John Francis ‘01

John Francis ‘01, a musician and songwriter whose lyrics focus on social justice, is currently working on his third album, which will be produced by John Carter Cash. His previous albums are “The Philadelphia EP” and “Strong Wine & Spirits.” Last year he was invited to sing at the U.N. Summit to End [...]

Khara House ‘08

Khara House ‘08 has been accepted to an MFA program at American University.

Jordan Windolz ‘05

Jordan Windholz ‘05 is accepted to Fordham University’s Early Modern/Renaissance Ph.D. program. Windholz’s manuscript, Ruminant [psalms] was also a semi-finalist for the Alice James Beatrice Hawley Award.

Chris Herb ‘07

Chris Herb ‘07 works at the Times Chronicle in Fort Washington, which covers Cheltenham Township and Jenkintown.

Danielle Sahm, Tim Mackie and David Dzaka to Writing Center Conference

The ECWCA (East Central Writing Centers Association) Annual Conference is a chance for writing center tutors and directors from all across the eastern and central United States to meet in one place for two days of intensive workshopping, conversation, panel discussions and debates. Everyone who attends has the chance to talk with some of [...]

The Poetics of Conflict and Reconciliation conference

On October 16-18, 2008, a conference called “The Poetics of Conflict and Reconciliation” will be held at Bridgewater Conference. For more information, visit the conference website at: http://www.bridgewater.edu/~sgallowa/poetics08.

Rebecca Ebersole Kasparek ‘96

Becky and Dave Kasparek announce the birth of Clare Alma, April 2, 2008. Becky is the editor of Messiah College’s The Bridge magazine, and Dave is associate professor of graphic design at Messiah.

Jean Corey and Helen Walker

Jean Corey and Helen Walker presented a session in New Orleans at the Conference for Composition and Communication April 3. Entitled “Writing to Change the Reality of Global AIDS: What Can an English Teacher Do?” it focused on the writing classroom as a place to discover how our writing can be a useful [...]

Elizabeth Arnold ‘08

Liz Arnold is pursing a master’s degree in English, focusing on creative writing and teaching, from Arcadia University (near Philadelphia) beginning in the fall of 2008.

Heather Bruyere ‘07

Heather Bruyere ‘07 moved back to Chile in September 2007 and is worked at San Francisco Javier Colegia in Puerto Monnt, Chile. She teaches English to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. She also works with the youth at her church and got married on February 23, 2008.