EGSA Digest 9-2-11
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I sincerely hope the semester’s second week has brought the appropriate amount of clarity and adventure to all of our constituents. We had a successful EGSA General Meeting yesterday afternoon, and I have attached the minutes in this digest. They include important information including a preview of Spring course offerings and changes to defense deadline for summer graduates. (Apologies to those who were in class; we will try to avoid such scheduling conflicts in the future.)
Please take note of the following notices and events regarding the next two weeks of English Graduate Student life.
In the Next Two Weeks
- Today Sept 2 @ 3-4pm in ABL Seminar Room:
o 19th C Research Seminar Planning Meeting. From Dr. King: “we’ll discuss how best to organize the 19CRS and begin planning presentations for Spring 2012. Please let me know if you intend to come to the Sept. 2 meeting at Josh_King@baylo​r.edu.â€
- Saturday Sept 3 @ 7:30pm:
o Ice Cream Social, hosted by the Petersheims and coordinated by our EGSA Social Chairs Virginia Jarrell and Ginger Hanchey. See yesterday’s reminder email (attached) for more information and directions. [Can I recommend carpooling?]
- Tuesday Sept 6 @11:30am-12:30pm in Moody Library 3rd Floor Lounge:
o Religion and Literature Interest Group – “Feel free to bring your lunch and join us as we talk about which texts we want to read. If you aren’t able to make that meeting but still want to be a part of the group, email either Jeff (Jeffrey_Bilbro@baylor.edu) or Steve (Steven_Petersheim@baylor.edu).
- Tuesday Sept 13 @3:30-4:30pm in Jones Library 206:
o SET Seminar: “10,000 Students and 25 Years Later.†For more information, click on this link: http://www.bayl​or.edu/atl/inde​x.php?id=70560 *You must be registered in order to attend.
- ·  TBA
       o The Medieval Reading Group focuses primarily on oral/aural readings of important texts from the medieval English world (primarily shorter poetic works). If you don’t have background in Middle English, don’t worry – the more experienced among us are willing and able to help! Contact David Clark (D_Clark@baylor.edu) or Adam Marshall (Adam_Marshall@baylor.edu) for meeting times and to be added to their mailing list.
· ASAP
o EGSA Dues: Please pay your $10 dues in cash to Heidi Seelke (CS 406) or to Lois in the English Department Office.
· ONGOING: Midday Prayer
Calls for Papers:
- ·  Sept 30: The 2012 International Meeting of The American Conference for Irish Studies New Orleans, Louisiana. Click here for more information.
- ·  Dec 15: Conference on Christianity and Literature. Topic:â€Belief and Unbelief.†Conference website: http://spu.edu/depts/english/ccl
*Event dates are listed in the wonderful EGSA calendar Nathan has put together and will continue to update. To find this calendar or add it your Gmail account, visit http://www.bayloregsa.org/activities/ and click “+ Google Calendar.†If your event is not on the calendar, please email Nathan_Kilpatrick@baylor.edu with the pertinent information.
*If you have any information you would like to share with you colleagues for the next EGSA Digest, please email me at Sarah_Aspen@baylor.edu.
Sarah Aspen