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FSC student Laura Tomashek
discusses published article

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 10, 2003) - The English department at Florida Southern College will present a discussion by Laura Tomashek, FSC senior and published writer. The presentation will take place March 20 at 3:45 p.m. in the William H. Danforth Chapel on campus. 

"Laura is a nontraditional commuter student, and she has been a remarkable member of our department as a student," said Dr. Bernard Quetchenbach, FSC English professor. Her presentation, "Flight of the Imagination: Charlotte Bronte's Use of Bird Imagery in the Novel 'Jane Eyre,'" is based on her article published in Oswald Review, a national showcase for undergraduate research in English. In addition to literary scholarship, Tomashek, a writing major, recently won first prize in a national essay contest. 

The presentation is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. For additional information, please contact Quetchenbach at 863-680-4221 (bquetchenbach@flsouthern.edu) or Dr. Catherine Eskin at 863-680-4345 (ceskin@flsouthern.edu).

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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