At the risk of being immodest ...

[Susan Drain]

I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, I include a couple of links:
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,< http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier < http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >


Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan

Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[Penny Kinnear]

You should not be "modest" about such an accomplishment!! Congratulations and
thank you for keeping writing in the spotlight.
Cheers,
Penny Kinnear

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't
already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine)
that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I
am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is
particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my
plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple
purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for
that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about
the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching
philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[wendy strachan]

Congratulations, Susan! That's an honour indeed and thank you for not being
too modest to let everyone know! I wasn't at STLHE and don't read MacLeans
either, so am happy to be share in the good news. I think they treat you to
a good dinner gathering, don't they?
Best,
Wendy

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From: CASLL/Inkshed [mailto:***@LISTSERV.UNB.CA] On Behalf Of Susan Drain
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:32 AM
To: ***@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
Subject: At the risk of being immodest ...

I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't
already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine)
that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I
am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is
particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my
plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple
purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for
that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, I include a couple of links:
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about
the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching
philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >


Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan

Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
***@msvu.ca

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[Catherine F. Schryer]

Congrats Susan.
Well deserved.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Drain" <***@MSVU.CA>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: At the risk of being immodest ...

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't
already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine)
that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I
am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is
particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my
plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple
purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for
that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about
the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching
philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[Gloria Michalchuk]

We haven't, as of yet, met which does not mean I cannot wholeheartedly
say, "Congratulations"! I like receiving this kind of news since it not
only inspires, but allows one (me, for example) to bask in positive
"vibes" for awhile. Go on out and celebrate! Gloria Michalchuk


kind of news is an opportunity to share positive Susan Quoting Susan

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who
haven't already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading
Macleans magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It
is a great honour, and I am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at
Mount Saint Vincent. It is particularly important to me as
recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my plugging away at the
importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple purposes. For
a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for that I am
grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information
about the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my
teaching philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[Graham Smart]

Hi Susan,

Congratulations! That's indeed a great honour.

Take care,
Graham

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,< http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier < http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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Language Studies
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[Andrea Lunsford]

Congratulations, Susan, this is indeed a huge honor and you are certainly
more than worthy of it!

all the best, Andrea

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't
already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans
magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great
honour, and I am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint
Vincent. It is particularly important to me as recognition of my work as
an Inkshedder, my plugging away at the importance of writing in all
contexts and for multiple purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was
in a spotlight * and for that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M
committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about
the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching
philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[j***@EASTLINK.CA]

Congratulations, Susan. I'd like to add my applause to the ovation. This is wonderful news.
Jane.

----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Drain <***@MSVU.CA>
Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2006 2:31 pm
Subject: At the risk of being immodest ...

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who
haven't already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading
Macleans magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows.
It is a great honour, and I am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow
at Mount Saint Vincent. It is particularly important to me as
recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my plugging away at the
importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple purposes.
For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for
that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
If you have no idea what I am talking about, I include a couple of
links:one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more
information about the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my
teaching philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[Betsy Sargent]

Susan, thank you SO MUCH for sharing this news with us! I think that
the 3M Teaching Fellowships are so important and are such an
honor--and I'm so grateful to you for that moving statement of
teaching philosophy, which helps to clarify what it means for
students and teachers to work on their writing at the post-secondary
level (esp. for the many who think that all "teaching of writing"
should be over and done with in high school--though they would never
say that about reading, thinking or learning!)

Gorgeous photo too, by the way!

When you meet the other fellows in the fall, though I'm sure they're
all fantastic, I want to put in a special word for my colleague David
Kahane (in Philosophy--I wrote a supporting letter for his 3M file
this past year). He has been an incredible force for good on our
campus and helped to bring our current Writing Task Force into
being--I'm sure you and he would enjoy each other and would have a
lot to talk about (and I'd love for him to meet another Inkshedder,
esp. one who is in his 3M "class"!). How I would love to be a fly
on the wall in November to hear the discussions on teaching and
learning all of you will be having.

Would you be willing for me to forward the link for your teaching
philosophy to the entire U of Alberta Writing Task Force? It's such
a beautifully written, powerful statement about the role writing
plays in our collaborative intellectual life and the time and effort
it requires--we'd find it most useful to pass that along to the Dean
and the Provost as they ponder, in the next few weeks, whether or not
to fund our recommendations (in fact, I might ask David Kahane to do
it--he now has even more clout on campus than he did before!).

Thanks again, Susan--I knew that David Kahane's award had been
announced, but I hadn't visited the website and I really appreciated
having that live link and being able to see information on all the 3M
fellows. Modesty or immodesty has nothing to do with it--writing and
inkshedding need to be seen on the national stage right up there
along with math, chemistry, philosophy, etc. as crucial to
postsecondary education and your presence in that illustrious group
is doing something so important for all of us in Inkshed. I'm so
grateful! Best, Betsy

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who
haven't already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading
Macleans magazine) that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching
Fellows. It is a great honour, and I am delighted to be the first
3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is particularly important to
me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my plugging away at
the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple
purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight *
and for that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information
about the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my
teaching philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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[Roberta Lee]

Susan--Thanks so much for telling us about this great personal honour for
you and communal honour for Inkshed. With every good wish to you and
admiration for all you have done and are doing, Roberta Lee.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:31 PM
Subject: At the risk of being immodest ...

Post by Susan Drain
I wanted to share with those of my CASLL/Inkshed colleagues who haven't

already heard (by virtue of being at STLHE or by reading Macleans magazine)
that I am one of the 2006 3M Teaching Fellows. It is a great honour, and I
am delighted to be the first 3M Fellow at Mount Saint Vincent. It is
particularly important to me as recognition of my work as an Inkshedder, my
plugging away at the importance of writing in all contexts and for multiple
purposes. For a few brief moments, our work was in a spotlight * and for
that I am grateful to my nominator and to the 3M committee.

Post by Susan Drain
one to the 3M website, where you will find links to more information about

the programme and about the 2006 Award winners,<
http://www.mcmaster.ca/3Mteachingfellowships/index2.html >

Post by Susan Drain
and the second (if you're really curious!) to the statement of my teaching

philosophy which was part of the 3M dossier <
http://faculty.msvu.ca/SusanDrain/index.htm >

Post by Susan Drain
Thanks to all Inkshedders for being such a wonderful community.
Susan
Susan Drain, PhD
Department of English
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS Canada B3M 2J6
902 457 6220
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