{"id":1263,"date":"2023-12-12T17:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/?page_id=1263"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:28:25","slug":"eliot-treichel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/eliot-treichel\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliot Treichel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Eliot Treichel\" class=\"wp-image-1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/engwrite\/files\/2026\/02\/Treichel_Headshot.jpeg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Eliot:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliot Treichel grew up in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin and teaches in both EOU\u2019s undergraduate program and EOU\u2019s low-residency MFA program. His work includes the young adult novel <em>A Series of Small Maneuvers<\/em> and the story collection <em>Close Is Fine. <\/em>He is the recipient of the Reading the West Award, the Oregon Book Awards Readers\u2019 Choice Award, and the Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award. His professional interests include assessment, student confidence, teaching for transfer, and the role of reading instruction within the writing classroom. His aim is to create transformational courses where students see their education as an authentic opportunity for personal, professional, and civic growth. Outside of the classroom, Eliot enjoys trail running, messing about on rivers, and trying to master the fine art of pizza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Credentials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MFA in Writing &amp; Literature, Bennington College, Bennington, VT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BA in Creative Writing &amp; Wilderness Leadership, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESCALA Certificate in College Teaching &amp; Learning in Hispanic Serving Institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WR 121: Academic Composition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 131: Exploratory Prose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 136: Themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 241: Intro to Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 281: Writing in the Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 341: Intermediate Fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 436: Literary\/Film Themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 440: Advanced Writing Workshop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 552: Independent Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WR 660: Thesis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oregon East <\/em>Faculty Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:etreichel@eou.edu\">etreichel@eou.edu<\/a><br>Phone: <a href=\"tel:541-962-3859\">541-962-3859<\/a><br>Office:&nbsp;Ackerman 204F<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Eliot: Eliot Treichel grew up in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin and teaches in both EOU\u2019s undergraduate program and EOU\u2019s low-residency MFA program. His work includes the young adult novel A Series of Small Maneuvers and the story collection Close Is Fine. 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