National Library Week April 15-18

Please join us in this celebration as we focus on cultural diversity at Auburn University. The week's activities, including guest speakers, door prizes and free pizza, are as follows:

April 17 - "Literature of the World": Cultural diversity in literature takes center stage on Wednesday when we present readings from various cultures. These readings will take place in the 2nd Floor lobby of the Library.

April 18 - Thursday presents a diversity of its own when we invite local authors to speak during the morning and afternoon hours. So far, our guest speakers are Dr. Stephen Gresham and Lt. Gen. Hal Moore. Then, at 5:00 pm, we will present the second annual Library 5K, aka "The Running of the Librarians." The entry fee is $10.00, and participants receive a T-shirt.

April 19 - "Feed Your Mind" @ Your Library. Free Pizza lunch and soft drinks on the Mell Street Patio.

For more information, call Jon Brasher at 4-1730.

Society for Technical Communication Workshop: Working Together

The College of Liberal Arts is sponsoring another round of faculty development workshops on the use of PowerPoint.  Two different workshops will be held during the week between the end of Spring Semester and the beginning of Summer Term.  Both workshops will feature lots of individual instruction, hands-on opportunities, and practical exercises.

The Basic PowerPoint Workshop is designed as a quick start for faculty with little or no experience with the program.  This three-day morning workshop will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 13-15, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Instruction will be provided by Harmon Straiton, Assistant Dean for Information Services of the University Libraries, and Bryan Taylor, Information Technology Coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts.

Registration for the workshops is open to all faculty in the College of Liberal Arts. Space is limited to 12 participants in each workshop; preference will be given to tenure-track faculty, but temporary faculty and instructors may apply. Submit applications by email to Tony Carey, Associate Dean for Research, at careyag@auburn.edu. Applications should include your name, email and phone number, department and academic position, the workshop you are applying for, and a brief summary of the project that you would like to work on in the workshop. Completed applications are due by April 29; registration confirmation will be emailed to successful applicants by May 2. A stipend of $200 will be provided to participants who complete a workshop.

English majors Abby Jill Hochella, Leeanne Gordon, and Shannon Vansant were among the 20 Auburn University students elected to Phi Beta Kappa this spring. Abby Hochella will graduate this semester; Leeanne Gordon graduated from Auburn in the fall, and Shannon Vansant graduated this past summer. To be eligible for election to Phi Beta Kappa, Auburn University undergraduates must have a minimum GPA of 3.75, at least 90 credit hours of traditional liberal arts courses, two semesters of a foreign language, and a mathematics course equivalent to Math 160 or higher. Students are elected at an annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa members on the AU faculty.

The Lee County Literacy Coalition needs volunteers to teach reading and writing skills to adults  for one to three hours per week.  This is a rewarding and life-changing experience for both parties involved.  Tutors do not need any formal training.  Those interested should have good writing and speaking skills and be willing to help others learn.  Email Rachel Robinson for more information at robinr2@mail.auburn.edu.

Apply for Tiger Cub Editor

Want to boost your chances of landing a good job by having experience in publications?  Gain experience in publications--be the Tiger Cub Editor for the year 2002-2003.  The two main duties are to oversee the changes in the student handbook and communicate with others for their help in submitting updated information.  The Editor will have an office with a computer, scanner, and printer.  Any questions, please contact Sarah Moreman, Tiger Cub Editor 2001-2002 at moremse@auburn.edu or call the Student Publications Suite front desk at 844-4254.  Applications are available in the Student Publications Suite in the basement of Foy and are due Monday, May 6, by 4:30 p.m.  

Contests, Competitions, Awards . . .

You can find the hard-copy announcements of contests, competitions, and awards on the bulletin board outside the English Department office, 9030 Haley Center. 


Send your undergraduate news items to Brooke Bullman, the Undergraduate Student Editor for The English Channel, at bullmbe@auburn.edu.

Representing Auburn at the 33rd Annual Meeting of The American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies April 3-7 in Colorado Springs were  Timothy Dykstal, presenting "Reading as a Spiritual Exercise: Generic Experimentation in Fielding and Collier."  He also chaired a roundtable discussion, Seduced by the Archives: (Mis)adventures in Eighteenth Century Sources. Patsy Fowler, presenting "Drawing a Better (?) Conclusion: Examining Clarissa as a Revision of Haywood's The British Recluse." Matt Binney, chair of roundtable discussion, The Re-Accentuation of the Eighteenth Century "Text": The Practice of Cultural Studies and Cultural Acts. Shea Stuart, presenting "Displacement of the Public Sphere in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park." Elizabeth Latshaw, chair of roundtable discussion, Teaching the Transatlantic Eighteenth Century. Diane Boyd presenting "Configurations of Labor: Subsistence, Liberation, or Both?"  Pat Morrow has been selected by Kristi Oppelt (Gymnastics) as the professor most responsible for her academic success.  They will be honored at the Tiger Torch Banquet, along with other successful academic athletes, at the Dixon Conference Center on April 29.

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