ENG-LIGHTENED CSU ENGLISH QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - SPRING 2023

IN THIS ISSUE:

Celebrations & Milestones
Awards Season
Journal Publications
Alumni Spotlight: Lucy Lawrence (B.A. '21)
CSU English in the News
Class of 2023

CELEBRATIONS & MILESTONES

Celebrate CLA!

Held on April 22, 2023, the College Awards Ceremony recognized faculty and staff for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2023. Three faculty members in the English department were honored: Associate Professor Lynn Badia (Ann Gill Faculty Development Award), Assistant Professor Rosa Nam (Ann Gill Faculty Development Award), and Professor Sasha Steensen (John N. Stern Distinguished Professor).

Learn more about faculty accomplishments

Milestones

Every year, Colorado State University celebrates employees achieving a decade of service or more. Congratulations to our wonderful faculty on reaching these major milestones!

10 years

Tony Becker, Associate Professor
Tatiana Nekrasova-Beker, Associate Professor
Airica Parker, Senior Instructor
Aly Welker, Senior Instructor

15 years

Dan Beachy-Quick, Professor
Jenny Levin, Senior Instructor
Dana Masden, Master Instructor

20 years

Roze Hentschell, Professor

25 years

Sue Doe, Professor

See the full list of achievements!

AWARDS SEASON

Department Awards

On April 17, 2023, the department hosted the 32nd Annual English Department Awards at the Lory Student Center, where students’ success and accomplishments were celebrated by their peers, faculty, and staff.

Explore our digital celebration of student success!

CURC 2023

English Education junior Cayden Clark-Johnson won "Best in Show: Written Work" at the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Showcase for his poetry collection, Yellow Planet.

Learn more about Clark-Johnson's winning work!

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Greyrock Review

The 2023 issue of Greyrock Review is out now! Thanks to all who attended the release party at Wolverine Farm in April!

Purchase your copy

Colorado Review

The Spring 2023 issue has arrived and features new work from Kazim Ali, Joanna Pearson, Deepa Varadarajan, Emily Winakur, and more!

Subscribe to the journal

SpeakOut!

The 2022-2023 issue of SpeakOut! is now out in the world and around town! You can find free copies of the journal at the little library outside FoCo Cafe.

Learn more about SpeakOut! and the CLC

Alumni Spotlight

Lucy Lawrence (B.A. ’21) prepares for a future career in compassionate care

English alumna Lucy Lawrence believes good medicine begins with holding space for people's stories. As she prepares to enter her first year of medical school, she shared why studying art and literature is an invaluable foundation for a career in healthcare.