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Spring 2015 News
Faculty/Staff News
- Siddiqi Selected as 澳门六合彩历史记录 2015 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer; Lectures Set for March 30 in Macomb, April 8 at 澳门六合彩历史记录-QC
- DRC Holds Faculty Appreciation Luncheon for those who contribute to disability access in the classroom听including Brenda Porter from Department of English
- Excellence in Diversity Reception (including English faculty and students)
Student News
- Congratulations to our December 2014 graduates. 12 English and 5 Journalism majors earned their Bachelor of Arts degrees at the end of this past semester.听 They are:听English:听Lauren Anderson, Chad Blair, Jennifer Brenner, Rebekah Byrnes, Nurie Dervishi, Heather Harper, Noelle Johnson, Megan Kelly, Luke Phillipi, Meghan Psiharis, Angelica Samata and Samantha Tapscott;听Journalism:听Robert Baron, Kolette Herndon, Karyn Lacey, Nolan Porter and Robert Williams
- Undergraduate Research Day Abstracts 2015
Event News
- E & J Annual Awards Ceremony 2015
- Stranger than Fiction: A Flash Nonfiction Reading (news release; )
- Women's Art Exhibit Meet the Artists Reception (includes English faculty and staff)
Other News
- Fall 2015 Course Descriptions
- Unity was awarded "Outstanding Large Student Organizations"
- Veterans Voices Publication Debuts at Western
- Western Veterans and Service Members Invited to Develop Literary Magazine
- Youth to Explore Enriching Topics this Summer including "Exploring Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's Stone" (June 29-July 2) is offered for students in grades 5-7 (as of Jan 2015) under the guidance of 澳门六合彩历史记录's English and Chemistry departments.
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Spring 2015 Publications
The Mirror and The Lamp 听
Western Voices
- See archive of winners for the 2015 edition from papers submitted in 2014
Elements & Creative Writing Awards
Veteran's Voices
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Spring 2015 Calendar of Events in Order:
- January 28, 2015: Film Club Screening: Being John Malkovich (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- February 4, 2015: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting -听These meetings are not mandatory and are not limited to faculty who are piloting. Everyone is welcome to attend! We will share our experiences as well as assignments and lessons that have proven effective. (Simpkins 14, 12鈥�1pm)
- February 4, 2015: Elissa Washuta: Public Reading 听(University Art Gallery, 5pm)
- February 11, 2015: Film Club Screening: Castle in the Sky (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- February 13, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting (TBA, 9am鈥�1pm)
- February 19, 2015: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting (Simpkins 27, 12:30鈥�1:30pm)
- February 25, 2015: Film Club Screening: Claudine (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- February 25, 2015: The Fred Case & Lola Austin Case Writer鈥搃n鈥揜esidence:听Ire'ne Silva (University Art Gallery, 7pm)
- March 4: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting (Simpkins 14, 12鈥�1pm)
- March 11, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting (Simpkins 14, 4鈥�5pm)
- March 11, 2015: Film Club Screening: How to Get Ahead in Advertising (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- March 30, 2015: Distinguished Faculty Lecture Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi: "Digitization and the Future of Media. In What Form Will Newspapers Survive?"
- March 25, 2015: Film Club Screening: Nine Queens (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- March 25, 2015: Journalism Day Keynote Speech:听"The First Amendment Is Only for A Free Press in America?: New York Times V. Sullivan's Impact on Ethical Journalism" by Dr. Kyu Ho Youm & Jonathan Marshall (Sandburg Theater, 11am鈥�12pm)
- March 26, 2015: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting (Simpkins 27, 12:30鈥�1:30pm)
- March 27, 2015: Sigma Tau Delta Dinner and Conversations with Christy Wherley 听(Alumni House, 5鈥�8pm)
- April 3, 2015: The Fred Case & Lola Austin Case Writer鈥搃n鈥揜esidence:听Lev Grossman 听(Sandburg Theater, 5pm)
- April 8, 2015: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting (Simpkins 14, 12鈥�1pm)
- April 8, 2015: Film Club Screening: Salaam Bombay! (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- April 16, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting - Professor Jill Myers from LEJA will speak to us about Distraction and Engagement in the classroom (Simpkins 14, 4鈥�5pm)
- April 16, 2015: NCTE Student Organization Game Night Fundraiser -听NCTE student organization is working to raise money to attend the NCTE National Conference in Minneapolis this fall. They will have wrist bands for "all you can play" as well as tickets to use to play a few games. They will also be selling pizza and soda. Please think about stopping by for some or part of the evening. It should be fun. Families and kids are welcome to join us. (Simpkins Ground Floor, 6鈥�8pm)
- April 17, 2015: Pop鈥揢p听Poetry Lab - NCTE, Western Literary Society and the University Library are joining forces to create a Pop-Up Poetry Lab in honor of Poetry Month. Please come and join us for experiments in poetry. We'll have stations where you can write a variety of different poems. Come for part or the whole event. It should be loads of fun (Malpass Library Third Floor Classroom, 12鈥�2pm)
- April 17, 2015: Rachel Kushner: Public Reading 听(Sherman Hall Auditorium, 5pm)
- April 18, 2015: English and Journalism Annual Spring Picnic (Everly Park, Evergreen Pavilion, 12鈥�6pm)
- April 22, 2015: UPI Safety Meeting - we will meet to address safety issues in our building as well as open the discussion to safety concerns campus wide (Simpkins 14, 12pm)
- April 22, 2015: Film Club Screening: Indie Game: The Movie (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- April 23, 2015: E&J Annual Awards Ceremony (Multicultural Center, 6pm)
- April 29, 2015: EXCO Meeting - we will address Writing Committee membership--with regards to the new by-laws-- and building/office issues.(Simpkins 124, 12pm)
- May 1, 2015: Stranger than Fiction: A Flash Nonfiction Reading (Malpass Library 180, 12鈥�1pm)
- May 4, 2015: Justin St. Germain: Public Reading 听(University Art Gallery, 5pm)
- May 6, 2015: Film Club Screening: Tusk (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
- May 6, 2015: UPI Unit B Meeting (Capitol Room, 12鈥�1:30pm)
- May 6, 2015: Pilot Curriculum Lunch Meeting (Simpkins 14, 12鈥�1pm)
- May 8, 2015: 澳门六合彩历史记录-QC Student Research Conference
- June 5, 2015: The Dead Filmmakers Society Returns to 澳门六合彩历史记录 This Summer
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