In Memoriam - Mrs. Szetela
Mrs. Michelle Szetela - for whom our Writing Center is named - was a founding member of our team. Her expertise in Writing Centers was integral in the establishment of our Writing Center. We miss her and honor her by continuing this project.
Mrs. Szetela grew up in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles north of Philadelphia, but lived on Long Island, New York, for eight years. She holds degrees from Lehigh Carbon Community College (A.A., Liberal Arts); the State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., English; .inor: secondary education); Northern Arizona University (M.A., English); and Long Island University (M.A., English). Both as a student and teacher, Mrs. S. tutored in writing and tutoring centers at LCCC, Stony Brook Univ., LIU, and Salt Lake Community College; she taught first-year composition at LIU, LCCC, and Utah Valley University, as well as high school English at Rockwell Charter High School. Mrs. Szetela taught English 1010 (Introduction to Writing), English 2010 (Intermediate Writing), and English 2100 (Technical Writing) at SLCC; she taught at Copper Hills High School from 2015 until her passing in March 2019. Having presented at the Northeast Writing Centers Association Conference; the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing Conference; the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference; the Modern Language Association Convention; the Conference on College Composition and Communication (Summer Regional Conference); and most recently the International Writing Centers Association Conference, Mrs. Szetela served as the Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association Utah State Representative. |