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  • Friday, March 31, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MTN
    SKD Advisor Meeting
  • 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM MTN
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM MTN
    Chapter Merchandise
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-01 - Open Session
    Location: Beverly (Terrace)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-02 - Literature: Examining Stereotypes of Literary Women
    Moderator: Karolyn Steffens – Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
    Chair: Destinee Martin – Morningside University (IA)
    Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-03 - Literature: Merchant of Venice and Thoughts about Shakespeare
    Moderator: Lexey Bartlett – Fort Hays State University (KS)
    Chair: Harrison G. Jenkins – Fort Hays State University (KS)
    Location: Beverly (Terrace)
    Literature
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-04 - Literature: Death and Diversity—Some Troubling Questions
    Moderator: Kathryn Brewer Strayer – Stillman College (AL)
    Chair: Ellianna Madsen – Morningside University (IA)
    Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-05 - Literature: American Lyric Poetry, Black Identity, Jazz
    Moderator: Moushumi Biswas – Langston University (OK)
    Chair: Therese Holzapfel – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
    Location: Century (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-06 - Film and Media: Film and Literary Analysis
    Moderator: Carrie Fitzpatrick – Alvernia University (PA)
    Chair: Mackenzie Simpson – Arkansas Tech University (AR)
    Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
    Film and Media
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-07 - Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison's Sula
    Moderator: Kaine Ezell – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
    Chair: Wesley Johnson – University of Oregon (OR)
    Location: Terrace (Terrace)
    Author Spotlight: Toni Morrison
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-08 - Poetry: Back Then
    Moderator: Shelly Sanders – Abilene Christian University (TX)
    Chair: Rachel Martin – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
    Location: Vail (Majestic)
    Original Poetry
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-09 - Poetry: Wonder Womanhood
    Moderator: Sigrid King – Carlow University (PA)
    Chair: Germeen H. Tanas – Lipscomb University (TN)
    Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
    Original Poetry
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-10 - Creative Nonfiction: Is Anybody Out There?
    Moderator: Claire Schmidt – Missouri Valley College (MO)
    Chair: Brycie L. Bowles – Midland College (TX)
    Location: Tower B (2)
    Original Creative Nonfiction
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-11 - Fiction: Flight or Fight
    Moderator: Jay Beavers – Union University (TN)
    Chair: Lorah Murphy – Marist College (NY)
    Location: Tower C (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-12 - Fiction: Water Works
    Moderator: Gillian Paku – SUNY, Geneseo (NY)
    Chair: Noah D. Garofalo – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
    Location: Tower D (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-13 - Roundtable: Insiders and Outsiders in The Rock Eaters
    Location: Columbine (Terrace)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM MTN
    E-14 - Roundtable: Taylor Swift's Book Club
    Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-01 - Language: Exploring Themes of Divinity and Power
    Moderator: Adrienne Redding – Western Michigan University (MI)
    Chair: Zoe Metelerkamp – Brenau University (GA)
    Location: Capitol (Terrace)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-02 - Literature: Ancient Greek Drama
    Moderator: Ami Comeford – Utah Tech University (UT)
    Chair: Noah R. Stump – Lipscomb University (TN)
    Location: Beverly (Terrace)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-03 - Literature: Political Themes and the Power of Diction
    Moderator: Simone Billings – Santa Clara University (CA)
    Chair: Matthew W. Moon – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
    Location: Savoy (Majestic)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-04 - Literature: Religion, Power, and Gender in Early British Literature
    Moderator: Sarah Dangelantonio – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
    Chair: Scarlett C. Laurence – Calhoun Community College (AL)
    Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-05 - Literature: Lyric Poetry Examines the Mind
    Moderator: Glen Brewster – Westfield State University (MA)
    Chair: Tiffany G. Nolde – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
    Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-06 - Literature: The Yellow Wallpaper and Women's Madness
    Moderator: Alice Bendinelli – Southwestern College (KS)
    Chair: Emma R. Visker – Lipscomb University (TN)
    Location: Century (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-06 - Literature: The Yellow Wallpaper and Womens's Madness

    Moderator: Alice Bendinelli – Southwestern College (KS)

    Chair: Emma R. Visker – Lipscomb University (TN)

    Location: Century (Mezzanine)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-07 - Literature: YA Literature and Queer Theory
    Moderator: Kassia Krone – Friends University (KS)
    Chair: Jasmine M. Severi – California Baptist University (CA)
    Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-08 - Common Reader: Creative Responses to The Rock Eaters
    Moderator: Christine Cooper-Rompato – Utah State University (UT)
    Chair: Neyamia Powell – Park University (MO)
    Terrace (Terrace)
    Common Reader
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-09 - Poetry: Proof of Existence
    Moderator: Prathim-Maya Dora-Laskey – Alma College (MI)
    Chair: Ashley E. Bailey – Chapman University (CA)
    Location: Vail (Majestic)
    Original Poetry
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-10 - Poetry: What's Beyond
    Moderator: Marsha Rhee – Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
    Chair: Megan A. Lolley – University of Idaho (ID)
    Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
    Original Poetry
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-11 - Creative Nonfiction: Made to Understand
    Moderator: Sara Lindey – Saint Vincent College (PA)
    Chair: Jessica Palmquist – Midland University (NE)
    Location: Tower B (2)
    Original Creative Nonfiction
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-12 - Fiction: Other Fights
    Moderator: Sheila Byrd – Calhoun Community College (AL)
    Chair: Kristin L. Boynton – Missouri Valley College (MO)
    Location: Tower C (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-13 - Fiction: Bright Flashes of Fiction
    Moderator: Donna Decker – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
    Chair: Dana Berkowitz – Sigma Tau Delta Alum
    Location: Tower D (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-14 - Roundtable: The (Not So) Colorful Landscape of Young Adult Lit
    Location: Columbine (Terrace)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-15 - Workshop: A Conversation with The Toni Morrison Book Club Authors
    Location: Windows (2)
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM MTN
    F-16 - Roundtable: Oh, the Places an English Degree Can Take You!
    Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
  • 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM MTN
    Business Meeting and Regional Breakout Sessions
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM MTN
    SKD Linda Kraeger Awards Luncheon
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MTN
    Student Social Salon
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-01 - Literature: Politics and the Family
    Moderator: Macklin Cowart – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
    Chair: Kaleigh J. Allen – Mississippi State University (MS)
    Location: Capitol (Terrace)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-02 - Literature: World Literature and Religious Themes
    Moderator: Moushumi Biswas – Langston University (OK)
    Chair: Zoe O'Malley – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
    Location: Beverly (Terrace)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-03 - Literature: Female Identity and Agency
    Moderator: Carrie Fitzpatrick – Alvernia University (PA)
    Chair: Sarah Brown – Morningside University (IA)
    Location: Savoy (Majestic)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-04 - Literature: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
    Moderator: Larry Dennis – PennWest Clarion (PA)
    Chair: Kathryn Jorgensen – The College of New Jersey (NJ)
    Location: Denver (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-05 - Literature: Postcolonial Literary Analysis
    Moderator: Leigh G. Dillard – University of North Georgia, Gainesville (GA)
    Chair: Chloë E. Moore – Macalester College (MN)
    Location: Spruce (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-06 - Literature: American Race Narratives—Having a Say
    Moderator: Corbett Upton – Univesity of Oregon (OR)
    Chair: Madison Putnam – Ohio Northern University (OH)
    Location: Century (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-07 - Literature: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    Moderator: Madeline B. Gangnes – The University of Scranton (PA)
    Chair: Justine N. Sargent – University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
    Location: Gold (Mezzanine)
    Literature
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-08 - Workshop: Workshop: Traditional Publishing for Fiction
    Terrace (Terrace)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-09 - Poetry: Body-Shaped Poems
    Moderator: Bradley J. Fest – Hartwick College (NY)
    Chair: Elias A. Kerr – University of Scranton (PA)
    Location: Vail (Majestic)
    Original Poetry
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-10 - Creative Nonfiction: Defining Relationships
    Chair: Sakina Vidyarthi – Whitworth University (WA)
    Moderator: Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger – Park University (MO)
    Location: Silver (Mezzanine)
    Original Creative Nonfiction
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-11 - Creative Nonfiction: Stages of Grief
    Moderator: Mary Clai Jones – Chadron State College (NE)
    Chair: Samantha A. Holland – Utah Tech University (UT)
    Location: Tower B (2)
    Original Creative Nonfiction
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-12 - Fiction: Young and Learning
    Moderator: Gloria J. Hochstein – University of Wisconsin (WI)
    Chair: Isaac Brown – George Fox University (OR)
    Location: Tower C (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-13 - Fiction: Building the Bildungsroman
    Moderator: Sidney Watson – Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
    Chair: Alexis Briggs – Franklin Pierce University (NH)
    Location: Tower D (2)
    Original Fiction
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-14 - Roundtable: Finding Beauty in the Valleys
    Location: Columbine (Terrace)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-15 - Roundtable: The Colorful Landscape of Teaching English
    Location: Windows (2)
  • 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM MTN
    G-16 - Roundtable: Making a CHOICE for Inclusion and Expression
    Location: Majestic Ballroom (Majestic)
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM MTN
    Common Reader Keynote: Brenda Peynado
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM MTN
    Brenda Peynado Book Signing
  • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM MTN
    President's Reception for Faculty and Alumni
  • 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM MTN
    Student Social Salon
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM MTN
    SL Literary Trivia Pub Night