English Department News

            

September 12, 2001

          

Volume 4, No. 4

 
September 22 Department Picnic, 4:00-dusk, Chewacla State Park
September 24 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
October 8 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
October 10 Mid-Semester;  Last day to drop without penalty
October 17 ADA and Sexual Harassment Workshop; 3:00, location TBA
October 22 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
October 29-30 M.A. Comprehensive Exams
November 5 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
November 17-25 Thanksgiving Holidays
November 26 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
December 3 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D
December 7   Classes End
December 8-9  

Study/Reading Days
December 10 Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC9030D
December 12 Liberal Arts Staff Retreat
December 10-14  

Final Exams
December 15  

Graduation

 Graduate School Calendar
December 20 - January 2 University Closed for Holidays University Calendar
 


English Department Picnic

The annual English Department picnic will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2001 from 4 p.m. until dusk at the Upper Picnic Area in Chewacla State Park. Spouses, significant others, and children are all welcome to come.

Start thinking now about the yummy dish you can contribute.  Finger-lickin' chicken and soft drinks will be provided.

Chewacla State Park has hiking trails and open spaces for games or other activities. Bring frisbees, lawn chairs, musical instruments -- or simply plan to eat and socialize. 

Please note: The fee for admission to the park is now $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 6-11; there is no charge for children under six. See map.


Golden Key International Honour Society Advisor Search

The Auburn chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society, an undergraduate honor society, is currently seeking dedicated faculty leadership to provide direction for undergraduate members. Some of the duties and responsibilities of a chapter advisor include serving as a liaison with Golden Key personnel, campus administrators, faculty, and staff; overseeing adherence to the university's policies and procedures; overseeing adherence to GK chapter standards and overseeing chapter finances; meeting regularly with chapter officers; and maintaining contact with the regional director.  Service projects are of major importance to Golden Key, and voluntarism is strongly encouraged. Any interested faculty member should contact either Linda Mowery or interim advisor Dr. John Fletcher (fletcjt@auburn.edu), 102 Cater Hall, 844-6428 or Graduate Student Advisor, Amy Jo Formby (formbah@auburn.edu), 8063 Haley Center, 844-3142.


Conference at Tuskegee University

The College of Liberal Arts and Education of Tuskegee University, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, will be hosting a conference entitled, "Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Humanities," September 19-21, 2001 at the Kellogg Conference Center.  The theme of the conference is the deep history and cultural contributions of Tuskegeeans to American art, literature, film, philosophy, and music.  For more information about the conference, click here.

Twenty-Fifth Alabama Symposium on English and American Literature

August Wilson, distinguished African American playwright, will be the keynote speaker for this year's symposium, which is titled "Writing Race Across the Atlantic World: 1492-1763."  The symposium, September 27-29, 2001, is designed to "cover the origins of contemporary notions of race in the oceanic interculture of the Atlantic world in the early modern period." For more information, visit the University of Alabama website.

 


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