The Fall 2025 FIRST-YEAR WRITING SHOWCASE
Each semester, the First-Year Writing program invites program faculty to nominate student writers whose work shines for features like idea development, critical thinking, organization, voice, creativity, language use, and writing and research processes. A faculty panel reviewed the nominated works and selected eleven pieces reflecting a variety of genres, including Narrative, Rhetorical Analysis, and Research Argument. This semester’s selections represent writers enrolled in ENG 10300 The Essay, ENGL 11100 College Writing 1; and ENGL 11200 College Writing 2.
We hope you enjoy meeting these writers and listening to their voices and ideas through their written work!
THE FALL 2025 SHOWCASE WRITERS
John Stufflebeam
“A Hot Topic: Air Conditioning in Prisons”
Prof. Melissa Pavlik
Thomas Holloway
“Virtues at a Young Age”
Prof. Melissa Pavlik
Emily Hernandez
“No Sound”
Dr. Mark Letcher
Evan Camargo
“Unessay”
Dr.Thomas McNamara
Kyan Isham
“Speak Up”
Dr. Ana Roncero Bellido
Mia N Heredia Rojo
“Mon Voyage Avec Le Français”
Dr. Ana Roncero-Bellido
Nicolas Formella
“The Price of Preservation: Climbing, Conservation, and Conflict”
Prof. Steven Blythe
Riley Parkhurst
“November 3, 2024”
Dr. Rebecca Morgan-Frank
Sarah Henderson
“At the World's Crossroads”
Prof. Therese Jones
Simas Birbilas
“Can’t They Just Integrate?”
Prof. Steven Blythe
Trevor S. Hixon
“Shipwrecked: Sky Cowboy turned Beach Bum”
Prof. Zachary Klozik
Additional Showcase Nominees
- Amanda Delaleurs, (Dr. Mark Letcher)
- Andreas Demakis, (Dr. Allyson Howard)
- Arjun Krishna, (Dr. Thomas McNamara)
- Brianna Begovic, (Prof. Steven Blythe)
- Brielle Gallo, (Dr. Jordan Canzonetta)
- David Trevino, (Dr. Allyson Howard)
- Dominick Mulica, (Dr. Allyson Howard)
- Domonic Gregori, (Dr. Ana Roncero-Bellido)
- Fenix Gaviria, (Dr. Ana Roncero Bellido)
- Gabriel Beyer, (Dr. Mark Letcher)
- Gianna Cooney, (Dr. Mishra Pramod)
- Gissell Quintero, (Dr. Rebecca Morgan-Frank)
- Joanna Klaczak, (Dr. Mark Letcher)
- Jocelyn Chavez, (Prof. Steven Blythe)
- Kevin Gutierre, (Prof. Zachary Klozik)
- Korey Jennings, (Prof. Melissa Pavlik)
- Lucy Rodriguez, (Prof. Zachary Klozik)
- Madison Parker, (Dr. Ana Roncero-Bellido)
- Meda Brazas, (Dr. Jordan Canzonetta)
- Morgan Gioia, (Dr. Ana Roncero Bellido)
- Rayan Jadallah, (Dr. Dave McNamara)
- Soma Bota Depinyi, (Dr. Dave McNamara)
- Thomas Holloway, (Prof. Melissa Pavlik)
- Weronica Rafacz, (Dr. Allyson Howard)
Thank You
Thank you to all of our writers for creating and sharing their work. And thank you to all who directly support our first-year writers: our instructors, the Writing Center staff, and the Library Research instructors. We appreciate all you do to support first-year writers. And many thanks to our program Graduate Assistant, Ola Tomaszek, for all her help in coordinating the Showcase process.
Congratulations to all of our nominated and selected writers. Keep writing!
Jen Consilio, Ph.D.
Professor of English Studies
Director of the First-Year Writing Program
"Write, and your world
will explode with meaning."
--Donald M. Murray
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