Composition Commons
Zach Brooks '25
Major: English; psychology and theology minors
Expertise: Rhetoric, empirical research, literary analysis, visual design, creative writing, reading practices
Technological Proficiencies: Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Canva, Blender
Other Powers: Going for long walks, trying out new recipes, memorizing poetry, exploring new ideas and playing football
Jenna Bunescu '27
Major: Engineering
Expertise: Visual design, presentations, essay writing, rhetorical analysis
Technological Proficiencies: Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Docs, Microsoft Word
Other Powers: Analyzing movies in-depth, drawing to destress and debating my peers in the Skeptics club
Celeste Depew '27
Majors: English, psychology; creative writing minor
Expertise: Creative writing (long form, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction), literary analysis, brainstorming and development, visual rhetoric
Technological Proficiencies: Google Slides/Docs, Microsoft PowerPoint/Word, Canva
Other Powers: Swing and ballroom dancing, jewelry-making, and being able to live in a library
Marc Dumaoal '26
Major: Speech communication
Expertise: Research writing, literary analysis, rhetorical analysis, creative writing
Technological Expertise: Microsoft Word, Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Workspace
Other Powers: Buying pants, picking up heavy things, and headbanging to grunge music
Cassidy Franklin '25
Major: English (literature); theology minor
Expertise: Literary analysis, biographical/historical writing, professional writing, visual composition
Technological Proficiencies: Canva, Google Workspace
Other Powers: Volleyballing, making crazy detailed Pinterest boards for everything I read, and writing songs as keepsakes
Xander Frens '27
Major: Psychology
Expertise: Literary analysis, thesis development, sentence flow
Technological Proficiencies: Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Adobe Express
Other Powers: Inserting humor into every other sentence, maintaining high energy and improvising when I forget to plan things
Grace Gintner '27
Major: Business accounting; English minor
Expertise: Rhetorical analysis, research, creative writing
Technological Proficiencies: Google Docs/Slides, Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint/Word
Other Powers: Consuming caffeine, watching and over analyzing movies and excessive use of my planner
Grace Hansen '27
Major: Political science; law and justice minor; honors program
Expertise: Grammar/mechanics, research, literature reviews
Technological Proficiencies: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva
Other Powers: Keeping a jungle of houseplants alive, fiber arts, hiking, and playing soccer
Ally McAfee '25
Major: English; editing & publishing, medieval & early modern studies minors
Expertise: Creative writing, literary analysis
Technological Proficiencies: Google Docs/Slides, Microsoft Word, Canva
Other Powers: Oil painting, rereading Harry Potter an absurd number of times, and talking about The Iliad for several hours at a time
Maizie Mendenall '25
Major: English; music and environmental studies minors
Expertise: Literary analysis, creative writing
Technological Proficiencies: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, Google Docs/Slides
Other Powers: Crocheting, gluten-free baking, and reading books with strong female main characters
Christina Rabe '27
Major: Political science; English minor
Expertise: Rhetorical analysis, creative writing
Technological Proficiencies: Google Docs/Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint
Other Powers: Sitting at coffee shops and listening to my favorite playlists
Elisa Vigil '25
Major: English; political science, editing & publishing minors
Expertise: Creative writing, literary analysis, essays
Technological Proficiencies: Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace
Other Powers: Writing poetry, making strawberry horchata, general pining