English 
Meet Rachel Skelton ’17, English and Business Administration
I’m from Southeast Missouri and I grew up in a very small town and went to a small school. I enjoyed the small-school atmosphere because it gave me the chance to know everyone and build actual relationships with the teachers, so I knew that I probably wanted to attend a smaller university. When my friend, […]
Meet Dr. Stephanie Wells, English
Dr. Stephanie Wells Professor of English Expertise: Business and Technical Writing, Grant Writing, Rhetoric First-Generation College Student I grew up in the Ozarks, down in Southwest Missouri and I was the last child in my family. I was a late-life baby so I was kind of raised as an only child in that my siblings […]
First Flight Film Festival: Students on the Big Screen
Meet Ashley Pendleton, English and English Education
A Passion for Teaching I always wanted to be a teacher. I remember being in intermediate school (so about fifth or sixth grade) and just thinking that I loved being there. I loved that one of my teachers had a reading carpet and would have students come up with little stories. I decided that I […]