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November 5, 2003
Volume 6.12		  

Amy Qualls Makes a Difference in the English Center
Amy QuallsAmy Qualls is in her first year of PhD work in the English Department after earning her MA at Auburn University and her BA at Purdue University. In addition to being a PhD student with interests in Early American Literature and Cultural Studies, Qualls is a GTA and the Assistant to Dr. Isabelle Thompson, Coordinator of the English Center.

As Dr. Thompson's assistant, Qualls helps with the training practicums and assists English Center consultants when they run into problems or have concerns. It is often busy in the English Center, and one of her additional objectives is to help it continue to run smoothly and efficiently. Qualls also consults with English Center clients several hours a week.

While she finds working with Dr. Thompson and the English Center consultants a wonderful experience, Qualls views working with the English Center's clients to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her position. She sees that the work done in the English Center makes a difference to the students it serves, and Qualls believes the English Center plays a great part in helping students realize that Auburn University is dedicated to seeing them succeed.

Today - Chris Forhan's Work Featured on Poetry Daily Website
Poetry Daily is an online anthology that selects and features at its site a daily poem for its topical or seasonal interest and its literary quality. The poetry featured each day at the site comes from books, magazines, and journals that are currently in print.

Check out Chris Forhan's work, which is featured today at the Poetry Daily website.

EGO Meeting - Today - 3:00 pm - Eagle's Nest North
EGO will hold a meeting concerning the summer tuition waivers today at 3:00 pm. The meeting will take place in Eagle's Nest North.

Great Flicks - Tonight - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
Citizen Kane (Welles 1941)
Often called the best American film ever made. A classic about an attempt to understand why "Rosebud" was the last word spoken by Charles Foster Kane on his deathbed.

See the fall schedule for the Great Flicks series.

The Alabama Prison Arts Initiative Now Accepting Book Donations
The Alabama Prison Arts Initiative is currently trying to procure more books for the libraries of the facilities where they teach creative writing classes. Their last request for books put more than 500 titles in a newly established library at the Annex for the Julia Tutwiler State Prison for Women. They are now trying to help get books for the Frank Lee Youth Center - the newest location for the creative writing classes.

Literature is needed, from the classics to contemporary writing. Hardback and paperback books can be accepted. However, because The Alabama Prison Arts Initiative is associated with a state-sponsored educational facility, religious literature cannot be taken into the libraries.

If you have books you would like to donate, please place them in the box located in 8009 Haley Center (eighth floor lounge). Book donations can also be sent to:

The Alabama Prison Arts Initiative
c/o Kyes Stevens
Pebble Hill
Auburn University, AL 36849

Please email any questions to Kyes Stevens, or call her at 844-4523.

English Hour - Monday, November 10 - 4:00 pm - 3104 Haley Center
An English Hour presentation on "Writing Effective Great Books Assignment Sheets" will take place Monday, November 10 at 4:00 pm in 3104 Haley Center. Panelists will include Robin Bates, Craig Bertolet, Jon Bolton, Amy Qualls, and Joe Walker.

Informational Meeting for MTPC Students - Wednesday, November 12 - 1:00 pm - 3104 Haley Center

Auburn Chamber Music Society - First Concert of the Season - Wednesday, November 12 - 7:30 pm - Goodwin Recital Hall
Talich QuartetThe Auburn Chamber Music Society will be presenting the first concert of its 2003-2004 Season on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30 pm in Goodwin Recital Hall.

This concert features the Talich Quartet who will be performing three works: Beethoven's String Quartet in G, Opus 18 #2; Schulhoff's String Quartet #1; and Schubert's A minor String Quartet, D. 804, "Rosamunde."

Tickets are $20 apiece; $5 for University students. All audience members are invited to a reception for the quartet at Greystone Manor immediately following the concert.

For more information, email Craig Bertolet, Co-President of the Auburn Chamber Music Society.

Alumna Alise Chabaud - Job Search Strategies - Thursday, November 13 - 3:30 pm - 3309 Haley Center
Alise Chabaud (MTPC, 2003) of TSYS will discuss job search strategies during her presentation Thursday, November 13 at 3:30 pm in 3309 Haley Center.

MTPC and other interested students are invited to attend.

Africana Studies Minor to be Offered Spring 2004
Africana Studies promotes academic excellence, social awareness, and social responsibility while focusing on African peoples and people of African descent. Although the discipline's roots are in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, Auburn University's minor in Africana Studies may be associated with any major.

Fifteen credit hours, including AFRI 2000 (three hours) are required for the Africana Studies minor. Students must have completed the freshman composition sequence and have sophomore standing to enroll in AFRI 2000.

If you are interested in minoring in Africana Studies or would like more information, contact Professor Greg Kowalski, Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, 2046 Haley Center. You can also contact Professor Kowalski by email.

Free Performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 - Bibb-Graves Amphitheater
Kimberly Thomason, Director of Fine Arts for the University Program Council, announces the bringing of the Olney National Players to Auburn's Bibb-Graves Amphitheater on Wednesday, April 7, 2004, for a free performance of Shakespeare's classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

More information will be provided at a later date. Please email Kimberly Thomason if you have any questions.

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Last updated November 5, 2003


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