MATTHEW VOLLMER

TO READ AND TEACH AT NMU

Author and writing instructor Matthew Vollmer will be reading at the Women’s Federated Clubhouse, 104 W. Ridge St. in Marquette, Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 7 p.m.  Click here for more info.

He will also be teaching a writing workshop as one of our three visiting writers for the summer session.

Click here for more information about our workshops



Business at NMU

MA Assistantship Applications
Due March 1, 2009

MFA Applications Due February 1, 2009

English Composition Placement
and Appeal Process



News and Information

Brian McMillan

Trio Recognized at Honors Banquet

Three graduating English students were recognized at the NMU Honors Banquet.  Graduate students Adam Cocco, MA, and Brian McMillan, MFA, were announced as the department’s Outstanding Graduating Graduate Students while Cole Schmidt was named the Outstanding Graduating Senior.  More details

Pen

MFA Recruits Nationally

The Master of Fine Arts in Writing is a relatively young program—eight years—but its reputation has quickly reached national status. Today, the MFA program brings students from across the country to Northern. Application deadline for the 2009-10 school year is Feb. 1, 2009. MFA Writing Program

Summer and Fall 2009
English Courses

Here you will find more description of a few of our course offerings.

EN 462/ED 462 - Summer 2009
Literature for Young Adults

EN 495W/595 - Summer 2009
Visiting Writer Workshops in Poetry, Memoir Writing and Fiction


EN 490/EN 514 - Fall 2009

Seminar in the English Language

EN 495 - Fall 2009
Canadian Culture & Society: Southern Ontario

Click on course number for more information


EDEN

One upon a time coverEDEN is NMU English Department’s electronic newsletter.  It features information on what faculty and students are publishing, new course offerings or programs and helpful resources for students.


Liberal Studies Requirements
Composition book coverThe English Department oversees NMU’s formal communications liberal studies requirement  that is designed to insure that all of the university’s graduates can express creative and analytical thoughts properly in written form.  Unless receiving a waiver, all degree-seeking students are required to take EN 111: College Composition I and one of the four options of EN 211: College Composition II, and must pass both with a C grade or higher in order to graduate.  Learn more