We are excited to announce the three alumni speakers who will join us at the Spread the WoRD Conference<\/a> on May 16! As panelists in a moderated discussion, Nicole Anderson<\/a>, Liz Lane<\/a>, and Adrienne Vitt<\/a> will share about their time at DePaul and their work post-graduation.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/strong>Nicole Anderson<\/strong>\u00a0is a 2013 graduate of the MA in WRD program and a recipient of the\u00a0Graduate Certificate in TESOL<\/a>. She currently travels around the world as Associate Director of International Alumni Programs at the\u00a0University of Chicago<\/a>, and, before that, she applied her WRD knowledge developing curricula for non-profit professional organizations. This year, Nicole is transitioning into a position with the\u00a0International Innovation Corps<\/a>, a UChicago program that launches social development programs in India.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/strong>Liz Lane<\/strong>\u00a0graduated from the MA in WRD program in 2012 and is currently pursuing a PhD in\u00a0Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University<\/a>, where last year she\u00a0developed a\u00a0course design that was published in\u00a0Composition Studies<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0During her time at DePaul, Liz worked as a peer tutor at the\u00a0University Center for Writing-based Learning<\/a>\u00a0and as a first-year writing instructor through the\u00a0Teaching Apprenticeship Program<\/a>. Liz\u2019s research interests include visual rhetoric, feminist rhetorics, and gender and technology.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Adrienne Vitt<\/strong>\u00a0is a 2013 NMS\u00a0graduate who came to DePaul from a journalism background. She now works as the Associate Director of Web Content Strategy at DePaul,\u00a0where she manages the core of\u00a0Depaul.edu<\/a>\u00a0and serves in a consulting capacity for colleges and departments across the institution.\u00a0At DePaul and beyond,\u00a0Adrienne has put social responsibility at the forefront of her work, using\u00a0her experience in brand management, graphic design, and web development to partner with several\u00a0mission-focused organization such as\u00a0Interfaith Youth Core<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Center for Nonprofit Success<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please join us at the Spread the WoRD Conference to meet Nicole, Liz, and Adrienne and learn more about their journeys since graduating from DePaul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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