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Dr. Ted Goertzel of the Camden Department of Sociology at Rutgers University will give a presentation on “The Millennial Generation, the Baby Boomers, and the Future of American Politics.”

For more information, contact Joel Funk at jfunk@plymouth.edu.

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Lamson Library and Learning Commons, Room 124

The workshop is entitled “Grantseeking Basics for Nonprofit Organizations.” Presenting the workshop will be Luz Rodriguez, training coordinator at the Foundation Center, an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse in New York City.

The workshop is free, but advance registration is required. To register, contact Gary McCool, coordinator of the Grant Research Center at Lamson Library, at 535-2457 or gmccool@plymouth.edu by May 12.

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Frost Academic Commons

 This event is a celebration of young student writers whose work will be included in the annual Middle/High School Voices Anthology. The day includes a performance poetry workshop for middle and high school students, open mic readings, and pizza. $15 registration fee.

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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Janna Malamud Smith is a writer and psychotherapist. She is the author of three books, Private Matters (1997), A Potent Spell (2003), and My Father is a Book: A Memoir of Bernard Malamud (2006).

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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PSU Campus - Location TBA

This summer institute is designed for teachers who would like to gain a thorough background in the teaching of writing with practical applications they can use in their classrooms. Participants write, respond to other’s writing, and reflect on how this experience informs their thinking about their teaching.

Click here for a brochure/application form. For more information, contact Meg Peterson at meg@plymouth.edu.

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This writing camp is for 8th and 9th graders. Bag lunch is required.

Click here for a brochure/application. For more information, contact Jennifer LaRochelle at jlarochelle@newfound.k12.nh.us.

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William Lychack is the author of a novel, The Wasp Eater, and a forthcoming collection of stories, The Architect of Flowers, both published by Houghton Mifflin. He is currently the Writer-in-Residence at Phillips Academy and a member of the MFA faculty at Lesley University. 

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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PSU Campus - Location TBA

Fiction writing workshop for 4th and 5th graders. For a brochure/application, click here.

For more information, contact Jennifer LaRochelle at jlarochelle@newfound.k12.nh.us.

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Mary E. Finger’s first novel for children, Charlotte Bakeman Has Her Say, was published in 2007 by Little Pear Press. Finger grew up in the secure surroundings of small-town New Hampshire during the years of the Depression and the advent of World War II.

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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PSU Campus/Location TBA

Writing program for 6th and 7th graders. Click here for a brochure/application.

For more information, contact jlarochelle@newfound.k12.nh.us.

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Liz Ahl teaches poetry and creative writing at Plymouth State University, where she is the Chair of the English Department.  She has published poetry in various literary magazines, including Prairie Schooner, Crab Orchard Review, The American Voice, The Formalist, Southern Poetry Review, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, 5AM, Sundog, and The Woman’s Review of Books.

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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PSU Campus, Location TBA

This special focus institute is designed for teachers who would like to gain a thorough background in preparing students for on-demand writing situations, including standardized writing examinations. It is open to all teachers and other interested parties.

Click here for a brochure/application form. For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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Leila Christenbury taught high school English before becoming a professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is co-author of Writing on Demand and A Student’s Guide to Writing on Demand.   Some of her other publications include Making the Journey: Being and Becoming a Teacher of English Language Arts, now in its third edition, and Retracing the Journey:  Teaching and Learning in an American High School.

For more information, contact Meg Peterson at megp@plymouth.edu.

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