Fall 2025 ÐÔÊÓ½ç First-Year Writing Showcase is Online
Published: December 23, 2025.
The Fall 2025 ÐÔÊÓ½ç First-Year Writing Showcase is now available online at lewisu.edu. This semester, it highlights 11 pieces that depict a variety of genres, including narrative, analysis, and research writing.
Each semester, the First-Year Writing Program invites faculty to nominate student writers whose work excels in areas such as idea development, critical thinking, organization, voice, creativity, and the writing and research processes. Additionally, a faculty panel reviews the nominated works and selects the honorees.
This semester’s selections represent writers enrolled in ENGL 11100 - College Writing 1 or ENGL 11200 - College Writing 2.
Fall 2025 Showcase Writers include the following ÐÔÊÓ½ç students.
- John Stufflebeam - “A Hot Topic: Air Conditioning in Prisons” (College Writing 2) - Professor Melissa Pavlik
- Thomas Holloway - “Virtues at a Young Age” (College Writing 1) - Professor Melissa Pavlik
- Emily Hernandez - “No Sound” (College Writing 1) - Dr. Mark Letcher
- Evan Camargo - “Unessay” (College Writing 2) - Dr. Thomas McNamara
- Kyan Isham - “Speak Up” (College Writing 1) - Dr. Ana Roncero-Bellido
- Mia N Heredia Rojo - “Mon Voyage Avec Le Français” (College Writing 1) - Dr. Ana Roncero-Bellido
- Nicolas Formella - “The Prince of Preservation: Climbing, Conservation, and Conflict” (College Writing 2) - Professor Steven Blythe
- Riley Parkhurst - "November 3, 2024” (College Writing 1) - Dr. Rebecca Morgan-Frank
- Sarah Henderson - “At the World’s Crossroads” (College Writing 1) - Professor Therese Jones
- Simas Birbilas - “Can’t They Just Integrate?” (College Writing 2) - Professor Steven Blythe
- Trevor S. Hixon - “Shipwrecked: Sky Cowboy turned Beach Bum” (College Writing 1) - Professor Zachary Klozik
The ÐÔÊÓ½ç English Studies Department not only enables students to enjoy classic, contemporary, and diverse literary works but also helps them enhance their critical, analytical, and communication skills beyond their college career.
ÐÔÊÓ½ç is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, ÐÔÊÓ½ç is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
