Newsworthy: The Auburn Circle Now Accepting Submissions for Spring Issue

The Auburn Circle, Auburn University's general interest magazine, is now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, design, and photography for its spring issue.

The deadline for submissions is February 18.

Students, faculty, or alumni can submit work by email or in person in the Student Publications Suite in the basement of Foy Student Union.

You may submit art, design, and photography:

• as a hard copy or original art piece. The Auburn Circle staff will digitally photograph your work(s) for you.
• on a CD or other electronic storage device as a high resolution .JPEG, .TIF, .PSD, or .AI format image file. All images must have 300 dots per inch resolution or greater due to printing resolution. Any photo submission less than 300 dpi will not be used.
• as a slide or negative.
• as a photograph of the art or design.

You may submit literature:

• as an Adobe Acrobat Document (.PDF) or Microsoft Word Document (.DOC) file.
• as an original hard copy version.

For more information, please visit The Circle website.  

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January 25 - Professorial Faculty Meeting - 3 pm - HC 3104

A Professorial Faculty Meeting will be Wednesday, January 25 at 3 pm in HC 3104.  

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January 25 - EGO Meeting - 3:30 pm - HC 8009

The first meeting of the English Graduate Organization for the Spring semester is Wednesday, January 25 at 3:30 pm in HC 8009.

Anyone who is interested in campaigning for this year's EGO positions should attend the meeting and talk to the current officers to find out about their duties. EGO will be creating ad hoc committees for several functions, and the organization needs new leaders from its membership.  

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January 26 - CLA Series on Censorship - 4 pm - JCS Museum

Dr. Taylor Littleton and Dr. Michael L. Krenn will each give a talk on "Advancing American Art" as part of the CLA Series on Censorship. Littleton will speak at 4 pm, and Krenn will follow at 4:30 pm.  

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January 26-29 - AU Theatre Presents dAUnce

The Auburn University Theatre Company will present dAUnce, a production featuring dance pieces choreographed by AU faculty member Judith Nelson, January 26-29.

Weeknight and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 pm, and Sunday performances begin at 2:30 pm. Admission is free to Auburn students with valid University ID. Tickets are $18 for faculty, staff, and senior citizens and $20 for the general public. 

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February 1 - Professorial Faculty Meeting - 3 pm - HC 3104

A Professorial Faculty Meeting will be Wednesday, February 1 at 3 pm in HC 3104.  

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February 8 - Deadline for Submitting Abstracts for EGO Research Colloquium

Following last spring's very successful conference, the English Graduate Organization is once again soliciting abstracts in all English-related fields (Literature, Rhetoric, Professional and Technical Communication, Linguistics, Theory) for the second annual intra-departmental English research colloquium. The deadline for abstracts is Wednesday, February 8.

The goal of the colloquium is the same as last year: to promote active participation in the academic scholarship of our field in an informal, friendly atmosphere. We are interested in submissions from faculty, graduate students, and junior and senior English majors.

We invite research at all levels of completion, whether recently published or still in progress. Please let us know if you need any technical equipment.

Once we have received all submissions, we will organize panels and print out and distribute a schedule of panel times and locations. The colloquium is Saturday, March 18 in Haley Center.

To submit an abstract or ask questions, please contact a member of the EGO Colloquium Committee: Stephanie Bogle, Sarah Godwin, Jeri Peters, or Mary Ann Rygiel.  

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February 9 - Genetic Counselor to Speak about Genetics, Testing, and Counseling - 3:30 pm - HC 3343

Dawn McIlvried, a Genetic Counselor from the University of Alabama-Birmingham's Genetics Clinic, will offer a presentation about the field of genetic testing, including the role of communication and counseling in patient care.

The presentation will be February 9 at 3:30 pm in HC 3343.

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February 10 - MTPC Oral Exam - Diane Glanzer - 3 pm - HC 3104

MTPC student Diane Glanzer will present materials from her portfolio and coursework on Friday, February 10, at 3 pm in HC 3104.

MTPC students fulfill their degree requirements by completing an oral exam and portfolio presentation. During the oral exam, students present many of the documents they have created in their MTPC classes and that appear in their portfolios. Students also incorporate information from their course readings and discussions into their presentations.

Members of the student's advisory committee conduct the oral exam. Department members and guests are invited to attend and ask questions.

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February 17 - Deadline for Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award Nominations

The College of Liberal Arts Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning Committee is extending the deadline for nominations for the PETL teaching awards. The original deadline for those nominations, January 13, has passed with no nominees in several categories. The new deadline to submit nominations is February 17.

The following awards are up for nomination:

• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching

  Multiple awardees each receive a plaque.

• Instructional Excellence

  For part-time or affiliated teachers; multiple awardees each receive a plaque.

• Advising Award in the College of Liberal Arts

  One award; winner receives $500 and a plaque.

• Members of the Teaching Academy

  Your finest teachers who have been at Auburn for more than 10 years; multiple awardees each receive a plaque.

• Alumni Achievement in Humanities

  Honor your top alumni with these two $500 scholarships in the recipient's name.

• Faculty Achievement in Humanities

  For research or teaching; $500 award to the recipient.

• Bradley Award for Graduate Student Achievement in Humanities

  Honors the College's top humanities graduate student with a $500 award.

• Bradley Award for Undergraduate Achievement in Humanities

  Honors the College's top humanities undergrad with a $500 award.

The PETL Committee would like to continue to receive nominations in all of these areas. For more information on the awards and how to nominate someone, visit the PETL website.  

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March 1 - Deadline to Submit Poems for the Robert Hughes Mount, Jr. Poetry Prize

The Auburn University English Department is pleased to announce its annual Robert Hughes Mount, Jr., Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, and endowed by Mrs. Frances Mayes, offering a $100 prize for the best poem submitted by an Auburn University student.

Graduate or undergraduate students may submit up to three poems to Jeremy Downes's mailbox in the English Department, 9030 Haley Center. The contest deadline is March 1. Instructors are encouraged to announce the contest in their classes.

Submission Guidelines:

•   Cover sheet with contact information (no identification on poems)
•   Three poems maximum
•   No electronic submissions

The winner will be announced at the English Department's Spring Awards Ceremony on April 21. Questions about Auburn's contest should be directed to the Poetry Prize Coordinator, Jeremy M. Downes, at 844-9040, or by e-mail.  

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Publication Announcement - Nick Boone and Isabella Wai

The latest edition of The Explicator (Fall 2005) includes essays from two members of the Auburn English Department.  Nick Boone's essay is "Philip Larkin's 'Toads'", and Isabella Wai's essay is entitled "Wilbur's 'Walking to Sleep.'"  

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Publication Announcement - Peter Huggins

Peter Huggins's new book, Trosclair and the Alligator, a children's book, has just been published by Star Bright Books, New York. 

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To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 4 pm for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Will Brinkley or put the information in his 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 January 25, 2006

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