The Department of English honored the department’s outstanding student writers, teachers, and scholars in a virtual ceremony.
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Before Hannah Kealy graduated from FSU in May 2018, the student-run campus magazine she co-founded, Strike, was being regularly published. She currently assists with the launching process of Strike chapters at other campuses.
Despite limitations due to the pandemic, leaders of the student organization bring more opportunities for workshops, panels, and networking.
No in-person ceremony for the Department of English's Awards Ceremony was no problem, as the event shifted to a virtual presentation.
She graduated from FSU in the spring of 2018, and was soon hired as assistant editor for the Her Campus national headquarters in Boston. In August of 2019, Her Campus promoted Warner to associate feature editor.
FSU's Reading-Writing Center and Digital Studio earned national certification in December 2019 for the work tutors and consultants offer to the campus community.
Student journalists have an outlet to learn more about the field and to network with others who are seeking jobs in the industry.
Dennis Moore is not just retiring from Florida State University after 28 years of teaching, mentoring, research, and service to the scholarly community at large. He is leaving the Department of English, the place during those nearly three decades that he says “has been an academic home, indeed, my fun home. Full stop.”
The Florida State University English department honored 26 undergraduate and graduate students April 20 during the annual awards ceremony for their exceptional writing and work.