A strong leader, a liberal arts advocate, and an educator, Karin Goettsch holds a PhD in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication from the University of Minnesota. She is a well-rounded individual that walks with purpose and takes advantage of all the opportunities that come running to her. Her diverse skill set has given her the opportunity to speak at national and international conferences, and she credits much of it to her liberal arts education.

Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch has been promoted to Professor.

The Writing Studies Department is very pleased to announce that Professor Amy Lee will be joining our faculty in Fall 2019. Professor Lee brings several years of leadership experience and will serve as Director of First-Year Writing starting in Summer 2019.

Daniel Card will be joining Writing Studies on a one-year assistant professor position this fall.

His article reviews existing definitions of interactivity, devises new dimensions of interactivity for immersive environments, and proposes guidelines for technical communicators engaged in immersive experience design.

Senior James Cho landed his dream internship—he’ll be putting to use the knowledge and practical skills he’s learned at the University of Minnesota to help Tesla’s products succeed.

Passion drives progress. Victims of sexual assault and domestic violence give Professor Mary Schuster the inspiration and passion to pursue her field of research.

Congratulations to Chris Lemke, Nathan Rockershousen, and Megan Kratzke!

RSA is in Minneapolis for 2018 and our department will be well represented.