Benjamin Landry Email & Phone Number

Plattsburgh, Ny, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Potsdam, New York, United States

Coordinator, BFA Program in Creative Writing (Sept. 2022 - Aug.2024)

• Producing 7-10 minute reviews of forthcoming poetry for a general audience utilizing Audacity audio editing software• Incorporating music clips from 3rd party• Coordinating podcast distribution (Apple/Google/Amazon/Spotify, etc.) • Coordinating social media promotional roll-outs

-Writing third poetry manuscript-Reviewing poetry collections for journals such as The Rumpus, Boston Review and elsewhere

-Wrote second poetry manuscript

• Taught English 125: The Art of the Essay (composition), a four-credit class with units on personal-, persuasive- and analytical essays.• Taught English 223: Introduction to Creative Writing, a three-credit class with units on poetry- and fiction writing; this workshop-centered course focused on interdisciplinary, multi-sensory sources

• Screened poetry submissions for magazine publication• Corresponded with submitters and subscribers; maintained submissions database• Proofread galleys• Prepared for magazine participation (booths) at local symposium and AWP

• Coordinated the awarding of fellowships for 400+ graduate students Recruited undergraduate- and graduate students through direct mail, on-campus visits, symposia, off-campus visits and other means• Assisted in maintaining division website

• Wrote, edited and maintained Recruiting, Admissions and Funding sections of the Office of Graduate Education website • Organized off-campus and on-campus recruitment and retention initiatives, including the fall Engineering Graduate Symposium, a technical fair attracting 300+ participants; and Departmental Visitations, attracting 330+ participants• Tracked and reported on enrollment initiatives for general- and underrepresented populations across the 12 Engineering Departments• Facilitated and the tracked the awarding of fellowships across the 12 Engineering Departments

Taught creative writing and New England literature in a condensed spring/summer experiential learning program

• Interviewed, wrote and edited for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department newsletter and publications• Wrote convocation speech for Associate Dean• Maintained donor and prospective donor databases• Contributed design ideas to website revision

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Poetry

• Earned M. F. A. in Poetry (05/2013), with Zell- and Meijer Post-MFA Fellowships • Presented a suite of poems on filmed dance.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English

• Earned M. A. in English, completing studies at Lincoln College, Oxford • Proposed and organized an independent writing project.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And American Literature

• Earned B. A. in English and American Literature • Proposed, organized and carried out an independent project as a senior, including.