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Achievements of our Alumni
The
English department is committed to continual support and guidance of
all current and graduated students of the university. Dr. Jean Filetti,
English Department Chair, invites alumni to submit updates of news,
information, and successes of CNU
graduates.
Updates from some of our Alumni :
Loren Loving Marquez, B.A. English,
Assistant Professor of English, Salisbury University, Maryland
Though she may be new to the Salisbury University English Department, Dr. Loren Marquez is already keeping herself busy teaching courses such as English 101 (Composition I), English 465 (Research in Composition) and other courses. Her office still has its bare white walls, and books take up about half of her bookcase, as she is still just moving in. But she did have some free time to give us an introduction and the chance to get to know her a little better.
Dr. Marquez received her Bachelor’s from Christopher University in Newport, Virginia, with a focus in Writing and Rhetoric, and then attended graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University for her Masters and Texas Christian University for her Ph.D., both in Writing and Rhetoric. She says she “always wanted to become a teacher” and feels that “writing is not just for the classroom." Marquez feels that her students should learn writing and rhetoric so they can use them for civic duties outside the classroom, and in their every day lives.
When asked why she chose teaching and writing, Marquez said she has always loved writing and has always wanted to teach. She aspires to be a good teacher, good mentor to her students, and also, to turn her dissertation into a book.
—Story by Kristen Manion, Salisbury University
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 Julie Hagy, third from left (front row), takes her sophomore class out for a trip to plant trees in Stuyvesant Park, Manhattan.
Julie Hagy, B.A. English,
New York City Teaching Fellow, Henry Street School
Julie Hagy teaches10th grade, Special Education, at the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan, as part of the New York City Teaching Fellows program. She teaches 10th grade English, as well as chemistry. Julie earned a B.A. in English with an emphasis in journalism. She writes: “I've done some freelancing here and there for a trade newspaper out here, and I'm also working on a piece about my first year teaching in an inner city school.” She plans on attending a doctoral program in writing when she completes her two years in the teaching fellows program.
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