Welcome to the English Department at North Dakota State University.
The mission of the English Department at NDSU is to inspire an appreciation for the English language and its literatures, and to cultivate its effective use in creative expression and day-to-day life. We offer two minors (Literary Studies and Writing Studies), a BA and BS degree in English, a BA and BS in English Education (in cooperation with the School of Education), and an MA in English. Read more.
Important Dates and Schedules
- Semester schedules can be found at Bison Connection.
- Important Dates and Deadlines (including final exam schedule).
Mailing Address
Please note our new mailing address:
English Department
NDSU - Dept. 2320
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
NDSU English Department
English Department Relocates
The English department has relocated from Minard Hall to the second floor of Morrill Hall, room 219. English department members located in South Engineering are still in South Engineering--they have not relocated to Morrill Hall. The English department appreciates the support it has received from the rest of the campus, and we look forward to working with students and other campus community members in our new location.
Posted Jan. 26, 2010.
Scholarship
Application Form
The application form for the scholarships offered through the
English department this year can be downloaded from the above
link. The completed application with an attached application
letter is due Friday, February 12th, in Morrill Hall 219.
Chelsea Fetch has been named editor-in-chief for Northern Eclecta, the literary journal produced annually at NDSU.
The staff of Northern Eclecta is now accepting submissions from NDSU undergraduate and graduate students for possible publication in Volume 4, to be issued later this spring. Submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction as well as very short works in any genre for a new category called "Quick Takes" are welcome. In addition, students are encouraged to submit original photographs and artwork.
For more information on Northern Eclecta, please visit us at one of these online sites:
Website: www.NorthernE.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/northerneclecta
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Fargo/Northern-Eclecta/276436338929
Posted Feb. 4, 2010.
Andrew Mara co-Edits Journal Special Issue
Dr. Andrew Mara, assistant professor in rhetoric and writing, co-edited the January 2010 special issue of Technical Communication Quarterly. The journal's topic, "Posthuman Rhetorics and Technical Communication," reflects Mara's area of research specialization. Technical Communication Quarterly 2010 also is available at www.informaworld.com/htcqand contains five articles combining this theoretical approach with technical communication practices and pedagogies.
The articles include an "Introduction" by Andrew Mara and Byron Hawk; "(Re)Appraising the Performance of Technical Communicators from a Posthumanist Perspective" by Jim Henry; "Early Cold War Professional Communication: A Rationale for Progressive Posthumanism" by Ronald Clark Brooks; "Reconceptualizing Analysis and Intervention in a Post-Technê Classroom: A Comparative Study of Technical Communication Students" by Katherine S. Miles; and "System Mapping: A Genre Field Analysis of the National Science Foundation's Grant Proposal and Funding Process" by Ryan M. Moeller and David M. Christensen.
The issue also includes Sarah Read's book review of Clay Spinuzzi's "Network: Theorizing Knowledge Work in Telecommunication."
Posted Feb. 4, 2010.