University of Michigan-Flint

Hello! My name is Amy Hartwig and I am serving as the President of Sigma Tau Delta for the 2011/2012 year. I am an English Major and a Junior at UM-Flint.

I am so excited to be a part of Sigma Tau Delta! I hope this year can be one in which the club and its members are very active. I’m looking forward to the 6th Annual Writing Conference and other fun activities throughout the year.

In addition to classes, I work full time at a small magazine in Fenton. In my free time I enjoy reading (lately I've been into graphic novels), video games, and planting things and then cooking them. This summer I discovered the joys of home renovation and mastered the fine art of drywall.

After graduation I plan to find a job in publishing – hopefully one which allows me to stay in Michigan.

If you have ideas for the club or any questions, I hope you will send me an email or come to a meeting. Let’s make this a great year!

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Hi, my name is Tasha Williams and I am the Secretary of Sigma Tau Delta. I am an English major, scheduled to graduate in May 2012. After graduation, I would like to pursue a Masters in English with a concentration in writing at the University of Michigan-Flint.

I became involved with Sigma Tau Delta because I wanted to connect with fellow members and to help promote Sigma Tau Delta as a friendly and welcoming organization open to all members and future members.
 
Some of professional goals include, working in the media, at the American Cancer Society or at a local library. My ultimate professional goal is to become a published author. I would like to write books for women and young girls who have lost their mothers to cancer. I would also like to write trashy romance novels as well.

Some of my hobbies include; spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking, watching movies and playing sports.  I am looking forward to a fun and productive year.

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Hello! My name is Jennifer Ross. I am senior at the University of Michigan - Flint earning two degrees in Honors English and History and two minors in Spanish and Creative Writing. I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta since 2009 and this year I am treasurer for the second year running. I believe Sigma Tau Delta is an excellent resource for English students, and I would like to make available to interested students conference and scholarships opportunities. Outside of Sigma Tau Delta, I am also the Vice President of Honors Student Council, and a member of both the Phi Alpha Theta and Golden Key International Honor Societies. After I graduate, I plan to attend graduate school in English at the University of Michigan - Flint as well as enroll in undergraduate studies in Biology and Dance.

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Hello, my name is Dana and I am currently a Senior here at UM-Flint.  I am an English major with a writing specialization and a Computer Science minor. I love to write and spend time with my family.  I am very interested in the field of technical writing and hope to continue moving in the direction of becoming a technical writer.  I also enjoy customer service and assisting with teaching technology.

I have been a member of Sigma Tau Delta for roughly 3 years now and enjoy being around people with similar interests.  I look forward to meeting everyone this year and hope that we have another great year!

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My name is Katie Curnow and I am a graduate student seeking an MA in English Language and Literature. I am the social media specialist at a marketing company in Shiawassee County, and I really love connecting with communities online and assisting others with the giant, sometimes misunderstood, world of social media.

I collect old typewriters. I plan to clean them up and display them in some other location besides my basement but it always gets pushed back on my to-do list. I recently took a letterpress class in Ann Arbor, and I see this activity moving to the top of my list within the next year.

I have been member of Sigma Tau Delta for 5 years. I presented at our annual writing conference my first year, then a few years later, was able to plan it from beginning to end. I am a huge supporter of the writing conference and look forward to helping this year make it a success.

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Dr. Mary Jo Kietzman, an Associate Professor in the English Department, received her Ph.D from Boston College.  She teaches Shakespeare and a range of other courses in Early-Modern English Literature.  She also teaches English Travellers to the Middle East: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (which crosslists with Middle-Eastern Studies and Global Studies) as well as Greek and Roman Classical Literature.  She has published a biography of the Restoration woman criminal and author, Mary Carleton, as well as articles on the work of William Shakespeare, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and the Nobel-Prize winning Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk.  Dr. Kietzman’s current work is on Shakespeare’s acting theory; her essay on Twelfth Night, “Will Personified:  Viola as Author-Actor” is forthcoming in the journal, Criticism.  Dr. Kietzman has also taught overseas in Ankara, Turkey and, most recently, in Semey, Kazakhstan.  She received a Fulbright teaching fellowship to work in Kazakhstan where she taught courses in travel literature and American immigrant literature.  She also worked with a drama club to rewrite and stage a version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  Dr. Kietzman hopes to publish an account of this experience; moreover, she hopes to continue integrating international perspectives and experimental pedagogies into her courses at the University of Michigan-Flint.

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