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Three New Faculty!

The Writing Program welcomed three new faculty members in the fall quarter of 2021. Read on to learn a bit about our new colleagues! 

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Chris Garrecht-Williams

Campus affiliations… I’ve been teaching Oakes Core for the last few years and am in the middle of my first quarter teaching Writing 2.
Before coming to the Writing Program… I opened a bar in Monterey, taught writing at a handful of colleges, and lived the generally itinerant life of the aspirational. 
When I am not teaching… I’m in the ocean, working on something I don’t really know how to do yet, or, hopefully, reading.
And also… I’m hoping to spend part of the winter doing a casual Almodóvar film festival/survey at my house. If anyone is interested please reach out. 

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Taylor Kirsch

Campus affiliations… In addition to my work in the Writing Program, I have taught for the History Department and worked with the CITL as a Summer Graduate Pedagogy Mentor. Writing 2 is my only Writing Program course so far, but I’m looking forward to teaching Writing 1 next quarter!
Before coming to the Writing Program… I was a graduate student in the History Department, and enjoyed facilitating learning through outdoor adventures as a Recreation Leader with the UCSC Adventure Rec. 
When I am not teaching… I love to spend time outside, travel, cook good food with friends and family, and hang out with the many cats in my neighborhood.
And also… My favorite recent book is Swell by Liz Clark – I highly recommend reading it by the ocean!

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Kristen Kennedy Terry

Campus affiliations… I am affiliated with the Writing Program where I am currently teaching Writing 2. I will be teaching Writing 1 in the Winter.
Before coming to the Writing Program… I taught French and sociolinguistics at Santa Clara University. Before that, I taught in the writing program at UC Merced.
When I am not teaching… I am probably drinking coffee, reading, walking, or spending time with my husband and two daughters.
And also… I love to travel and I am looking forward to going to Europe next summer to see my husband’s family (he’s from Ireland). We have planned the same trip three years in a row now, so I am crossing my fingers that 2022 will be the year!

 

Faculty Spotlight

Published December 3, 2021 by

Welcome to the Rhetorical Situation!

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Welcome to the newest iteration of The Rhetorical Situation!

The Rhetorical Situation began as a newsletter in winter 2018. The then-newly-formed Pedagogical Development Committee, under the leadership of Denise Silva, envisioned pooling Writing Program faculty’s talents and experiences to create a water cooler space for checking in with each other. This space emerged as The Rhetorical Situation newsletter, which the PDC has continued producing since then. 

This year’s committee has transformed The Rhetorical Situation into a blog. This blog also contains the information from our previous PDC website. This transformation moves things out of our overflowing inboxes and provides a centralized location for diverse resources.

The Rhetorical Situation blog will be a continuation and extension of the tradition and goals of past PDC committees. We envision this blog as a common space to digitally come together and communicate with each other.

We will be updating the blog throughout the academic year and look forward to sharing faculty accomplishments, workshop dates, pedagogical material, and much more. We’re hoping that this blog evolves over time to become a source of community for the program, featuring submissions from any faculty interested in sharing. Please contact us if you would like to contribute at any point. 

We hope you enjoy and find this site helpful. 

Best,

The 2021-2022 PDC Committee

Lisa Schilz (chair), Steve Coulter, Madeline Lane-McKinley, Kate McQueen, and Amy Vidali

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