Fall 2019 Conference
RISE to New Heights: Elevating Student Success & Completion
RISE to New Heights: Elevating Student Success & Completion
October 27th - 29th, 2019
Wyndham Garden Greensboro
415 S Swing Road, Greensboro, NC 27409
1-336-299-7650
Call for Presentations-Closed-Please check out the schedule of sessions posted below!
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Keynote Speaker - Maureen A. Sherbondy
Maureen Sherbondy’s poems have appeared in The Oakland Review, Plainsongs, Calyx, Feminist Studies, European Judaism, 13th Moon, Comstock Review, Cairn, Crucible, The Roanoke Review, the News & Observer, and other publications.
Her poems have won first place in The Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize, The Lyricist Statewide Poetry Contest, The Carrie McCray Poetry Award, and The Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award. The Year of Dead Fathers won the Spring Garden Robert Watson Poetry Award (UNC-Greensboro).
She has published eight additional poetry books and one short story collection. Her forthcoming poetry book (Dancing with Dali) will be released in February.
Maureen holds a BA degree from Rutgers University. She received her MFA from Queens University of Charlotte. She teaches English at Alamance Community College. Visit her website at www.maureensherbondy.com. Previous radio interviews can be heard on NPR’s The State of Things.
Room Rates
$89/night plus tax for King or Double; $71.20 plus tax with State ID. Call (336) 299-7650 to reserve a room.
Stay Information
Breakfast and free wifi included with rooms!
Conference Sponsors
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