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Ph.D. candidate Patsy Fowler has been selected as the department's
nominee for a Merriwether fellowship. The University awards three such fellowships per year, which
provide a year of supplemental financial support to outstanding doctoral students.Corrie Claiborne and Joy Leighton will be speaking in the next week as part of the
Women's Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series. Corrie's topic will be "Quiet Brown
Buddha(s): Black Women, Intellectuals, Silence and American Culture." She will speak at noon
on Thursday, April 5, 2001 in Foy Union 208. Joy will talk about "Tracing Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Dictee:
The Endless Search for Origins" at noon on Monday, April 9, 2001 in Foy Union 203.Tim Dykstal, Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies, would like to remind you that nominations for the English Department's
Undergraduate Awards are due to him by the end of the day Friday, April 6th. You may nominate a student for one, or for more than one, award. To
refresh your memory, the awards are:
1. Mary Matherly Durant Award ($150), awarded to a woman "of sound character who has demonstrated scholastic excellence."
2000 co-winners Katharyn Privett and Cheryl Van Mater;
2. James A. Kirkley Award ($250), awarded to a sophomore or junior man "of good moral character who has received high grades in English."
2000 winner Brian Stewart;
3. Mortar Board's Mildred Enloe Yates Award ($750), awarded to a student who has completed at least 100 hours.
2000 co-winners Stephen Rygiel and Michael Shanlever;
4. Ruth and Carolyn Faulk Scholarship ($2000), awarded to a junior "of good moral character who has received good grades in English."
2000 winner Jessica Ellis.
Note that summer and fall 2000 graduates are still technically eligible for the Durant and Yates awards.
By the way, Tim has received several nominations for the Durant and Yates awards, but would welcome more for the Kirkley Award and the Faulk Scholarship.
These awards will be bestowed at the department's Benson Lecture and undergraduate awards ceremony on Thursday, April 26, 2001 beginning
at 3:00 p.m. in the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center Auditorium.
Make plans now to attend the Book Author Reception on
Wednesday, April 11, 2001 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Pebble Hill. The English Department will
honor fifteen authors whose books were published between 1996 and the end of 2000. The
honorees include: Paula Backscheider, Jonathan Bolton, George Crandell, Don Cunningham, Jeremy M. Downes, Tim Dykstal, Bert Hitchcock, Peter Huggins, Taylor D. Littleton, Patrick D. Morrow,
Thomas E. Nunnally, Constance Relihan, Robin Sabino, Elizabeth O. Smith, Miller Solomon, and Judy Troy.The Great Books Committee is sponsoring a roundtable discussion of
"Plagiarism in Great Books" on Monday, April 16, 2001 at 4:00 p.m. in Haley Center 3104.
Everyone who has taught, teaches, or will teach Great Books is welcome.Have you had the unfortunate experience of plagiarism in your Great Books classes? Are you afraid
you will one day and need advice on how to deal with it? Do you want to learn how to prevent it? If so, or if you
have valuable insights to share on these topics, please join us in an open discussion.Our panel will give a view from the
Academic Honesty Committee on how cases are dealt with now, a view from the committee working on changing the process of
dealing with plagiarism, and a view from instructors who have prosecuted plagiarism cases. We will also be offering useful advice
on tracking down the sources of plagiarized papers on the Internet, creating assignments that are "plagiarism-proof" and working with
students to reduce the temptation to plagiarize.We are hoping that it will be a true round-table, so please come by bringing your Original Ideas
on plagiarism! Hopefully, pooling our experience will help make the process of dealing with academic dishonesty easier, and rarer, for all of us. If you
come for no other reason, come because there will be treats!On Saturday, April 21, 2001 the Birmingham Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication is
holding its April meeting on the Auburn University campus. The meeting will be in Haley Center Eagle's Nest, North and South from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The agenda includes sessions on Writing for the Web; When Editors and
Writers Collide; Developing Relationships and Opportunities--consulting, professional development, internships, etc.; AU's Technical and
Professional Communication Undergraduate and Graduate Programs; and Student Portfolios. AU presenters
include Betsy Smith, Joyce Rothschild, Margaret Hundleby, and Don Cunningham.STC professionals who are presenting
include Debra Burrell (independent contractor and certified webmaster), Karrie Brock (technical writer, Computer Sciences Corporation); Jim
Taylor (technical communicator, Accenture) , and Dan Wise (technical editor, Southern Building Codes Congress International, Inc.). Karrie,
as many of you will remember, is a graduate of our masters program and a former instructor in the department.
Registration is free, but seating is limited. If anybody in the department who is not an English major concentrating in technical and professional communication or an MTPC student wishes to attend, please contact Don Cunningham no later than Wednesday, April 11, 2001.
What are some ways that you prevent plagiarism in your classes? Please respond to this week's question in The Forum. If you have forgotten your password, please
contact George
Crandell.
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Kathryn Stubbs Smith, Instructor of English, will have entries included
in the upcoming Carlyle Encyclopedia (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001/2002). Mary
Boyle, Caroline Fox, Martin Luther, William Shakespeare, and William Makepeace
Thackeray are the subjects.
If you would like to include an item in the
"Professional Notes" section of The English Channel, please submit your note
to George Crandell.
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Jacqueline
Foertsch will be leaving town in the fall and is hoping for someone mature and responsible
to move into her fine old house at 345 E. Thach, which she is currently only renting but hopes
can be preserved for many years to come. If you're looking to make a move this year as
well and would like a tour and details, please contact Jacqueline
Foertsch or call 844-9020.
If you would like to include an item in the
"Personal Notes" section of The English Channel, please submit your note
to George Crandell.
Please submit items and direct all questions or comments about The English Channel, to George Crandell, who currently maintains this site.
To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 a.m.
for publication the following Wednesday. Graphic images are due by the preceding Friday at 11:40 a.m. Submit items
by using my email link or by putting a note or disk in my 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.
