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February 18, 2004
Volume 6.22 		 

 

The Auburn Circle
The Auburn CircleAuburn University's general interest magazine, The Auburn Circle, was started in 1969 to showcase the talents of Auburn students, staff, faculty, alumni, and other Auburn supporters. It accepts contributions in the categories of art, design, fiction, non-fiction, photography, and poetry. The goal of The Auburn Circle is to accurately represent the diverse talents and abilities of the Auburn community. Five thousand copies of the publication are distributed around the Auburn campus each fall and spring quarter.

The Auburn Circle staff consists of 17 members in disciplines such as English, journalism, graphic design, and photography. While the Circle staff does not choose a specific focus for each issue of the publication, the staff does come up with ideas for the magazine's feature articles. These feature articles, combined with textual and artistic submissions, help set the tone for The Auburn Circle and make each of its issues unique.

Submissions for the spring 2004 issue of The Auburn Circle are being accepted until Thursday, February 19. The spring issue will be distributed April 21-23. If you have questions about the publication or would like information on how to become part of the Auburn Circle staff, email the Circle staff or visit the Circle's website.

Great Flicks - Tonight - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
Daughters of the Dust (Dash, 1991)
Set in 1902 among the African-American coastal communities of South Carolina and Georgia, Julie Dash's film takes a circular, nonchronological approach to its story of race and gender tensions in the South. The story centers on a matriarchal family facing challenges from many directions.

View the Great Flicks Spring Schedule.

CLA PETL Panel Discussion - Thursday, February 19 - 3:30 pm - 202 Thach Hall
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Promotion of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETL) will present a panel discussion on Auburn University's Academic Honesty Policy on Thursday, February 19 at 3:30 pm in 202 Thach Hall. The coordinator will be Dr. Kelly Jolley, Philosophy.

A small panel of CLA faculty will briefly discuss their experiences with the University's Academic Honesty Policy and field questions from the audience regarding how to deal with specific issues and concerns related to violations of the policy. If you have questions or comments, please email Bill Buskist.

Poetry Reading by Joseph Harrison - Sunday, February 22 - 5:00 pm - Pebble Hill
Joseph Harrison will give a reading from his new book of poetry, Someone Else's Name, on Sunday, February 22 at 5:00 pm at Pebble Hill. A reception will follow the reading. Copies of Someone Else's Name will be available for purchase and signing.

Someone Else's Name, published in England by the Waywiser Press and in the US by Zoo Press, has been praised by Richard Wilbur as a book "full of stunning performances." In his introduction, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Anthony Hecht notes that Harrison's technique "never fails him" while "his capacity for conveying the deepest and most subtle feeling is sure and accurate."

Harrison, a native of Auburn, teaches poetry in the Writing Program of the School of Advanced Academic Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He studied at Yale and Johns Hopkins and currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

For more information or for directions to Pebble Hill, call 844-4946.

Dr. Sonja Lanehart to Present "Language Is the Only Homeland: Language, Self, and Society" - Tuesday, February 24
Sista Speak by Sonja LanehartDr. Sonja Lanehart's presentation, part of the "Not Just Desserts" Inquiry Series sponsored by Auburn University's Center for Diversity and Race Relations (CDRR), will take place Tuesday, February 24 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in 246 Foy Union. All are invited to hear Dr. Lanehart's passionate argument in support of students' language rights. Coffee and dessert will be served during the discussion period.

Dr. Sonja Lanehart is a linguist who has spent many years researching and critically analyzing the relationship between language and self image. She has even been challenged about speaking as she does since she believes students have a right to their own language, as espoused by the National Council for Teachers of English.

The RBD Library Book Club will be reading Dr. Lanehart's book, Sista Speak, during February. Dr. Lanehart will participate in the book discussion on Tuesday, February 24 at 1:30 pm in the Library.

Visit the CDRR website.

MTPC Oral Exam - John Campbell - Thursday, February 26 - 3:30 pm - 3130 Haley Center
Members of the Department of English and guests are invited to participate in the oral exams.

Submissions Deadline for the Robert Hughes Mount, Jr. Poetry Prize - Monday, March 1
The English Department is pleased to announce its annual Robert Hughes Mount, Jr. Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, and endowed by Mrs. Frances Mayes, offering a $100 prize for the best poem submitted by an Auburn University student. Past judges of the Mount Poetry Prize have included poets Susan S. Chambers, Davis McCombs, and Katherine Soniat.

Graduate or undergraduate students may submit up to three poems to Jeremy Downes' mailbox in 9030 Haley Center. The contest deadline is Monday, March 1.

Submission Guidelines:

• cover sheet with contact information (no identification on poems)
• three poems maximum
• no electronic submissions

 

 

The prizewinner will be announced at the English Department's annual Benson Lecture on Thursday, April 15. If you have questions about Auburn's contest, please email Poetry Prize Coordinator Jeremy Downes, or call him at 844-9040. For more comprehensive information, visit the Academy's website.

Haley Center Poetry Project - Wednesday, March 3 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm and Thursday, March 4 - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Haley Center Poetry ProjectThe Haley Center Poetry Project for Spring 2004 is an outdoor poetry reading event that is open to the public and showcases the poetry of students, faculty, staff, and other distinguished writers. The Poetry Project is especially fortunate this year to welcome as its guest and reader the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Anthony Hecht.

The Project will be held 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 3 and will hold the same hours on Thursday, March 4. It is sponsored by the Department of English, Sigma Tau Delta, the English Club, and the AU Bookstore and will take place in the Haley Center Courtyard (outside the AU Bookstore).

If you would like to be a reader in the Haley Center Poetry Project, you may sign up now on the list outside 8070 Haley Center. If you have questions or would like more information, please email Professor Jim Ryan or call him at 844-9031.

English Symposium to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner Anthony Hecht - Thursday, March 4 - 4:30 pm - Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Anthony Hecht won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his work, The Hard Hours (1967). His most recent work is Collected Later Poems (2003). This University Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. has received a number of significant awards for his work, including the Bollingen Prize in Poetry, the Ruth Lilly Prize, the Loines Award, the Librex-Guggenheim Eugenio Montale Award, and the Corrington Award. Hecht has received fellowships from The Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.

Hecht will read from his poems at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art (located at South College Street and Woodfield Drive, between the AU main campus and Interstate 85) on Thursday, March 4 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Admission to the reading is free and will include the JCSM After Hours event, which includes music, tours of the galleries, and hors d'oeuvres. Hecht's reading is this year's third English Symposium and will also complement the English Department's annual Haley Center Poetry Project.

The following table lists the times and topics of additional activities:

Time Topic
9:00 - 10:00 General meeting of faculty and students in 9030 Haley Center
10:00 - 11:30 Hecht introduced at the Haley Center Poetry Project in the Haley Center Courtyard (outside the AU Bookstore)
11:30 - 1:30 Lunch with faculty and students
4:30 - 5:30 Poetry reading at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
5:30 - 7:30 JCSM After Hours


The College of Liberal Arts and the Center for Diversity and Race Relations are sponsoring Hecht's activities on Wednesday, March 3. A tea is planned for 1:00 in the Foy gallery for students and faculty to meet Hecht. At 7:00 that evening, he will be part of a panel, "Speaking About the Unspeakable," a look at some of the events during World War II.

Read more information about Anthony Hecht and his publications.

Summer Academy Applications Deadline - Monday, March 8
This year's Summer Academy is looking for faculty and GTAs to participate. The Instructional Multimedia Group will offer two basic Summer Academies and one advanced Summer Academy in which faculty and GTAs will work on specific teaching projects. As in previous years, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) will provide funding for some participants of each session with $3000 per participant.

The deadline for applications is Monday, March 8. Apply for Summer Academy online. If you have questions concerning the Summer Academy, please email Wiebke Kuhn.

Annual ACETA Meeting - Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 - AUM
The Association of College English Teachers of Alabama (ACETA) will hold its annual meeting on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13 at Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM). Full details of the program will appear in the February issue of Light.

The theme of the program will be coping with the present financial crises in higher education in Alabama. Very important revisions to the Association's constitution, intended to provide for the establishment of a permanent secretary/treasurer position, will be brought up for consideration and vote. The text of these changes will be included in the February issue of Light.

Other highlights include the presentation of the annual Calvert, Woodall, and McMillan awards and papers and a Friday night reception/light supper at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF), followed by the opportunity to attend a performance of the acclaimed drama, Proof, at a reduced ticket price. Macbeth will also be running that weekend; you may purchase tickets online or by calling (800) 841-4273.

The February Light will contain suggestions for lodging convenient to AUM and ASF. Visit the ACETA website.

OIT Department Announces Teaching with Technology Day - Tuesday, March 16
The Education Technology Services Department within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the AU Library will be sponsoring a Teaching with Technology Day on Tuesday, March 16 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the AU Library. Faculty members will have the opportunity to share their special methods of enhancing the learning experience of their students and to present their accomplishments in a context that will encourage face-to-face discussion with their colleagues.

Faculty members wishing to participate in the Teaching with Technology Day are requested to submit a brief description of their proposed presentation by email to Terry Daughtrey. Please include the name and number of the course and summary information about the use of the technology in the course.

Spring Applications for CLA Funded Research Support Due Friday, April 2
Spring applications for research support funded by the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) are due Friday, April 2. This deadline is timed to coincide with the conclusion of the Competitive Research Grants process conducted by the Vice President for Research.

View details on the Humanities grant program.
View details on the CLA Summer Grant program.

Please note that the Humanities grant program and the CLA Summer Grant program are two separate programs, and winners are chosen by two separate committees. Eligible faculty may apply for both programs, but two distinct applications are required. In practice, most people file similar proposals for both programs, but it is important that the proposals be titled clearly to indicate the program to which you are applying.

If you have questions or would like any assistance with your proposal(s), please email Tony Carey.

Creative Writing Instructor Wanted - Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
The Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center in Auburn, which offers a variety of classes for the arts, is looking for a professor or graduate student who would be interested in offering a creative writing course at the center for the summer quarter.

The creative writing instructor will be free to design the class to his or her preference, and the fee, payable to the instructor, will also be left to the instructor's discretion. A 10% charge of the instructor's fee is required to be paid to the center for use of the facility.

The specific date for the beginning of the summer quarter has not been established; however, detailed information and an instructor information packet will be sent to you upon request.

Please contact:
Stephanie Wilkinson, Recreational Supervisor
Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
City of Auburn Parks and Recreation Department
Auburn, AL 36830

Phone: (334) 887-4938
Fax: (334) 887-2957

Freelance Work Opportunity for English Graduate Student
A local medical journalist needs help transcribing taped interviews on occasion. For more information, please email Renee Twombly or call her at 502-1262.

To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 am for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Kelly Messerschmidt or Betsy Smith or put the information in their mailbox. Please check your submission for accuracy and completion--all calendar items and meeting announcements must include the date, time, and location of the event.

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Last updated February 18, 2004


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