Mimi Pieper in Â鶹´«Ã½ Governance
Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) Governing Board of Trustees. She has “taken the lead†in many ways through this position.
Marking a transformative addition to Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s major in Digital Cinema, the Communication, Media & Cinema program is thrilled to announce the arrival of Vaun Monroe on campus. Newly hired as an assistant professor, Monroe begins in the Fall of 2022 as the program’s third full-time faculty member in Digital Cinema.
Â鶹´«Ã½ alumnus Ashley Berry, who graduated in 2018 with a BA in English, recently studied abroad at Oxford University in England, as part of the Columbia Publishing Course. Ashley shares her experience getting into the competitive program, her perspective on studying at the prestigious university, and how her time at Â鶹´«Ã½ shaped her present and future.
Jewel Blanchard on the Â鶹´«Ã½ English Club
Jewel Blanchard discusses the revitalization of the English Club at Â鶹´«Ã½, and how interest is being renewed.
Mariah Roley ’17 on Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathology is a great career path for English majors. Mariah Roley graduated from Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2017 and after completing higher education at Pacific University, she now works as a speech pathologist in Colorado.
A junior-year Honors student at Â鶹´«Ã½, Hannah Brandt utilized her talents to come forward during a time of crisis.
Danya Torp’s video journal combines footage and poetry that reflects her personal, emotional, and poetic journey through the pandemic.
Margaret Perrow, a professor of English at Â鶹´«Ã½, recently was recognized with the 2022 Oregon Excellence Award in Teaching English and Language Arts from the Oregon Council of Teachers of English.
What began as a partnership among Â鶹´«Ã½ and community organizations to see Indigenous Peoples’ Day instituted at Â鶹´«Ã½ and in the City of Ashland a number of years ago has continued to evolve into further advocacy for Native people.
After a two-year pandemic delay, Â鶹´«Ã½ has launched its innovative, new, 12-credit spring immersion course called “The Crew Experience.” Student filmmakers spend an entire term learning on location, collaborating under the supervision of faculty and experienced industry mentors on the set of a significant film project designed to emulate the professional working environment.