‘Schemata’ offers publishing opportunity
February 9, 2012
By Julia Cuddahy
Lycourier Staff
Lycoming students help map out blueprints for great departmental writing when they submit to Schemata: Student Essays Across the Curriculum, an online journal featuring student work and photography, a new issue of which appears each spring.
Faculty can recommend student work for publication, but the program depends on students to e-mail essays and photographs to Shanna Wheeler, Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center and founder of Schemata (wheelers@lycoming.edu).
“My goal for the program,” said Wheeler, “is to produce a journal with real-life examples of student work that faculty and students can use as templates for specific writing assignments and citation styles.”
All Lycoming students are encouraged to submit, even freshman and recent graduates. “More work submitted,” said Wheeler, “means more competition, which results in a better product.” Submissions sent by the end of February are preferred, so the journal will be ready before the end of the semester.
Since the inaugural issue in Spring 2010, Wheeler and her student editorial board have attempted to showcase at least one essay from each department depending on the number of submissions and the quality of work. Occasionally, especially for History and English, there can be as many as four essays published in a single department. Students can be published in more than one subject or for more than one teacher, so a wide variety of submissions is encouraged. Submissions are not limited to a student’s major, or even to traditional essays. Schemata encourages submissions of all types of non-fiction, including lab reports, personal narratives, and research papers.
“Publication in Schemata is something to put on your résumé, especially if you are not an English major,” said Wheeler. “Writing is difficult, and a record of publication with Schemata proves you know how to write well.”
Also, unlike essay submissions, photographs are not limited to work produced for a specific class; Schemata would be happy to look at anything students feel proud of.
Students who have already submitted to Schemata or those who would simply like to help out should consider joining the editorial board. Positions include proofreading, graphic design, Web design, marketing and public relations. One of the reasons Wheeler created the journal was to give students another opportunity to gain experience in publishing. Most of the editing and designing for the Spring 2012 issue will take place in March and April, so there is still plenty of time to get involved.
Contact Wheeler at wheelers@lycoming.edu and visit the Schemata site at www.lycoming.edu/schemata for more information.
Lycourier Staff
Lycoming students help map out blueprints for great departmental writing when they submit to Schemata: Student Essays Across the Curriculum, an online journal featuring student work and photography, a new issue of which appears each spring.
Faculty can recommend student work for publication, but the program depends on students to e-mail essays and photographs to Shanna Wheeler, Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center and founder of Schemata (wheelers@lycoming.edu).
“My goal for the program,” said Wheeler, “is to produce a journal with real-life examples of student work that faculty and students can use as templates for specific writing assignments and citation styles.”
All Lycoming students are encouraged to submit, even freshman and recent graduates. “More work submitted,” said Wheeler, “means more competition, which results in a better product.” Submissions sent by the end of February are preferred, so the journal will be ready before the end of the semester.
Since the inaugural issue in Spring 2010, Wheeler and her student editorial board have attempted to showcase at least one essay from each department depending on the number of submissions and the quality of work. Occasionally, especially for History and English, there can be as many as four essays published in a single department. Students can be published in more than one subject or for more than one teacher, so a wide variety of submissions is encouraged. Submissions are not limited to a student’s major, or even to traditional essays. Schemata encourages submissions of all types of non-fiction, including lab reports, personal narratives, and research papers.
“Publication in Schemata is something to put on your résumé, especially if you are not an English major,” said Wheeler. “Writing is difficult, and a record of publication with Schemata proves you know how to write well.”
Also, unlike essay submissions, photographs are not limited to work produced for a specific class; Schemata would be happy to look at anything students feel proud of.
Students who have already submitted to Schemata or those who would simply like to help out should consider joining the editorial board. Positions include proofreading, graphic design, Web design, marketing and public relations. One of the reasons Wheeler created the journal was to give students another opportunity to gain experience in publishing. Most of the editing and designing for the Spring 2012 issue will take place in March and April, so there is still plenty of time to get involved.
Contact Wheeler at wheelers@lycoming.edu and visit the Schemata site at www.lycoming.edu/schemata for more information.
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