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

National Libraries Week
The libraries of AU are celebrating National Libraries Week next week, April 6-12.  Throughout the week there will be speakers (including AU grad Tim Dorsey), workshops (by our department's own Miriam Clark), demonstrations, an open mic night, and free food and prizes.  Visit the library for more information and  click here for the week's complete activities.  Encourage your students to attend and participate!

April in Auburn: STC Workshop
The STC Birmingham chapter will have their April meeting in Auburn at the workshop "Fifty Years......And Counting" this Saturday, April 12, 2003. Registration begins at 9:00 am.

The keynote address "On the Leading Edge of Technical Communication: Trends in Our Profession" will be given by George F. Hayhoe, Editor, Technical Communication, and Professor and Director of the M.S. program in technical communication management at Mercer University.  Professors and professional technical communicators will present throughout the day on MS Word, e-portfolios, and knowledge harvesting.

The registration fee is $10 for STC members and $15.00 for non-STC members.  There is no registration fee for students.  All proceeds go into the Birmingham STC Chapter scholarship fund.  For additional information, click here, or contact Don Cunningham (cunnidh@auburn.edu or 334.844.9061).


Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading at Pebble Hill
On Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 p.m. an Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading will be held at Pebble Hill. Undergraduates, Graduates, and Faculty from both institutions are all welcome to share their creative works. Food and drinks will be provided. The last time this event took place there were approximately 45 people in attendance, all of whom were incredibly creative individuals. The entirety of the night was enriching intellectually as well as socially. Come join this endeavor to create an open community of people with diverse feelings, ideals, and work. You may read or simply listen to creators from this and surrounding communities.

For questions or comments, e-mail Lauren Lang at langlau@auburn.edu.

English Hour Breaks Silence on War
James Truman will give a talk on "Desire and Modern War in Shakespeare's Henry V and Coriolanus." Please join us in HC 3104 at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14th.

Softball Schedule
Spring is here and softball season has begun!  Below is the softball season for Spring 2003. All games are at 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.  Anyone who shows up and wants to play will play.  See Frank Walters or someone who’s played before if you’re not sure how to find the fields.  Try to arrive at 4:45 to give yourself time to stretch and Frank time to see who’s available to play.  Come out and have some fun on the field or on the sidelines!

A Talk with Lisa Channer
Lisa Channer will present "Making Trojan Women: A Director's Perspective" on April 14 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in HC 2116.   The talk provides an excellent opportunity to gain insight about this play.  The talk is sure to enhance any Great Books I teaching experience.

After the talk, be sure to see Trojan Women.  The production runs from April 15-19 and April 22-26 at 7:30 p.m.  A matinee is on April 26 at 2:30 p.m.  Seating is limited, so reserve tickets at the box office (844-4154).  Click here for more information.      

Technology-enhanced Classrooms
The department of English has four technology-enhanced classrooms in Haley Center: 3104, 3174, 3182, and 3309.  In order to reserve one of these rooms for summer courses, please submit your request online by April 11, at 4:40 pm.  

Faculty and GTAs teaching literature classes will be given priority. Classes assigned to a room have the room for the summer session.  If a time slot is not requested, we will assign classes to the classrooms to encourage use of the rooms and to hold the rooms for department of English use. We will do our best to honor requests; however, space is limited.

Because internet jacks are available in all Haley Center rooms, occasional needs for a room should be met by checking out a multimedia cart from the Learning Resources Center (LRC). To reserve a multimedia cart, contact the LRC: 844-4420 or lrceqip@auburn.edu.

Tech-enhanced classrooms are now accessed by swiping your AU ID.

Computer Classrooms
The department of English has two computer classrooms in Haley Center: 3116 and 3143.  In order to reserve one of these rooms for summer courses, please sign up outside HC 8066. Sign up is on a first come, first serve basis. Faculty and GTAs may reserve one class period per week for each section taught.  After April 18, faculty and GTAs may sign up for any open times.  

The computer-based writing classrooms are designed for writing classes. Each room has 26 workstations. Sign up order follows these guidelines:

1) Upper division and graduate writing and linguistics classes (exceptions may be made for the amount of time reserved)
2) Composition; Technical and Business Communication
3) Great Books; other classes taught by members of the English department

Both computer classrooms are now accessed by swiping your AU ID.

National Libraries Week
The libraries of AU are celebrating National Libraries Week next week, April 6-12.  Throughout the week there will be speakers (including AU grad Tim Dorsey), workshops (by our department's own Miriam Clark), demonstrations, an open mic night, and free food and prizes.  Visit the library for more information and  click here for the week's complete activities.  Encourage your students to attend and participate!

April in Auburn: STC Workshop
The STC Birmingham chapter will have their April meeting in Auburn at the workshop "Fifty Years......And Counting" this Saturday, April 12, 2003. Registration begins at 9:00 am.

The keynote address "On the Leading Edge of Technical Communication: Trends in Our Profession" will be given by George F. Hayhoe, Editor, Technical Communication, and Professor and Director of the M.S. program in technical communication management at Mercer University.  Professors and professional technical communicators will present throughout the day on MS Word, e-portfolios, and knowledge harvesting.

The registration fee is $10 for STC members and $15.00 for non-STC members.  There is no registration fee for students.  All proceeds go into the Birmingham STC Chapter scholarship fund.  For additional information, click here, or contact Don Cunningham (cunnidh@auburn.edu or 334.844.9061).

Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading at Pebble Hill
On Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 p.m. an Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading will be held at Pebble Hill. Undergraduates, Graduates, and Faculty from both institutions are all welcome to share their creative works. Food and drinks will be provided. The last time this event took place there were approximately 45 people in attendance, all of whom were incredibly creative individuals. The entirety of the night was enriching intellectually as well as socially. Come join this endeavor to create an open community of people with diverse feelings, ideals, and work. You may read or simply listen to creators from this and surrounding communities.

For questions or comments, e-mail Lauren Lang at langlau@auburn.edu.

EGO Platforms and Voting
"Platforming" begins today for graduate students campaigning for positions on EGO executive board and department committees.  Please contact Nate Meier if you have any questions.  Voting for all offices begins next Wednesday.

National Libraries Week
The libraries of AU are celebrating National Libraries Week next week, April 6-12.  Throughout the week there will be speakers (including AU grad Tim Dorsey), workshops (by our department's own Miriam Clark), demonstrations, an open mic night, and free food and prizes.  Visit the library for more information and  click here for the week's complete activities.  

April in Auburn: STC Workshop
The STC Birmingham chapter will have their April meeting in Auburn at the workshop "Fifty Years......And Counting" this Saturday, April 12, 2003. Registration begins at 9:00 am.

The keynote address "On the Leading Edge of Technical Communication: Trends in Our Profession" will be given by George F. Hayhoe, Editor, Technical Communication, and Professor and Director of the M.S. program in technical communication management at Mercer University.  Professors and professional technical communicators will present throughout the day on MS Word, e-portfolios, and knowledge harvesting.

The registration fee is $10 for STC members and $15.00 for non-STC members.  There is no registration fee for students.  All proceeds go into the Birmingham STC Chapter scholarship fund.  For additional information, click here, or contact Don Cunningham (cunnidh@auburn.edu or 334.844.9061).

Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading at Pebble Hill
On Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 p.m. an Auburn/Tuskegee Poetry Reading will be held at Pebble Hill. Undergraduates, Graduates, and Faculty from both institutions are all welcome to share their creative works. Food and drinks will be provided. The last time this event took place there were approximately 45 people in attendance, all of whom were incredibly creative individuals. The entirety of the night was enriching intellectually as well as socially. Come join this endeavor to create an open community of people with diverse feelings, ideals, and work. You may read or simply listen to creators from this and surrounding communities.

For questions or comments, e-mail Lauren Lang at langlau@auburn.edu.

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