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Speakers Needed for 2003-2004 English Symposiums
The Benson Lecture Committee welcomes suggestions for speakers for the 2003-2004 English Symposiums.  Keep in mind symposium has been chosen to encourage a variety of formats (for example, guest lecturer; speaker and faculty member debate; panel discussion; multimedia presentation). Symposium topics will vary to represent the many interests of department members. The symposiums will be held three times during the school year: Fall - September or early October; Winter - November or January; and, Spring - April (Benson Lecture and Undergraduate Awards Ceremony). The Spring Benson Lecture must represent 20th century literature. We have budgeted $1500 for the speaker(s) for each symposium. 

Please send your suggestions to Betsy Smith by Friday, February 14 at 4:40 pm.

English Hour: Undergrad Research Forum
On Monday, February 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in HC 3104, two undergraduate English majors will be presenting their work at a special English Hour: Undergraduate Research Forum.  Both students received prestigious Undergraduate Research Fellowships last year to work this year on their projects.  Brooke Bullman is employing Jerome McGann's textual theory to analyze the fairytale collection On a Pincushion (1877) by forgotten Victorian author Mary De Morgan, and Troy Woollen is studying the relation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde to its primary source, Boccaccio's Filostrato, with special emphasis on questions of narrative authority.  

Please come and support our prize winners, and encourage your students to come, to inform themselves about the research fellowship program, and to apply!

Demonstration of Wimba Voice Tools 
Wimba Voice Tools offers synchronous and asynchronous voice communication using the Internet. For example, you can show a PowerPoint presentation online and include an audio file produced with Wimba that students can listen and respond to individually. Teachers can ask students to record their response to web based lessons or to listen to audio narrative on the computer using the Internet. Other uses might be online lectures, pronunciation exercises, recitations, or pronunciation examples. Wimba Voice Tools are compatible with WebCT as a technology partner as well as all other HTML authoring programs.

Find out how easy the software is on Wednesday, February 12, and Thursday, February 13. On Wednesday, a Wimba representative will give a couple of demonstrations in HC 3242 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.; on Thursday, he will be in HC 3234 all morning for further explanations. 

Please stop by to see if this software is something you are interested in for your teaching and/or research. For more information on the integration of Wimba with WebCT, click here:

Auburn Chamber Music Society Concert

The Auburn Chamber Music Society will host its second concert of the 2002-03 season on Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Goodwin Recital Hall. The concert will feature the Pacifica String Quartet which will perform the Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Major, Opus 44 #1, the Elliott Carter String Quartet #5, and the Beethoven A minor String Quartet Op. 132.  Tickets are $20 and are available at the door. Admission is free for all students. A reception for the quartet will be held immediately afterward at Greystone Manor. For more information, contact Craig Bertolet.

UPC sponsors "As You Like It"
UPC Fine Arts invites you to the one-night-only showing of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" on Monday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. "The Forest of Arden resounds with mischief, confusion, wit and romance in one of Shakespeare's best loved comedies. Come join Rosalind, Orlando, Pheobe, Corin, and all the others in this delightful, love-filled romp through the woods!"

The play will be performed by the Olney National Players in the Student Act. This event is free.  Encourage your students to attend.

Benson Lecture
The Benson Lecture will be on Thursday, April 24 at 3:15 in HC 3195.  In his talk "Blackface Performance: You Can't Tell Where You're Going Until You Know Where You've Been," Professor W.T. "Rip" Lhamon of Florida State University will argue that American culture is missing important evidence about white/black relations because it has repressed or forgotten the early enthusiastic attraction whites felt toward black culture before the minstrel show.  He will talk about some of these plays and show how they provide a different view of early race relations in the new Republic than we ordinarily recognize.  In addition, he has lots of slides showing what the original performances were like, and how they relate to current American culture. 

Encourage your students to attend the lecture.  Or, arrangements may be made to have Professor Lhamon visit your class.  Contact Betsy Smith for further information.  

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.  Deadline for application is March 1.  Further details of the ETAC fellowships and guidelines for applications are posted on the IMG website. 

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.

English Hour: Undergrad Research Forum
Support the prize winners of two Undergraduate Research Fellowships at a special English Hour.  On Monday, February 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in HC 3104, two undergraduate English majors will be presenting their work at a special English Hour: Undergraduate Research Forum.  Brooke Bullman is employing Jerome McGann's textual theory to analyze the fairytale collection On a Pincushion (1877) by forgotten Victorian author Mary De Morgan, and Troy Woollen is studying the relation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde to its primary source, Boccaccio's Filostrato, with special emphasis on questions of narrative authority.  

Please come and support our prize winners, and encourage your students to come, to inform themselves about the research fellowship program, and to apply!

Get Published: Circle Deadline
The spring submission deadline for the Auburn Circle is February 20.  For submission information, click here.

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.  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.  

Calling all Poets: Reminder
The deadline for submissions of poetry for the Robert Hughes Mount, Jr., poetry prize is March 3, 2003. Please click here for complete information and submissions guidelines.

English Hour: Undergrad Research Forum
On Monday, February 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in HC 3104, two undergraduate English majors will be presenting their work at a special English Hour: Undergraduate Research Forum.  Both students received prestigious Undergraduate Research Fellowships last year to work this year on their projects.  Brooke Bullman  is employing Jerome McGann's textual theory to analyze the fairytale collection On a Pincushion (1877) by forgotten Victorian author Mary De Morgan, and Troy Woollen is studying the relation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde to its primary source, Boccaccio's Filostrato, with special emphasis on questions of narrative authority.  

Please come and support our prize winners.

Get Published: Circle Deadline
The spring submission deadline for the Auburn Circle is February 20.  For submission information, click here.

English Department Announces Writing Awards
The English Department is pleased to announce its annual awards competition for excellence in student writing. A $100 award is offered for the best student work submitted in each of the following categories: poetry, creative prose, and academic essay. 
The competition is open to all undergraduate students at Auburn University.

Students must submit two copies of each entry. The pages of each entry should be numbered and list the title of the work but have no other identifying information. Each entry must be accompanied by a title page that contains the student's name and the title or titles of the works submitted. Submissions should be made to the Undergraduate Awards Box in 9030 Haley Center by Thursday, March 13, 2003, 4:45 p.m.  Winners will be recognized at the annual Benson Lecture on Thursday, April 24, 2003. 

Click here for complete information, including eligibility and submission requirements.  For more information, please contact Tim Dykstal, the Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, at dykstti@auburn.edu.

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.  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.  

Calling all Poets: Reminder
The deadline for submissions of poetry for the Robert Hughes Mount, Jr., poetry prize is March 3, 2003. Please click here for complete information and submissions guidelines.

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.  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.