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Faculty-Student Brown Bag Lunches
AU faculty and students are invited to bring their lunches to discuss issues that affect the University. The goal of the lunches is to provide time outside the classroom for such interaction. These lunches will run from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and are sponsored by Multi-cultural Student Services.

Dates and locations announced for spring semester are:

Pebble Hill Programs
The Center for the Arts and Humanities at Pebble Hill will host a number of authors and artists this semester.  Each presenter brings a unique social or historical significance to Auburn.  All programs begin at 4:00 p.m.  Please encourage your students to attend.  For further information, please contact the Center for the Arts and Humanities.

Women's Studies Sponsors Roundtable Discussion
AU Women's  Studies will sponsor a roundtable discussion on the report "The Status of  Women in Alabama." Ruth Crocker, professor of history and  member of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, Alabama Advisory Committee, will chair the event. The discussion will take place Friday, January 24, from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. in the Foy Exhibit Lounge. To read the report, click here and then link to "The Status of Women in the States/Alabama."

GSC Insurance Survey
The Auburn University Graduate Student Council wishes to collect information in an effort to petition Auburn University for a partial subsidy of graduate student medical insurance.  Please view the survey and then complete it according to the directions on the survey.   Contact Matthew Binney for further information.

Writing Competitions and Internships for Undergrads
Submissions dates for the Department's third annual writing awards competition and for writing internships are quickly approaching.  Take advantage of these opportunities to have your writing lauded and/or to gain experience.  

Click on Competitions or Internships to find out about the respective opportunities. (Information available in .pdf format.)  Please see the bulletin board outside of HC 9030 or Dr. Dykstal (844.9092) for additional queries.  

If you would like to include an item in the "Professional Notes" section of The English Channel, please submit your note to Betsy Smith or Alise Chabaud.

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Please submit items and direct all questions or comments about The English Channel to Betsy Smith or Alise Chabaud.

To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 a.m. for publication Wednesday. Graphic images are due by the preceding Friday at 11:40 a.m. Submit items by email or by putting a note or disk in Alise Chabaud's mailbox (disks will be returned). If you submit an image on disk, please make sure that it can be edited to fit and be read clearly on the page. Items over fifty words in length should be submitted on disk or sent by email. Please check your submission for accuracy and completion--all calendar items and meeting announcements must include the date, time, and location of the event. Please omit all unusual formatting.