- Newsworthy: Christopher Miller Applies MTPC Degree to Naval Career
- Literature After Dark - Titus Andronicus - Tonight - Wednesday - December 1 - 7:45 pm in 3195 Haley Center
- End-of-Term Party - Thursday - December 9 - 6 to 9 pm - St. Dunstan's
- ENGL 1120 Workshops - Thursday - January 6 - 3104 Haley Center
- World Literature Faculty Meeting - Tuesday - January 11 - 3:30 pm in 2312 Haley Center
- CLA-Sponsored IT Workshops - January 5-7 and 10
- Congratulations to Bert Hitchcock - Elected Second Vice President of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association
- Call for Information about Spring 2005 Events
Newsworthy: Christopher Miller Applies MTP
C Degree to Naval Career
Christopher Miller will graduate with his Master of Technical and Professional Communication (MTPC) degree this December. After graduation, he will return to his full-time role as a US naval officer.
A member of the United States Navy since he was 17, Miller was selected to attend Auburn after applying for a program to complete his bachelor's degree. Toward the end of his undergraduate career as an English major, he was offered the opportunity to stay to complete a master's degree. He chose the MTPC program because it was very similar to the type of work he was doing on submarines for his first nine years in the Navy as a Yeoman, having primary responsibilities for all administrative work on the ship.
The MTPC program did not let him down. Miller looks forward to applying the skills he has learned in the program to his new role as a surface warfare officer. Because many of the responsibilities of a Navy officer are administrative in nature, he will use his technical writing and editing skills as he creates instructions and writes evaluations. In particular, Miller feels that the organizational skills he has learned in the MTPC program will benefit him greatly. While many may not think that the concepts used in organizing text and visuals in documents can be applied to a military career, he argues that the basic concepts are universal.
Miller will return to full duty with the US Navy in January 2005. His next duty station is the USS ANZIO, a guided missile cruiser home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia. After retiring from the Navy in about eight years, he hopes to teach technical writing at a local college in Virginia.
Literature After Dark - Titus Andronicus - Tonight - Wednesday - December 1 - 7:45 pm in 3195 Haley Center
Titus Andronicus (1999) will be shown tonight, Wednesday, December 1, at 7:45 pm in 3195 Haley Center. Julie Tamor directs and Anthony Hopkins stars in this visually stunning adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
End-of-Term Party - Thursday - December 9 - 6 to 9 pm - St. Dunstan's
All members of the department, alum, and friends are invited to the end-of-term pot luck dinner on Thursday, December 9, from 6 to 9 pm at St. Dunstan's on Magnolia Street.
ENGL 1120 Workshops - Thursday - January 6 - 3104 Haley Center
Two workshops will be held on Thursday, January 6, to review the guidelines and requirements for ENGL 1120. Both workshops will be held in 3104 Haley Center.
A lead teacher/co-teacher workshop will begin at 9:30 am. Workshop leaders and participants will review the co-teaching responsibilities and the co-teaching agreement during this meeting.
A workshop for new faculty and GTAs teaching ENGL 1120 in Spring 2005 will be held at 1 pm.
Those attending either workshop are asked to please bring the textbook you plan to use for your class and to review the Student Guidelines for ENGL 1120 .
Lunch will be provided at noon in 9030 Haley Center for both workshop groups.
World Literature Faculty Meeting - Tuesday - January 11 - 3:30 pm in 2312 Haley Center
A general meeting for World Literature faculty will be held on Tuesday, January 11, at 3:30 pm in 2312 Haley Center. Discussion will be held to solicit ideas, recommendations, and concerns about the program.
CLA-Sponsored IT Workshops - January 5-7 and 10, 2005
The College of Liberal Arts will offer several workshops and an IT Open House in the beginning of January 2005.
The Ultimate WebCT Crash Course
January 5-6 - 8:30 am to 4 pm - 3223b Haley Center
This workshop will give you an intense introduction into the course management tool WebCT.
Multimedia Workshop
January 7 - 8:30 am to 12 pm - 3223b Haley Center
Enhancing Lectures with Sound, Video and Photos. WebCT (attending Crash Course above is sufficient) and Powerpoint experience is desirable.
In order to be considered for the above workshops (you may apply for both), please send in a short application explaining the following:
What kind of class are you going to use this material in?
What would you like to be able to do with your students and with your class?
How much experience do you have with instructional technology?
Send your applications by December 2nd to Darrell Crutchley or Wiebke Kuhn . Participants will receive a modest stipend of $200 for their completed participation in the WebCT workshop and $50 for the Multimedia Workshop.
Other sessions sponsored by CLA are:
Introduction to the CLA Video Conference Equipment
January 10 - 8:30 am to 10 am - 3223b Haley Center
This workshop will introduce participants to the video conference equipment we have in the college, some of its technical functions with an example of a video conference.
IT Open House
January 10 - 10 am to 4 pm - 3223b Haley Center
Anyone teaching can stop by in Haley Center 3223b (inside HC3223) for quick help with WebCT, PowerPoint, other software and classroom equipment.
Congratulations to Bert Hitchcock - Elected 
Second Vice President of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association
Bert Hitchcock, Hargis Professor of American Literature, was elected Second Vice President of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) at the 74th Annual Convention on November 12-14 in Roanoke, Virginia. He will serve in this position in 2005, as First Vice President in 2006, and as President in 2007. Previously, he has served a three-year term as a member of the organization's Executive Committee.
Call for Information about Spring 2005 Events
We want to publish a list of events for Spring 2005 in next week's English Channel. Please let Jessica Lueders or Betsy Smith know about events planned for the Spring semester.
The events do not have be Department sponsored, just ones you think members of the Department would be interested in. For example, we know that the Center for Diversity and Women's Studies will sponsor a lecture by Susan Lanser, a professor of English and head of Women's Studies at Brandeis University, at 12:30 pm on Thursday, March 3rd.
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 Jessica Lueders 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 December 1, 2004