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New Graduate Students - Welcome! Please extend a warm welcome to the Department's new graduate students. Their diverse skills and academic accomplishments are assets to Auburn University. The PhD students are: Nick Boone, Rabi'a Hakima, Heather Hicks, Sara Johnson, Kristen Miller, Amy Qualls, Martha Turner, and Sean Wells. The MA students are: Tiwanna Blakley, Lauren Boone, Raymond Dillman, Jill Frank, Cayce Gordy, Min Hu, Lara Hurston, Antoine Kirby, Sarah Liechty, Katherine McDonald, Jill Parrott, Kia Powell, Suzanne Previte, Kevin Quinn, Adriane Smith, Deborah Walling, and Michelle Zwerling. The MTPC students are: Elizabeth Childs, Rachel Kennedy, Jessica Lueders, Christopher Miller, Prashant Natarajan, Wendy Perry, Cindy Staudt, and Julie Zorn.
Rick Joines has two poems in the Summer 2003 edition of Animus, a journal of literature and art. One poem, "Like Language," is on the Animus website. Round-Table Discussion - Wednesday, September 3 English Department faculty and graduate students are invited to attend a round-table discussion focusing on what faculty do in graduate seminars to develop research skills and introduce students to prospects for either conference presentations or publication. Faculty members will share examples of projects or assignments that have been successful in previous seminars. The round-table discussion is planned for TODAY, Wednesday, September 3 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm in 3104 Haley Center. It is hoped that you will join in this lively discussion. Job Placement Informational Meeting - Margaret Kouidis and Kathryn Pratt- Thursday, September 4 Margaret Kouidis and Kathryn Pratt will lead an informational meeting about the Department's job placement service on Thursday, September 4 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in 8009 Haley Center (eighth floor lounge). Participants:
AAUP Reception - Thursday, September 4 The AAUP will have a reception for new and old faculty and graduate students on Thursday, September 4 at 4:00 pm at Pebble Hill. All are invited to attend. Food and drink will be plentiful. Directions to Pebble Hill: Travel east on E. Magnolia Avenue until you dead end at S. Debardeleben Street. Pebble Hill will be directly in front of you. Placing a Book Manuscript - Paula Backscheider - Monday, September 8 Find out about the book manuscript placing process and what to do at each step on Monday, September 8 at 3:00 pm in 3104 Haley Center. Questions will be encouraged. Among the topics to be discussed will be when, where, and how to submit, how long the process takes from query to book, what you can expect and do at each step, and if time allows, turning dissertations and very promising articles into books. For more information, contact Paula Backscheider. Great Flicks - Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30 pm in 1203 Haley Center OEDIPUS REX (Guthrie and Polansky, 1957) An attempt to present the play
(in a translation by W.B. Yeats) as closely as possible to the original
conditions of the production. First
Symposium - Alumna Molly Smith - Thursday, September 11 The following table lists the times and topics for Molly Smith's symposium:
College of Liberal Arts to Hold Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament - Friday, September 19 The College of Liberal Arts will hold its second annual Scholarship Scramble on Friday, September 19, beginning at 10:00 am at the Moore's Mill Golf Club. The tournament is open to all faculty members. The English Department plans to have a team. If you are interested, contact George Crandell. Africana Studies Minor Available The College of Liberal Arts is now offering a minor in Africana Studies. The Africana Studies minor may be associated with any major field of study. Students interested in the minor can email Professor Greg Kowalski, Interim Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, or contact him in 2046 Haley Center.
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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