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Shauntel Martin

Meet Shauntel Martin

East Providence, Rhode Island
...loves dance to international music
...dedicated to three multi-cultural campus organizations.

Interests:
When I'm not spending my time doing academic work, I am usually dancing. I love to dance to international music. For example: African music, Soca, Reggae, Bachata, Cape Verdean music, Hip-Hop...just about everything.

Why Writing and Rhetoric?
After I completed my History degree in May of 2011, I asked myself one question. If I left URI right now, would I be leaving with any regrets? My only regret would have been not finishing the Writing and Rhetoric degree, so I decided to return this year to complete six more classes to accomplish this goal. I simply love to write everything and anything from to-do lists, bucket lists, resumes, poems, essays, research papers, etc.

Writing early on:
In 5th grade my teacher was very impressed with my writing portfolio which consisted of my short stories, essays, and poems, and decided to show it to the entire class. In 9th grade I spent much of my time writing poetry and one poem in particular caught my teacher's attention because of the heart-felt emotion behind it. After these two experiences I knew that (a) one day I would write a published piece and (b) whichever career path I chose, it would involve some element of writing.

Favorite class:
My favorite writing class was WRT 235: Writing in Electronic Environments. I took this course two summers ago online and it was a great learning experience in terms of content and the challenge of navigating on Sakai. My favorite assignment was the blog project in which each person had to design their own blog and maintain it. This was probably the most fun I've had in this major because it was finally a chance to work like a real writer by keeping up with our blog posts as well, as incorporating everything we've learned about persuasive writing.

Campus activities:
My time, dedication, and heart are focused on my three multi-cultural organizations on campus: Alima International Dance Association, The Student Alliance for the Welfare of Africa (SAWA) and The Native American Student Organization (NASO).

Do you consider yourself a writer?
Absolutely! I write every single day whether it's for academic or organizational purposes. To me, being a writer is all about a state of mind because regardless of what I am focusing my attention on, it is always from a writer's perspective.

Post-Graduation plans:
I am applying to both law school and graduate school to concentrate in International law and Human Rights. But my long term goal is to work at the United Nations in one of the International Courts or Tribunals.

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News

Please visit our announcements page for more details on the following news:

Congratulations to PhD candidate, Tim Amidon, who was recently selected as an Assistant Editor of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy.

Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke was selected for a summer research position with the EPA's Atlantic Ecology Division in Narragansett. Caroline will be working with them this summer to study the barriers to and opportunities for restoration in the Woonasquatucket watershed in northern Rhode Island. She looks forward to sharing her experience and findings with the Harrington School Communicating Science Cluster in the fall.

Professor Libby Miles has been selected for a national team of curriculum developers/facilitators for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). "Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success" is a grant-funded project designed to help over 300 college and university librarians create projects to assess their impact on student learning.

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