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Her ePortfolio was selected as a model for the department.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Excellence in Graduate Work: Jacob Stewart <\/em>(Rhetoric and Composition master\u2019s student)<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\nStewart was credited with demonstrating exceptional work at the graduate level through his research and effectiveness in sharing those ideas with others. He successfully defended his thesis this spring: \u201cArrangement of Google Search Results and Imperial Ideology: Searching for Benghazi, Libya.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teaching Excellence<\/em>: Lissa Pompos (Rhetoric and Composition master\u2019s student)<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><br \/>\nDuring her first year of teaching composition in the department, Pompops provided useful scaffolding to help students work through difficult concepts and material, and created useful handouts that clearly explain course and assignment expectations to student.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Outstanding Community Engagement:<\/em> Leslie Wolcott (instructor)<\/strong><br \/>\nWolcott\u2019s approach to community engagement emphasizes sustainability in both student involvement and community impact. Her rhetoric and civic engagement students participated in and promoted community engagement around local transportation issues, raising awareness about and addressing transportation problems or barriers.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning<\/em>: Joseph Longhany (visiting instructor)<\/strong><br \/>\nColleagues say students respond to Longhany\u2019s passion about teaching writing because he goes beyond discussing pedagogical strategies and shares ideas with others to promote learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Excellence in New Media Innovation:<\/em> Dan Martin (instructor)<\/strong>\u00a0Martin creates innovative instructional videos for the department, including a video to help promote the department\u2019s mission that is frequently used during freshman and transfer orientations. Martin created videos for his web and mediated courses and has created instructional videos for other colleagues. 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