- Newsworthy: AU Students Visit TSYS in Columbus, Georgia
- English Symposium to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Dennis
- New Publication by Michael Smith
- Research Opportunities in the Humanities Forum - Today - 3:00 pm - 3104 Haley Center
- Great Flicks - Tonight - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- ABD Colloquium Meeting - Friday, October 10 - 4:00 pm - 8009 Haley Center
- Fall Diversity Film Festival/Brown Bag - Begins Tuesday, October 14
- Haley Center Poetry Project - Begins Wednesday, October 22
- Applications for Humanities Grants Due Friday, October 24
- Thank You for Supporting the Allahudin Orphanage
AU Students Visit TSYS in Columbus, Georgia
On
Thursday, October 2, a group of MTPC students, English majors,
and other interested students visited TSYS (Total System Services,
Inc.) in Columbus, Georgia. TSYS is a world leader in electronic
payments processing, with 5.6 billion transactions per year.
The company - which Fortune Magazine has rated
one of the top 100 companies to work for - is where Auburn
University MTPC graduate, Alise Chabaud ('03) works as an Instructional
Designer.
Other AU alum working at TSYS include Julie Bouchard, TJ Shockley,
and Julia Smith. According to TSYS, some of the company's strongest
employees come from AU.
In a meeting
moderated
by Chabaud, the students learned about
TSYS Education and the key services the division provides in
document design. Students learned about the history of TSYS,
how to go about applying for a job with the company, and received
answers to questions about working in the technical communication
field.
The visit to TSYS concluded with a tour of the campus,
which is located on the Chattahoochee River waterfront. View
pictures from TSYS visit.
English Symposium to Feature
Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Dennis
Carl Dennis was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
for Practical Gods. He has authored nine poetry
collections, including Poetry as Persuasion (2001)
and Ranking the Wishes (1997). He has received several
significant awards for his poetry: the Ruth Lilly Prize from Poetry
Magazine and the Modern Poetry Association and fellowships
from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment
for the Arts. He teaches at the State University of New York
at Buffalo.
Dennis will read from his poems - including poems in Practical Gods - during his visit on Thursday, October 23. His reading will complement the English department's annual Haley Center Poetry Project. Further activities TBA.
New Publication by Michael
Smith
Michael Smith has a new story, "I Am Not a Rock
Star," published at pindeldyboz.com.
Pindeldyboz publishes creative works on the web and in print.
Research
Opportunities in the Humanities Forum - Today - 3:00 pm - 3104
Haley Center
The English Department is sponsoring a program on
Research Opportunities in the Humanities for anyone interested
in learning more about internal and external sources
of support for research projects. The program will take place today, from 3:00
-
4:30 pm in 3104 Haley Center.
Featured speakers include: Dr. Paula Backscheider, who will talk
about "Applying
for Grants: The Process - Yours and the Agencies'." Dr. Tony Carey, Associate
Dean for Research in the College of Liberal Arts, will discuss internal and external
grant opportunities. Dr. Tony Ventimiglia, from the Office of Contracts and Grants
Administration, will also be on hand to discuss University support for grant
writing and procedures. All of the speakers will be happy to answer questions
you may have about research opportunities or about the grant writing process.
The program will be especially valuable for anyone who is considering
writing a grant proposal for funding from the College of Liberal
Arts or from external
agencies.
Please plan to attend.
Great
Flicks - Tonight - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam
and Jones, 1975)
Monty Python's Flying Circus' take on medieval European culture.
See the fall schedule for the Great Flicks series.
ABD Colloquium
Meeting - Friday, October 10 - 4:00 pm - 8009 Haley Center
The ABD Colloquium will meet on Friday,
October 10 at 4:00 pm in 8009 Haley Center. We
will discuss our writing
progress and any roadblocks we may be facing.
Fall Diversity Film Festival/Brown Bag - Begins Tuesday,
October 14
The Communication/Journalism Department and the Auburn
Film Society are sponsoring a Fall Diversity Film Festival/Brown
Bag starting Tuesday, October 14. One of four award-winning films
(The
Language We Cry In; A Strong Clear Vision; The Shadow of Hate;
The Color of Fear)
will be shown each Tuesday at 12:00 pm and will follow with
a discussion (October 14, 21, 28, and November 4 - location
TBA).
The films are about ethnic identity, American history, racism, gender, and immigration. The films will inspire dialogue and critical thinking. Faculty are encouraged to send students and design writing assignments based on the festival.
For more information, please email Trish O'Kane or call her at 844-2853.
Haley Center Poetry Project Begins
Wednesday, October 22
All students, faculty, staff, and other friends of poetry
are cordially invited to participate in the Haley Center Poetry
Project for Fall 2003, sponsored by the Department of English,
Sigma Tau Delta, the English Club, and the AU Bookstore. This
semester, readings are scheduled for October 22 and 23, from
10:00 am - 2:00 pm each day. There will be opportunities for
as many as fifty readers to take part in this public outdoor
event, which will be held in the Haley Center courtyard (outside
the AU Bookstore). As always, refreshments will be served!
The Poetry Project is especially fortunate this year to have as its guest the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Dennis. Dennis won the Pulitzer in 2002 for his book Practical Gods.
Format will be similar to previous Poetry Projects, with each reader allotted about 10 minutes to read the poetry of their choice. Readers are welcome to read poetry from any time period and/or language, famous or obscure, old or new, original or shamelessly imitative, soothing or provocative.
If you'd like to be a reader in the Haley Center Poetry Project, you may sign up by emailing Professor Jim Ryan. Please indicate on which of the two days you would prefer to read. Specific reading times will be arranged in the coming weeks.
Applications
for Humanities Grants Due Friday, October 24
Fall semester applications for Humanities Grants for
research and conference travel will be due on Friday, October
24. The proposals
should be turned in to Tony Carey, Associate Dean, 2046 Haley
Center, College of Liberal Arts.
Find
descriptions of the program and guidelines for proposals. Please email Tony Carey or
call him at 844-2182 if you have questions or need help with your
proposal.
Thank You for
Supporting the Allahudin Orphanage
Robin
Bates' brother's National Guard unit, which is currently serving
in Afghanistan, is sponsoring the Allahudin orphanage in Kabul. It
is
home to boys and girls ages two to twelve. View
larger image of the children living at the Allahudin orphanage.
For the past week, Bates has received generous amounts of
clothing, toys, and other contributions for the orphanage.
Bates and her brother's National Guard unit express their
warmest thanks to those who contributed to this charitable cause.
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