Newsworthy: Welcome New Ph. D. Students
Please welcome ten new Ph. D. students to the department.
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From Left to Right: Robin Carnley, Elizabeth Jones (Hargis co-winner), Ben Lisle, Victoria Lisle, Amanda Morris, and Amanda Wood (EGO co-chair). Not shown: Stephanie Bogle, Mark Hill, James Holzmeister, and Matt Klauza (Hargis co-winner).
Atkins named Burkhardt Award Winner
Natalie Atkins has been named the Varian C. Burkhardt Award Winner. Natalie is a second-year MA student with a creative writing emphasis. Her interests are poetry and creative non-fiction, and she also has a new interest in fiction writing.
Each summer or fall the Graduate Studies Committee acknowledges that MA student who has compiled the best first-year academic record.
Varian Carpenter Burkhardt, a long-time resident of Auburn, taught English in her native Washington and also wrote, under the pen name Varian Feare. In her memory, her children established this annual award to recognize that rising second-year MA student whose academic record during his or her first year is the most outstanding in that entering class.
A monetary gift of $600 goes with the Burkhardt Award.
In addition, the name of the Burkhardt Award winner will be engraved on a plaque in the departmental office, and that person is publicly recognized as the Burkhardt Award recipient in the English Channel and at the Annual Spring English Department Reception.
MTPC Portfolio Presentation: Cecily Jackson
Cecily Jackson will formally present her MTPC portfolio on October 23 at 3:00 p.m. in HC 3228. The presentation is open to the public, and members of the English Department are particularly invited to attend. It will last approximately an hour, including a discussion period after the formal portion of presentation. The portfolio presentation is a requirement for the Master of Technical and Professional Communication degree. After the public portion of the presentation, the candidate will be examined in private by the members of her advisory committee.
Smith Announces Poetry Publication
Michael Smith's poem, "Reading," was recently published in the Fall 2006 Issue of the on-line publication, Words-Myth Poetry Journal.
Calendar for 2006-07 Academic Year
Here is information about Departmental events for academic year 2006-07.
- October 12 - English Hour Presentation - Jon Bolton
- October 17 - Professor Melvyn New - "Trends in Criticism as Revealed by Thirty Years of Reviewing"- 3 PM - Haley Center 2182
- October 26-27 - Gregory Orr (English Symposium Series)
- October 27-28 - William Bartram Symposium
- November 6 - Robert Clem (English Symposium Series)
- November 16 - English Hour Presentation - Miriam Clark
- January 18, 2007 - World Literature Lecture: Aiola Irele, Professor of African Studies and French, Harvard University (afternoon- faculty seminar; evening- World Literature lecture)
- March 1-2 - Walter Benn Michael's visit sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa
- March 10 - Graduate Student Colloquium
- March 15 - Trudier Harris (English Symposium Series)
- April 20 - Department Awards Ceremony (3:00 PM)
Here are dates for departmental faculty meetings.
Faculty Meetings
- October 4 (ADA Workshop)
- October 11
- October 25
- November 8
- January 31
- February 7
- February 14
- April 4
- April 18
Here are the important dates for the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters.
- October 6 - Mid-semester
- November 20-25 - Thanksgiving Break
- December 6 - Last Class Day
- December 15 - Commencement
- January 5 - Lead-Teacher/Co-Teacher Workshop
- January 8 - First Day of Class
- March 26-31 - Spring Break
- April 30 - Last Class Day
- May 10 - Commencement
For more information on these events and more, visit the Department's Calendar page.
To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 10 AM for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Heather Finch or Margaret Kouidis or put the information in their mailboxes. 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 October 4, 2006