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| November 28 | Undergraduate Studies Committee, 2:00, HC 9030D | |||
| November 30 | EGO Holiday Party, 7:00 | |||
| December 3 | Deadline to submit requests for multimedia classrooms, 4:40, Betsy Smith's mailbox | |||
| December 3 | Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D | |||
| December 7 | Classes End | |||
| December 8-9 |
Study/Reading Days |
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| December 10 | Graduate Studies Committee, 1:00, HC 9030D | |||
| December 10 | Sign-up for HC3116 and 3143 at 2:00; program TBA | |||
| December 12 | Liberal Arts Staff Retreat | |||
| December 10-14 |
Final Exams |
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| December 15 |
Graduation |
Graduate School Calendar | ||
| December 20 - January 2 | University Closed for Holidays | University Calendar | ||
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Diversity and Tolerance
| There will be a general College of Liberal
Arts discussion of
tolerance/diversity issues on December 10 beginning at 3:00 in Thach Hall
202. The university is considering various ways of promoting greater tolerance and appreciation of diversity on campus. Among the possibilities is some sort of curricular response: an increased emphasis on tolerance/diversity in existing courses or the creation of a new course/courses specifically in this area. The meeting is open to everyone. |
Multimedia Classrooms - HC 3104, 3174, and 3182
| Faculty and GTAs now have
several opportunities to use technology in class activities. We have been
given control of the multimedia rooms HC 3104, 3174, and 3182 for
assigning classes to meet in the rooms. The computer-based writing
classrooms, HC 3116 and 3143, are available. And, every room in Haley
Center will be wired for the Internet by Spring 2002. Request forms for the use of multimedia classrooms are downloadable from the Multimedia and Computer Classroom Procedures (pdf file). Completed forms should be placed in Betsy Smith's mailbox by 4:40 on December 3. |
Computer Classrooms - HC 3116 and 3143
| The sign up for HC 3116 and 3143 is Monday, December 10 at 2:00 -- program to be announced. |
Great Books Notes
| The Great Books Program is coordinating a
"Their Eyes Were Watching God"
project for spring semester. The project is in the initial planning
stages, but we're envisioning a variety of events like readings,
related
cultural events (food? music? poetry?), and so on. If you are teaching
this text in the spring or can contribute somehow to the project,
please
email Jessica Van Slooten at vansljl@auburn.edu. |
8th Annual Association for Core Texts and Courses Conference
| The deadline to submit
proposals for the 8th Annual ACTC Conference, "Re(-)forming Liberal
Education: the Core -- Its Teachers, Students, and Texts -- after the 20th
Century," is December 31. The conference is set for April 4-7,
2002 in Montreal. Proposals include (but are not limited to) prospective and new core text programs, review of old programs, globalizing programs, political philosophy and education, Greek, roman, and Biblical texts, Muslim and Middle East tests and authors, American classics in music and art, African American writers, women writers, scientific works...and more. For more details, contact Constance Relihan. |
Academy of American Poets Prize
| An early reminder: The deadline for the Robert Hughes Mount, Jr., Academy of American Poets Prize, open to graduate and undergraduate students, will be March 1, 2002. Last year's judge was Katherine Soniat ("Alluvial," "A Shared Life," and others). Last year's winner was Kimberly Martz, and Honorable Mention went to Allie Stacker, both seniors in English. Details will be announced in January. For more information, contact Jeremy Downes, Poetry Prize Coordinator. |
Academy of American Poets Prize
| See details above. |
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| Bert Hitchcock has been elected to a 3-year term on the Executive Committee of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. He welcomes comments or questions about SAMLA's goals, operations and activities, future paper presentations, etc. The 2002 SAMLA convention will be in Baltimore. |
If you would like to include an item in the
"Professional
Notes" section of The English Channel, please submit your note to Betsy
Smith.
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Women-warriors Marta Kvande and Diane Boyd recently set personal records in the 26th Annual Marine Corps Marathon on October 28th. Look alive! You may see them sprinting toward a dissertation finish line near you! |
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Notes" section of The English Channel, please submit your note to Betsy
Smith.
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