- Newsworthy: Summer Academy Participants
- Applications for Humanities Grants Due Friday, October 24
- Art Exhibition Opens Today at Pebble Hill - Emanuel Martinez
- Open Forum Discussion - "How to Apply to Graduate School" - Thursday, September 18
- Presentation by Virgil Starks - Thursday, September 18
- New Directions '03 - Saturday, September 20
- Great Books Committee Meeting - Monday, September 22
- Great Flicks - Wednesday, September 24
- List of Films Owned by the English Department
- Gender Studies/Great Books Reading Group
- The Auburn Circle - Now Accepting Submissions
- Congratulations to English Major Andrea Quick - Winner in Essay Competition
- Welcome - Catherine (Cate) Elizabeth Campbell
- United Way
This summer, English faculty interested in technology-enhanced instruction participated in the five week Summer Academy 2003. Four faculty will present their work at the English Faculty Forum today at 3:00 pm in 3104 Haley Center.
Jamie Marchant and Angel Rodgers began pulling together existing resources for Great Books I and II at Summer Academy. The resources, which are now available on Web CT, include exams, exercises, paper assignments, and syllabi from previous courses. The larger piece of their project - interactive timelines with links to e-texts and resources - is currently in the early stages of development.
Scott Simkins attended Summer Academy to become more familiar with information technology and to learn additional ways to incorporate technology in his instruction. He finds that combining current web technology with traditional classroom pedagogy leads his students to contribute more during class discussion. Simkins is incorporating the discussion feature of Web CT into his classes, giving all students equal opportunity to participate.
Isabella Wai's Summer Academy project, "Nobel Five et al," focuses on the following five Nobel laureates: Henry Böll, Yasunari Kawabata, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, François Mauriac, and Wislawa Szymborska. Two of Wai's major and continuing objectives are to update an electronic journal for Great Books students and to explore the resemblances between graphic images and metaphorical language.
On Wednesday, November 12, additional Summer Academy faculty participants will be featured in the "Newsworthy" section. They will be presenting their work at the English Faculty Forum on Wednesday, November 12 at 3:00 pm in 3104 Haley Center.
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 assistance with your proposal.
Art Exhibition Opens Today at Pebble Hill - Emanuel Martinez
Pebble Hill will host an art exhibit by artist Emanuel Martinez beginning today. The display, which is sponsored by the Auburn Latino Association of Students, will run through Friday, September 26.
For more information, call Luz Orozco at (334) 663-8896.
Open Forum Discussion - "How to Apply to Graduate School" - Thursday, September 18
Thinking about graduate school in English, at Auburn or elsewhere? Wondering how, and when, to apply? "When" is now. To find out how, come to an open forum discussion on "How to Apply to Graduate School" on Thursday, September 18 at 4:00 pm in the Eagle's Nest North (the mysterious 10th floor of Haley Center: take the elevator up to the 9th floor and walk up one flight).
Jeremy Downes, Coordinator
of Graduate Studies, Timothy Dykstal, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies,
and a recent survivor of the application process will be on hand to
describe the process, offer advice, and answer your questions. Bring
a friend: the application process is never easy, but there is solace
in numbers.
For more information, email Timothy
Dykstal.
Presentation by Virgil Starks - Thursday, September 18
Virgil Starks, the Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, has asked to speak to composition teachers and English Center tutors, as part of the English Department's ongoing effort to maintain effective communication with other units in the University.
The meeting, which will include time for questions, will be on Thursday, September 18 at 4:00 in 2352 Haley Center. We hope to have a good showing, since this will be an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the issues facing athletes in our classrooms.
New Directions '03 - Saturday, September 20 - 8:30-1:00 - Keisel Park
Making a Difference: Our Students and How We Can Help Them
The New Directions Planning Committee has asked Drew Clark to lead a discussion of the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement, to be followed by small group discussions.
Faculty will also have a chance to discuss a short chapter from Richard Light's Making the Most of College.
This year's retreat offers faculty another opportunity to foster a sense of community and to engage in dialogue about how we can best serve our students.
Great Books Committee Meeting - Monday, September 22 - 3:00 pm - 9030D Haley Center
Great Flicks - Wednesday, September 24 - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
Duck Soup (Marx Brothers, 1933)
Classic Marx Brothers romp
satirizing politics and war. To be shown with a relevant cartoon and
newsreel.
See the
fall schedule for the Great Flicks series.
List
of Films Owned by the English Department
Take a look at a list of films owned
by the English Department.
Gender Studies/Great Books Reading Group
The gender studies/great books reading group will be meeting about once a month throughout the academic year. This group is open to everyone within - and beyond - the University community.
The group discussions are informal, refreshments are served, and decisions about what to read are made by consensus. Typically, the group reads works of fiction, autobiography, and history, as well as critical and theoretical essays.
At the first meeting this academic year, the reading group will discuss the novel Mr. Dalloway by Robin Lippincott (a work recommended by the novelist Sena Jeter Naslund on her visit to Auburn in April). The meeting on Mr. Dalloway is Tuesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm, at the home of Joyce Rothschild, 719 Burke Place.
Please email Joyce Rothschild for more information or to receive notice of upcoming meetings.
The Auburn Circle - Now Accepting Submissions
The University's general interest magazine, The Auburn Circle, is accepting submissions for the fall 2003 issue until Thursday, September 25. The fall issue will be available on Thursday, November 13.
The Circle invites all students, faculty, alumni, and Auburn University supporters to submit their fiction and non-fiction work, poetry, artwork, and other visual media.
For more information about the Circle, visit the Circle's web site or email the Circle staff.
Congratulations to English Major Andrea Quick - Winner in Essay Competition
Dr. Alicia Carroll is pleased to announce that English major Andrea Quick's essay on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland has taken first place in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Museum Association's annual college essay competition.
Andrea's essay, "Fiction as Photography," examines the extent to which the techniques of early photography shape the terms of Carroll's Wonderland. Go Andrea!
Welcome - Catherine (Cate) Elizabeth Campbell
The Department congratulates its graduate students, John and Jennifer Campbell, on the birth of their baby, Cate Campbell. Cate was born on Sunday, September 7 at 9:13 am, weighing 8 lbs, 14 oz.
Everything is going smoothly for the Campbell family, and they are feeling happy (and tired!).
The annual United Way Campaign is underway. If you would like to make a pledge, please complete the pledge card and return it to Betsy Smith's mailbox as soon as possible. (Please return the card whether you contribute or not.)
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.