April 30, 2008
Vol. 10 no. 24
English Channel
Newsworthy
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Professional News
- Tawnysha Lynch Greene, an MA student, has received word that her poems "Remembrance" and "As the Orchestra Played," from her 2001 chapbook Remembrance, have been selected for the 2nd edition of The Auschwitz Poems, published by the Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, in late 2008.
- PhD student Amanda Morris won second place in the Auburn University Davis Arboretum photo competition ("Arboretum category") on April 26th. The photo will be included in the Arboretum's 2008-2009 calendar.
Announcements
- Faculty meeting today, Wednesday, April 30, at 3pm in 3104.
- The English Graduate Association (EGA) invites faculty members to join them for their end of year party, which will be held on Wednesday, April 30 (Dead Day), from 4-7 pm at the pavilion at Kiesel Park. (To get there, take Wire Road away from town; you will see a sign directing you to the park on the right side of the road.)
Department Awards Celebration
Pictured with George Crandell, Department Head, is Lauren Wiygul, recipient of the Senior Award, at the Department's Annual Awards Celebration on Friday, April 25, at the University Alumni Center. The names of award recipients, with the exception of inductees into Sigma Tau Delta, the English honorary, appeared in last week’s English Channel. The inductees are: Mary Ade, Katherine Bowling, Shellie Bowling, Mallory Boykin, Michael Brake, Alice Bridges, Katherine Brown, Lauren Burney, James Cobb, Natalie Crowe, Megan Garver, Annie Gilbertson, Christian Hawkins, Amanda Irle, Hallie Johnston, Miranda Martin, Sarah Maxwell, Elizabeth McCrary, Anna McLeane, Adam Pittman, Ashlee Riopka, Lauren Roddy, Alyssa Smith, Samantha Tashman, Aaron Thomas.
The following slide show features a few of the awardees and the faculty coordinators of the awards.
This is the final English Channel of 2007-2008. Have a productive and/or relaxing summer.
The ENGLISH CHANNEL publishes news of department activities and events involving faculty, students, and alumni. The English Channel also maintains a department calendar and publishes announcements of up-coming events, as well as news of awards, conference presentations, publications, and other professional activities. Please send items for the English Channel to Margaret Kouidis at kouidvm@auburn.edu. We try to publish on Wednesdays and need to have your news by mid-afternoon on Tuesday.