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Thank you to English faculty, Brian Baumgart for sending out an email bursting with accomplishments from the English department! We are highlighting the list again, below!

Student & Alumni Celebrations

Awards & Positions:

• Jamie Randall (AFA in Creative Writing alum) was offered and began a tenure-track (UFT) faculty position in the English Department at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Fall 2024

Faculty Celebrations

Publications:

• Eugene Gazelka’s poetry chapbook, , was published in June 2024 by 
  Finishing Line Press
• Eugene Gazelka’s collection of poetry, , was released in August 2024
• Eugene Gazelka had a series of poems published in
• Katie Rauk has had some poems published and forthcoming in: 
  “The Strangest Thing” in  
  "Taking Apart the Radio," "The Cloud of Unknowing," & "Breaking Ground" in 
  , & in North American Review
• Brian Baumgart has had some poems published and forthcoming: 
  "" in Amethyst Review 
  "" in The Meadow in Thimble Literary Magazine

Grants, Positions, Awards, & Programs:

• Katie Rauk earned Honorable Mention for the 2024 McKnight Fellowships in Poetry/Spoken Word
• Kelly Lundquist’s poem was nominated for a 2024 by Whale Road Review
• Kara Olson was awarded a literary scholarship to attend the with poetry greats Ellen Bass and Marie Howe in August 2024
• Cindy Johanek was re-elected to another 3-year term as At-Large Representative to the Executive Board of the Midwest Writing Centers Association
• In October 2024, Cindy Johanek will facilitate a Special Interest Group for 2-year colleges at the International Writing Centers Association Conference (virtual this year)
• Haley Lasché continues to serve as designer and editor for and 
  co-owner and co-editor of
  Concision Poetry Journal continues to publish new issues (Issue 4.2 was released in June)
  In February 2024, Beauty School Editions released Ceremonies for No Repair by 
  Paula Cisewski (with the official launch in April)

Performances, Presentations, Interviews, & Readings:

• Haley Lasché hosted a reading for Concision Poetry Journal poets in August 2024, and she also read in the Blank Verse Reading series at the Northtown branch of the Anoka County Library in August.
• Eugene Gazelka gave poetry readings at Coco Moon Coffee Bar in Brainerd; Caydence Records & Coffee in St. Paul; Strive Bookstore in Minneapolis; for the Nexus Interdisciplinary Conference: Home Bodies; and as part of the League of Minnesota’s Twin Cities chapter for Cracked Walnut’s Blank Verse at Anoka County Library. They read last month, at one of the few remaining queer libraries in the US, Quatrefoil Library. The Minnesota Library Association has also invited them to be on an author panel Friday, October 25th at 2:20pm for their 2024 conference. Eugene’s is now live. 

Thank you again to Brian Baumgart for sending out an email detailing these recent accomplishments from the English department!