- Newsworthy: Graduate Student Honored
- Penny Ingram Presents Paper at the "Sex and the Body Politic" Conference
- Michelle Sidler, Elizabeth Cater Childs, and Jessica Lueders Participate in the Alabama Academy of Science Conference - Montevallo, AL
- English Department Members Featured in Auburn University IMG Newsletter
- Nick Boone to Present at the Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature - San Diego, CA
- Recent Publications by Charlie Rose
- Noisy Deirdre Musical Group - Pictures from the St. Patrick's Day Celebration
- Discussion on Women in Islam - Tonight - 7:30 pm - 202 Foy Union
- CLA PETL Workshop - Evaluating Your Teaching - Thursday, March 25 - 3:30 pm - 202 Thach Hall
- Spring Applications for CLA Funded Research Support Due Friday, April 2
- Great Flicks - Wednesday, April 7 - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- AU Instructional Development Grant 2004 - 2005 Competition - Applications Due Friday, April 9
Graduate
Student Honored
Kelly Messerschmidt has been selected by the AU Graduate Council as
one of Auburn University’s ten outstanding master’s students
for 2003-2004. Kelly will graduate in May with a Master in Technical
and Professional Communication. She earned her Bachelor’s degree
in English from Auburn in 1998.
In addition to her responsibilities as a student and GTA, Kelly also publishes The English Channel. Each week she tracks down news for the Channel and writes the articles. She develops the Newsworthy section that features a faculty member, graduate student, or department event on the department’s homepage and in this section of the Channel. [Betsy Smith has written this week’s Newsworthy!]
Kelly, Caitlin, and Bill are moving to Birmingham this summer and she will begin teaching at Samford University this fall. She will teach University Core Communication Arts, a two-part series that incorporates oral communication, technical writing, and service learning.
Please congratulate Kelly when you see her. Her honor also honors the English Department.
Penny Ingram Presents Paper at the "Sex and the Body Politic" Conference
Penny Ingram presented a paper this month in Kansas on the research
of her manuscript, The Signifying Body: Towards an Ethics of Sexual
and Racial Difference at the "Sex and the Body Politic" conference.
Michelle Sidler, Elizabeth Cater Childs, and Jessica Lueders
Participate in the Alabama Academy of Science Conference - Montevallo,
AL
Michelle Sidler, Elizabeth Cater Childs, and Jessica Lueders
delivered papers last week at the 81st annual Alabama Academy of Science
Conference in Montevallo, Alabama. They presented at the inaugural year
of the Bioethics section of the conference.
The trio presented a joint paper based on work with biotechnology and the genome titled, "Biotechnology and English Studies: Applications of Language Theory to Genetic Research."
English Department Members Featured
in Auburn University IMG Newsletter
Kathy McClelland and Lauren Boone are featured in this month's
IMG newsletter. View
the IMG newsletter.
Nick Boone to Present at the Western Regional
Conference on Christianity and Literature - San Diego, CA
This Friday, Nick Boone will be reading his paper, "Levinas, Gadamer,
and Hawthorne: Selfishness, Reciprocity, and Christian Ethics" at the
Western
Regional
Conference on Christianity and Literature in San Diego, California.
Recent Publications by Charlie Rose
A review by former English faculty member Charlie Rose, titled "Tom
Franklin's Twice-Told Tale: Hell at the Breach," was published in
the fall issue of The Chattahoochee Review. His review of
Madison Jones' novel, Herod's Wife, was published in The
Montgomery Advertiser.
Noisy Deirdre Musical Group - Pictures from the
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
View pictures of Noisy Deirdre
performing at last week's St. Patrick's Day Celebration.
Discussion on Women in Islam - Tonight
- 7:30 pm - 202 Foy Union
In honor of Women's History Month, the Muslim Students' Association
will give a presentation followed by a question and answer session. The
topic will be Islam and how it has historically affected the lives of
women. This event will take place in 202 Foy Union at 7:30 pm tonight,
and all are invited. Refreshments will be served.
CLA PETL Workshop - Evaluating Your Teaching - Thursday, March
25 - 3:30 pm - 202 Thach Hall
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Promotion of Excellence
in Teaching and Learning (PETL) will present a workshop on "Evaluating
Your Teaching" on Thursday, March 25 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm in
202 Thach Hall. The workshop will provide tips and suggestions for evaluating
teaching
as well as an overview of the different strategies for assessing specific
aspects of teaching.
The coordinator of the workshop is Emily Myers (Social Work) and the workshop leaders are Isabelle Thompson (English) and Dave Shannon (Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology).
If you have any questions, please email Bill Buskist.
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.
Great Flicks - Wednesday, April 7 - 7:30
pm - 1203 Haley Center
Brazil (Gilliam, 1985)
Terry Gilliam was the American member of Monty Python, and this,
his greatest film, is sometimes described as Monty Python’s 1984.
While there are Pythonesque elements of wild humor, this story of life
in an absurd, futuristic—but oddly familiar—totalitarian
nightmare state is ultimately much deeper and more moving. Sam Lowry
is a befuddled bureaucrat content to live in his heroic daydreams until
he falls in love with a woman who may be a terrorist—defined here
as someone who might bomb a shopping center or fix your air conditioning
without the proper authorization forms.
View the Great Flicks Spring Schedule.
AU Instructional Development Grant 2004
- 2005 Competition - Applications Due Friday, April 9
The purpose of the Instructional Development Grant - Incorporating
Service Learning into the Curriculum is to encourage enhancement
of teaching and community service through financial
support of selected projects. Such projects should directly benefit
the students, the community, and the faculty member. Instructional
activities in any area can qualify for support.
Five grants of up to $1000 each for instructional development will be awarded. The application for the AU Instructional Development Grant is available online and the deadline for submitting the application is Friday, April 9, 2004. The grant period begins on Thursday, July 15, 2004 and ends on Thursday, May 12, 2005.
View more information about the AU Instructional Development Grant.
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 March 24, 2004