Northwestern faculty and one student will receive funds from the college’s $2 million Lilly Grant for summer research and scholarship related to vocation and helping students discover God’s call on their lives. |
| May 10, 2006 |
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| Turnwall lobbies for National Writing Project funding |
| Barb Turnwall, assistant professor of English, joined educators from 40 states in Washington, D.C., on April 7 to promote continued funding for the National Writing Project and local and regional writing projects. |
| Apr 20, 2006 |
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| Trapp leads efforts to develop bibliography |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, chaired a sub-section of scholars working on a bibliography for eventual publication on the web. |
| Apr 4, 2006 |
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| Yoder receives dissertation research award |
| Sarah Yoder '02, a rhetoric graduate student at Texas Christian University, has been awarded funding to conduct dissertation research in Wales. |
| Mar 30, 2006 |
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| Board announces faculty promotions |
| The Northwestern College Board of Trustees has announced the awarding of tenure and promotions to several faculty. |
| Mar 17, 2006 |
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| Prof and students speak at English teachers' conference |
| Deb Menning, instructor in English, and four students offered a session at the Iowa Council of Teachers of English conference in Cedar Rapids in October. |
| Nov 4, 2005 |
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| Vandermeulen article included in new book |
| An article by Dr. Carl Vandermeulen, professor of English and communication studies, is included in a new book for teachers of creative writing. |
| Nov 4, 2005 |
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| Kensak presents paper on Chaucer |
| Dr. Michael Kensak, associate professor of English, presented a paper at the Southeast Medieval Academy meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in September. |
| Oct 11, 2005 |
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| Berntson interning in nation's capital |
| Daniel Berntson, an English and philosophy major, held one of 18 selective summer internships with the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. |
| Jul 11, 2005 |
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| Lundberg speaks at literature and environment conference |
| Dr. Ann Lundberg, associate professor of English, gave a presentation at the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment conference in Eugene, Ore., in June. |
| Jul 8, 2005 |
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| Seven students selected for competitive summer programs |
| Seven Northwestern students have been chosen from applicants across the country to participate in summer research or internship projects. |
| May 5, 2005 |
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| Westerholm accepted for selective scholars' program |
| Dr. Joel Westerholm, professor of English, has been accepted for a selective NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) summer seminar: Religious Experience and English Poetry, 1633-1985. |
| Apr 20, 2005 |
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| Senior receives fellowship at Texas Christian University |
| David Elder, a senior writing & rhetoric and history major from Orange City, Iowa, has been selected to receive a prestigious Radford Fellowship at Texas Christian University. |
| Apr 11, 2005 |
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| Senior receives full-ride scholarship at Boston University |
| Maggie Keelan a senior writing & rhetoric major from Lincoln, Neb., has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to enroll in the Master of Divinity degree program at Boston University next fall. |
| Apr 11, 2005 |
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| Trapp active in scholarly work |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp has been active in a number of scholarly projects. |
| Apr 11, 2005 |
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| Kensak and Trapp granted sabbaticals |
| Dr. Michael Kensak, associate professor of English, and Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, have been granted sabbaticals for the 2005–06 school year. |
| Mar 15, 2005 |
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| Trapp receives competitive summer research grant |
| Dr. Joonna Trapp, associate professor of English, has been selected to receive Northwestern’s $10,000 Competitive Summer Research Grant. |
| Feb 11, 2005 |
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| Lundberg publishes article |
| An article by Dr. Ann Lundberg has been published in ATQ, a quarterly journal of 19th-century American literature and culture. |
| Oct 15, 2004 |
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| Instructor receives state honor |
| Deb Menning, instructor in English, received a Literacy Award from the Iowa Council of Teachers of English (ICTE) at the organization’s annual meeting in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 8. |
| Oct 13, 2004 |
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| Vandermeulen on sabbatical |
| Dr. Carl Vandermeulen, professor of English and communication studies, is on sabbatical for the 2004–05 academic year. |
| Sep 15, 2004 |
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