September 7, 2006

by Lyndsay Fejeran-Bolivar

Dahlie Conferido, instructor of English at La Sierra University, has been hired to teach classes related to performance and direct the drama program. Conferido will direct one drama for the 2006-2007 school year. Twilight, about the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, winter quarter.

“The diversity at La Sierra brings diversity of thought and respect of opinion to a class, while studying the same thing,” says Conferido on attending La Sierra. Conferido graduated from La Sierra University in 2003 with honors and a B.A. in English Literature. She completed her masters in English from La Sierra in 2005.

While earning her master’s Conferido taught several LSU writing courses and then received an offer to teach freshman English, senior advanced writing, drama, and history at Auburn Adventist Academy in Auburn, Washington for the 2004/2005 school year.

“Dahlie was an outstanding undergraduate and graduate student in our department,” says Mary Wilson, Ph.D., chair of English and Communication for La Sierra University. “She is creative, during her years as a student, she participated and lead out in the drama program, acted, directed, and wrote an original play. Last year she taught at Auburn Academy, but decided that she wanted to go back to school for a doctorate. So, we were lucky to catch her at the stage where she is exploring her options for graduate school.”

She has given several presentations, published articles and is interested in the research of how literature portrays ethnic minorities. Conferido won several awards including: La Sierra University’s President’s Award for Outstanding University Undergraduate 2003 and College Writing Instructor of the Year 2005 as well as being listed in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges.

Conferido’s goals at La Sierra are to start a drama club, provide better costumes, props and production stage set up and increase drama production involvement.