The Chairs’ Welcome

We are very excited to welcome you to the 16th annual KU Composition Conference Digital Version. We shifted our conference online this year, to the Research Commons, due to Covid-19. It just goes to show that no matter how much vision we have, we can’t always see what is coming. This is certainly one of those times, which makes our conference theme even more relevant.

Our theme this year is “2020 Vision,” and it is open to many interpretations. Clarity of vision comes to mind: the act of writing helps us understand ourselves and our experiences. Writing through a problem can bring clarity too. In hindsight, we can often see things anew.

As 2020 is an election year, it is important to wrestle with current political and social issues as candidates hash out their positions and we make decisions on how we will vote. The start of a new decade is also upon us. The year 2020 can be a time of reflection, a time to look back on where we have been and where we are going, to think about how we might be part of shaping the new decade before us.

When we think of “2020 Vision,” we also think about the physical act of seeing clearly. Yet many in our community have vision impairments that keep them from enjoying the ease of vision that we take for granted. This conference is also an opportunity to learn about and reflect on what we can do as a community to remove obstacles and provide the accommodations that help us all see clearly, in 2020 and beyond.

Explore the work of our student writers and their unique interpretations of “2020 Vision.” We congratulate them all for being a part of this digital conference. They join other students from past conferences whose work has been downloaded by people not just at Kutztown University, but also from many other universities and from people across the world, from the United Kingdom, to the Philippines, to China. Last year alone, there were 452 downloads. These KUCC 2020 writers join the writers from our past conferences in this wonderful, unique space. The world is reading.

On behalf of the KUCC Planning Committee,
Amy Lynch-Biniek, Kathleen Hartman, Cory Hutchenson, and Sandra Leonard, Co-chairs

    Special Thanks to:
  • Andrea Buno, English Department Secretary
  • Andy Vogel, English Department Chair
  • David Beougher, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Sue Czerny, Archives and Digital Initiatives Librarian
  • Bethsaida Torres, who designed our wonderful conference logo and poster.
    • KUCC Planning Committee
    • Kurt Cavender
    • Kristina Fennelly
    • Kathleen Hartman
    • Cory Hutchenson
    • Sandra Leonard
    • Amy Lynch-Biniek
    • Kevin Mahoney
    • Patty Pytleski
Writings

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A 20 Year Bond in 5 Minutes

Raven Shellman

Kutztown University

ADHD: A Personal Struggle

Julianna Vanvalin

Kutztown University

Basketballs Bounce Back But I Didn't

Kelli Shivers

Kutztown University

Beyond Erotic

Allyson Watkins

Kutztown University

Breaking the Code in the Imitation Game

Taylor Zovko

Kutztown University

Chum by Earl Sweatshirt: An Analysis

Oryah Brown

Kutztown University

"Cocky" Pants

Kalena Grey, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University

Death is Alive in Letter Writing

Rebekah L. Smith

Kutztown University

Digital Literacy Narrative

Brittney Baldwin

Kutztown University

Estrangement of War in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five

Sophia L. Tornay, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Fast Fashion, Honor, and the Value of Overconsumption

Samuel J. Shoaff, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Fiery Fast Teamwork

Belen Jurado

Kutztown University

Foster Youth In College

Brandi Lindenmuth

Kutztown University

Genetically Modified Organisms: Are they really so bad?

Erika Johnson

Kutztown University

Goddamn Tidewater

Morgan Parker

Honor and The Code of Silence

Michaela Sallade

Kutztown University

I'm With Her. And Her. And Her.

Jessica M. Garrison, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University

Imperialism and Liteacy

Rachel Speranza

Kutztown University

More than the Classics

Hailey Johnson

Kutztown University

Mr. Plinkett: Spider-Man (2002) A Response to Roger Ebert

Joseph C. Biss, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University

My Digital Literacy - Photography

Lynzie Marchesani

Kutztown University

My Teacher-Writer Identity

Kayla R. Ehlinger

Teaching the Power of Pictures

Rachel Speranza

Kutztown University

The Dark Truth about Steve Jobs

Mike Dent

Kutztown University

The Light that Never Stop Shining

Jerenita Sokan

Kutztown University

The Perception of Reading Through Time

Morgan Parker

Kutztown University

Using online tools for learning, not copying

Noah Cox

Kutztown University

Women in Gaming

Lynzie Marchesani

Kutztown University