Southern Literature Scholar Noel Polk to Lecture Today

Hi, I’m Brooke Bullman.  I’m a sophomore and former Art major who converted to English.  My concentration is technical communication, but my heart is divided between this and, well, the more ‘artsy’ side of English.  Despite my collegiate studies in English, my favorite author, Beverly Cleary, remains unchallenged.  I especially like her masterpiece, “Ramona Quimby, Age 8.” If you have undergraduate news, please contact Brooke at bullmbe@auburn.edu

Dr. Nellie McKay to Speak at Tuskegee

Dr. Nellie Y. McKay, who holds the Evjue-Bascom Professorship in American and African American Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver a public lecture, "Telling the American Story Across Interdisciplinary Lines," Thursday, February 28, at 4:15 p.m. in the Pepisco Auditorium, Student Union, at Tuskegee University.

The lecture, co-sponsored by the Tuskegee Center for Continuing Education and a Bush Faculty Development grant, is part of a series of activities designed to strengthen teaching in the humanities. The activities are supported by a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant, co-directed by Dr. Barbara Baker and Dr. Caroline Gebhard of the Department of English, was awarded to the College of Liberal Arts and Education "to stimulate interdisciplinary teaching of the humanities at Tuskegee University."

English Hour and Great Books

"New Frontiers in Early American Literature"

1:00 p.m. Friday, 22 February 2002, HC 3182, Kaytreyus A. Pertillo (B.A. in Communication, Mercer University, Macon, GA)
Major area: Technical and Professional Communication
Minor area: Human Resources Management

The first part of the examination consists of the candidate presenting his or her portfolio to the examining committee. This part of the examination is open to graduate students and graduate faculty.

The second part of the examination will cover the candidate’s course work and research projects, including courses taken to complete the coordinated minor. This part of the examination is open to graduate faculty.

Fellowship Opportunities

The Graduate School at Cornell University has an immense list of links to fellowship opportunities at http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=GENERAL.   This link will take you to the general section. If you page down to the very end, you will see links to sort by humanities, social sciences, summer, minority, etc. Visit this site if you're looking for any sort of support for graduate education.

T-Shirt Design Contest

Call for entries: Front T-shirt design with phrase “English at Auburn.”   The winner will receive a $25 BooksAMillion gift certificate.  Submit your designs on 81/2 x 11 paper and attach index card with name, email address, and phone number.  Entries are due Monday, March 4^th in Dr. Carroll’s mailbox in Haley Center 9030.  Creativity welcome.

Undergraduate Writing Awards

 

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