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February 25, 2020 Maddy Crozier

Internships Spotlight: Karla Avila & Megan Palmer

In Autumn Quarter, MAWRD students Karla Avila and Megan Palmer participated in internships and earned course credit through WRD 590. Check out a recap of what they learned and accomplished during their internships.

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February 6, 2020 Megan Palmer

MA WRD Portfolios – Platform Review

With students beginning work on portfolios in all three categories, we asked the 2020 cohort of MA in WRD students about their experiences creating midterm and mid-program portfolios, where they gave advice and insight into different platforms’ affordances and constraints.

October 31, 2019 Alex Treat

MAWRD Students Spotlight: Brady Gunnink & Caroline Gonzalez

English writing teachers returning to higher education to receive their master’s degree are a common student in MAWRD program, two of which are current students Brady Gunnink and Caroline Gonzalez.

October 30, 2019 Maddy Crozier

Highlights from the IWCA-NCPTW Conference

Sixteen DePaul students, administrators, and staff, including three MA in WRD students, recently took their research to an international stage by presenting at the International Writing Centers Association/National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (IWCA/NCPTW) Joint Conference. Learn more about their presentations here!

October 1, 2019 Alex Treat

MAWRD Student Spotlight: Alex Treat

For this Spotlight, we gave some time to Alex Treat, a new graduate assistant for the MAWRD program. He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Communication degree emphasizing professional writing, and now is here to continue his education in writing and rhetoric.

September 30, 2019 Maddy Crozier

MAWRD Student Spotlight: Maddy Crozier

Interested in the combined Bachelor’s + Master’s degree in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse? A second-year MA in WRD student, Maddy Crozier, is sharing her experience as a participant in the combined degree program.

November 12, 2018 Channing Tabb

WRD Internship Scholarship Winners

DePaul University’s Community and Project-Based Learning (CPBL) Internship Scholarships program offers a wonderful opportunity for WRD undergraduate and graduate students to receive funding for interning with a non-profit or non-governmental organization.

October 1, 2018 Channing Tabb

New MA in WRD ePortfolio Requirement

As of the 2018/19 school year, all new students in the WRD MA program will create and submit an eportfolio as part of the degree requirement. This post details the new eportfolio process and offers tips to help students get started. While new MA students are required to submit an eportfolio, current MA students are encouraged to complete the eportfolio also.

September 27, 2018 Alex Gonzalez

News from MA WRD/NMS Students, Alumni, and Faculty

Here’s an update on what some of our MA in NMS and MA in WRD students, graduates, and faculty members have been up to in the last six months!

January 24, 2018 Alex Gonzalez

MA in WRD/NMS Faculty, Student, & Alumni Updates

Here’s an update on what some of our MA in NMS and MA in WRD students, graduates, and faculty members have been up to in the last six months! MA in NMS Students and Alumni Caroline Bank (2012) works in digital marketing and recently began to manage Halo Top Creamery’s digital marketing program in-house. She is focused on international expansion after Halo Top became the best-selling ice cream in America over the summer. Kristi Bruno (2016) received a Forty Under 40 Award from Award Association Forum and USAE. Kristi was recognized for her professional accomplishments, commitment to the industry, leadership skills,