Meet the Rhetoric & Writing Studies faculty: Dr. Tom McNamara

October 26, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

Dr. Tom McNamara, Rhetoric & Writing Studies

The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond. In our fourth installment, meet Dr. Tom McNamara, an assistant professor of English who came to Fresno State in 2016.

Meet the Rhetoric & Writing Studies faculty: Dr. Virginia Crisco

October 19, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

Dr. Virginia Crisco, Rhetoric & Writing Studies

The Fresno State faculty who are teaching in the Rhetoric & Writing Studies program in the Department of English are working to change the conversation about writing on campus, in the community, and beyond. In our third installment, meet Dr. Virginia Crisco, an associate professor of English who came to Fresno State in 2005.

As I begin my transition to the Office of the Provost, I think deeply about the value of our College and our disciplines.

We are the proud heirs to an academic and artistic tradition that prides itself on promoting core values that reflect our vast potential: Maturity and flexibility of mind, dynamic exploration of our human relationships, and the creation of meaningful insight into a historical period. Within this tradition, communication is at the heart of all of our disciplines. We are masters of communication in artistic and literary ways -from video, dance, painting, and music, to speeches, essays, books, and poetry.