Year-at-a-Glance Department Calendar University Calendar Graduate School Calendar

Great Flicks Revised
Please take note of the rearranged dates of the Great Flicks series on the above calendar.  Check your box for more information or click here.  

OIT Fellowships Available
The Educational Technology Advisory Council (ETAC), a group of faculty members that provides direction to the educational technology services unit of AU's Office of Information Technology, has established instructional technology fellowships for faculty with awards of $15,000 each.  The fellowships are designed to provide faculty members with the time to design and construct enhanced courses.  Details of the ETAC fellowships and guidelines for applications are posted on the IMG website. 

Summer Academy Info Meeting
Faculty members can learn more about Summer Academy at a meeting on Monday, February 3, at 2:00 p.m. in HC 2196. Details about what Summer Academy is about and how to apply for it will be explained.  A couple of participants from last year will talk about their experience. If you have time and interest, please stop by or contact Wiebke Kuhn. 

Norton Book Fair
Norton will be hosting a book fair for the Department on March 4 in the mid-morning.  Refreshments will be served.  

USC Meetings
The Undergraduate Studies Committee will meet on January 29 and every 2nd week after that.  All meetings are from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., usually in HC 9030D.

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.

Calling all Poets: 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 3, 2003.

Submission Guidelines: three poems maximum, no electronic submissions, and contact information on each page. 

The prizewinner will be announced at the English Department's annual Benson Lecture on April 24, 2003. Questions about Auburn's contest should be directed to the Poetry Prize Coordinator, Jeremy M. Downes, at 844-9040, or by e-mail at downejm@auburn.edu.

Past judges have included Davis McCombs (Ultima Thule), and Katherine Soniat (Alluvial, A Shared Life).

Please click here for more information about the Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize Program. 

TPC Fieldtrip to STC in Atlanta
Graduate and undergraduate students interested in technical communication are invited to participate in a fieldtrip to Atlanta on February 19, 2003.  The vans will depart Haley Center at 11:00 a.m. and return at 10:00 p.m.  While in Atlanta, students will visit technical writers at Mirant Corporation, dine at Perimeter Mall, and attend the STC Chapter meeting.  Atlanta's STC is one of the most active nationwide, so this is a great opportunity for students graduating this semester to network and distribute resumes.  Contact Don Cunningham or Betsy Smith if you are interested in attending or if you need more information.  

MTPC Exams
The upcoming oral comprehensive exams for MTPC students begins February 11.  The first part of the exam consists of the candidate presenting his or her portfolio to the examining committee, but is open to graduate students and graduate faculty.  The second part of the exam will cover the candidate's course work and research projects.  This part of the exam is open to graduate faculty.  The exam schedule follows:

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.

Submission Guidelines: three poems maximum, no electronic submissions, and contact information on each page.

The prizewinner will be announced at the English Department's annual Benson Lecture on April 24, 2003. Questions about Auburn's contest should be directed to the Poetry Prize Coordinator, Jeremy M. Downes, at 844-9040, or by e-mail at downejm@auburn.edu.

Past judges have included Davis McCombs (Ultima Thule), and Katherine Soniat (Alluvial, A Shared Life).

Please click here for more information about the Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize Program. 

TPC Fieldtrip to STC in Atlanta
Graduate and undergraduate students interested in technical communication are invited to participate in a fieldtrip to Atlanta on February 19, 2003.  The vans will depart Haley Center at 11:00 a.m. and return at 10:00 p.m.  While in Atlanta, students will visit technical writers at Mirant Corporation, dine at Perimeter Mall, and attend the STC Chapter meeting.  Atlanta's STC is one of the most active nationwide, so this is a great opportunity for students graduating this semester to network and distribute resumes.  Contact Don Cunningham or Betsy Smith if you are interested in attending or if you need more 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.  

Congrats, Frances!

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.