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Date	Title
5 May 2008	Charles Deemer creates Web hyperdrama video Charles Deemer, English adjunct, created "Changing Key," a hyperdrama video project published on the Web at http://www.ibiblio.org/cdeemer/ChangingKey.htm. The videos will be featured at the Hypertext 2008 Conference in Pittsburgh, June 19-21.
5 May 2008	Mary Rechner authors review in Oregonian Mary Rechner, English adjunct, authored a review of the novel The Sorrows of an American, published in The Oregonian, April 27.
5 May 2008	Matthew Hein presents at Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association meeting Matthew Hein, English faculty, presented "Boredom and the Dream Bird: Awesomification" at the annual Pacific Northwest Writing Centers Association meeting in Everett, Wash., April 26.
5 May 2008	Michael Clark receives Fulbright Teaching Fellowship Michael Clark, English faculty, has received a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship in Croatia for the 2009 academic year. He will teach courses on film and U.S. law.
5 May 2008	Patti Duncan, Priya Kandaswamy, and Marie Lo receive Exemplary Community Volunteer Award Patti Duncan and Priya Kandaswamy, Women's Studies faculty; and Marie Lo, English faculty, received the Asian Reporter Foundation's Exemplary Community Volunteer Award for their work with Asian Pacific American Compass Collective at KBOO radio, 90.7 FM. Asian Pacific American Compass is a monthly Asian Pacific American public affairs program.
28 Apr 2008	Dennis Stovall judges 2008 Book Design Awards of Publishers of the West Dennis Stovall, English faculty, served as a judge for the 2008 Book Design Awards of Publishers of the West at PSU, April 13-14.
21 Apr 2008	Dennis Stovall participates at Writer's Dojo Poetry Weekend Dennis Stovall, English faculty, participated in a panel discussion on poetry publishing at the Writer's Dojo Poetry Weekend in Portland, April 12.
21 Apr 2008	Paul Collins authors article in New Scientist Paul Collins, English faculty, authored "The House of Cards," published in New Scientist, March 22.
21 Apr 2008	Susan McKee Reese authors poems in Oregon English Journal Susan McKee Reese, English faculty, authored three poems, "Sun Sign," "One Man's Ceiling," and "Paradise," published in the Oregon English Journal, Spring 2008.
14 Apr 2008	Paul Collins lectures at Kansas City Art Institute Paul Collins, English faculty, presented the lecture "The Missing Authors Bureau" at the Kansas City Art Institute, March 26.
7 Apr 2008	Paul Collins authors article in Slate Paul Collins, English faculty, authored "The Book of the Undead," published in Slate, March 21.
12 Mar 2008	Ooligan Press is proud to announce the winners of our 2008 short story Ooligan Press is proud to announce the winners of our 2008 short story contest. The theme: “After Dark.”
10 Mar 2008	Christine Rose authors essay in Medieval English Mirror Christine Rose, English faculty, authored an essay, "Glossing Griselda in a Medieval Conduct Book: Le Ménagier de Paris," published in Medieval English Mirror, Vol. 4, titled “The Propur Langage of Englische Man.”
10 Mar 2008	Katya Amato speaks at Scandinavian Sampler Katya Amato, English faculty, spoke on "Loki--Not Just a Trickster" at the Scandinavian Foundation's annual Scandinavian Sampler on campus, March 1.
10 Mar 2008	Paul Collins authors article in Tin House Paul Collins, English faculty, authored the article "Nothing Doing," published in Tin House, Spring 2008.
25 Feb 2008	Michael Hollister writes new historical novel Michael Hollister, English emeritus faculty, has published his fourth historical novel, Salishan, AuthorHouse, 2007
18 Feb 2008	Daneen Bergland authors poem in Hayden's Ferry Review Daneen Bergland, English faculty, authored a poem, "Accidents of Trees," published in Hayden's Ferry Review, Fall/Winter, 2007-08.
18 Feb 2008	Mary Rechner speaks on panel at Associated Writing Programs conference Mary Rechner, English adjunct faculty, participated on the panel "Building the Next Generation: Proven Pedagogy for the K-12 Creative Writing Classroom" at the Associated Writing Programs conference in New York City, Jan. 30-Feb. 2.
11 Feb 2008	Tony Wolk reads at Montlake branch of Seattle Public Library Tony Wolk, English faculty, read from his new novel Good Friday at the Montlake branch of the Seattle Public Library, Feb. 2.
4 Feb 2008	Paul Collins published in New Scientist Paul Collins, English faculty, authored "The 19th Century iPod" published in New Scientist, Jan. 12.
4 Feb 2008	Tony Wolk reads at Broadway Books Tony Wolk, English faculty, read from his novel Good Friday (Ooligan Press, 2007) at Broadway Books, Jan. 22.
28 Jan 2008	Lorraine Mercer published in MELUS Lorraine Mercer, English faculty, authored "Counter Narratives: Cooking up Stories of Love and Loss in Naomi Shihab Nye's Poetry and Diana Abu-Jaber's Crescent," published in MELUS: Journal of Multicultural and Ethnic Literatures of the United States, Winter 2008.
28 Jan 2008	Mary Rechner reads at Bipartisan Cafe Mary Rechner, English faculty, read from her fiction at the Bipartisan Cafe to promote Writers-in-the-Schools, a program of Literary Arts, Jan. 17.
28 Jan 2008	Paul Collins presents on NPR Paul Collins, English faculty, presented "The New Plagiarism Police" on The Bryant Park Project, National Public Radio, Jan. 16.
22 Jan 2008	Dan Kaplan’s book to be published by the National Poetry Review Press Dan Kaplan, English instructor, will have his first book of poems, Bill's Formal Complaint, published by The National Poetry Review Press in spring 2008.
22 Jan 2008	Diana Abu-Jaber speaks on NPR Diana Abu-Jaber, English faculty, discussed "Russian Comfort and Joy" on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," Jan. 3.
22 Jan 2008	Michele Glazer authors two poems in Denver Quarterly Michele Glazer, English faculty, authored two poems, "We Shop Our Competitors, We Beat Their Prices" and "In the Lava Tube," published in the Denver Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2008.
22 Jan 2008	Paul Collins presents on NPR and OPB Paul Collins, English faculty, presented "Advertising Tobacco Products in Books" on National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition,” Dec. 1. Collins was also on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Jan. 5 broadcast of “Live Wire!” from the live show at Aladdin Theater Dec. 14.
14 Jan 2008	Dan DeWeese writes fiction in Tin House Dan DeWeese, English faculty, wrote the short story "Acacia Avenue" published in Tin House literary journal, Issue 34.
14 Jan 2008	Diana Abu-Jaber earns accolades for new novel Diana Abu-Jaber, English faculty, has her novel, Origin, named a Top Ten Mystery of 2007 by both the Los Angeles Times and the Sun-Sentinel. It was also a New York Times Editor's Pick and one of the Top Books of 2007 by the Washington Post.
14 Jan 2008	Mary Rechner writes book review in Oregonian Mary Rechner, English instructor, wrote a review of Ehud Havazelet's novel Bearing the Body published in the December 23, 2007, Oregonian.
14 Jan 2008	Paul Collins authors article in New York Times Book Review Paul Collins, English faculty, authored "Essay: Smoke This Book" published in the New York Times Book Review, Dec. 2, 2007.
7 Jan 2008	Charles Deemer edits new issue of Oregon Literary Review Charles Deemer, English instructor, is editor of the Oregon Literary Review, which has its Winter/Spring 2008 issue now online at http://www.oregonliteraryreview.org.
7 Jan 2008	Marie Lo authors article in Comparative American Studies journal Marie Lo, English faculty, authored article, "Passing Recognition: Obasan and the Borders of Asian American and Canadian Literary Criticism," published in Comparative American Studies: An International Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3 (September 2007).
7 Jan 2008	Mary Rechner authors article in Columbia Gorge Magazine Mary Rechner, English instructor, authored an article titled "Twentieth Century Ruin: The Broughton Log Flume" published in Columbia Gorge Magazine (Winter 2007-08). She was also recently awarded a Professional Development Grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to attend the 2008 annual Associated Writing Program Conference, where she will participate on the panel "Building the Next Generation: Proven Pedagogy for the K-12 Creative Writing Classroom."
7 Jan 2008	Michael McGregor authors article in Portland magazine Michael McGregor, English faculty, authored an article titled "To Desire It" published in Portland magazine, Winter 2007.
7 Jan 2008	Susan Denning writes for The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel Susan Denning, English faculty, authored "Down at the Heels in the Ditch" published in the anthology The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel: Second Floor, December 2007.
7 Jan 2008	Tony Wolk is a panelist at Orycon Tony Wolk, English faculty, participated on panels titled "Role Models in SF," "How to Prepare a Manuscript," "History as a Predictor for SF," and "Is Philip K. Dick God?" at Orycon (The Oregon Science Fiction Conference), Nov. 16-17.