EGSA Digest 11/11/11!

EGSA says, “What happens if I search google images for 11-11-11?”

Greetings. I have decided that it’s too hard to write this opening paragraph every week. It has to be nice, maybe funny, relevant, and not all that important. Since I’m not that funny and I tend to say only important things, I have recruited someone else to help out here. But, alas, that will begin next week. So, pretend this was nice, funny, relevant, but not too important. Now, read about these announcements and events. And try to show up to at least two! I will give a sticker to the person I see at the most events. Promise.

SBA, Secretary

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Minor Update in PhD Requirements

• We are working on updating the PhD worksheet on the EGSA website to reflect a requirement from the Graduate School that has somehow fallen off of our radar: PhD students must take four courses in their areas of concentration.

New Waco Downtown Farmers’ Market

• Starts next Saturday, November 19 from 9am-1pm at 400 South University Parks Drive. The website http://wacodowntownfarmersmarket.com/ has more information and vendor profiles. They may also be looking for volunteers to serve as general helpers and “street cheerleaders.”

Dr. Kopley Lecture – Getting Involved

• Please watch Monday for an email from the English Department regarding opportunities to join Dr. Kopley and your Baylor colleagues for meals and to get involved in other ways. We really need to make a point to attend this lecture if at all possible on Nov 21st at 4pm, and we certainly appreciate any further presence or help you can afford.

In the Next Two Weeks (Nov 14 – Nov 27)

EGSA Book Sale

• Monday-Wednesday November 14-16
• Remember to show up when you volunteered to help!

19th Century Research Seminar: Victorian Studies

• Monday, November 14 @ 3:3-4:30pm

Dr. Susan Colon (Honors College, Baylor) and Dr. Beth Womack (English Department, Baylor)

• First Irish Reading Group (IRG) Meeting
• Monday, November 14 @8-9pm, location TBA
• This coming Monday, the IRG-ites will meet for the first time to hold a “reader’s theater” of John M. Synge’s Playboy of the Western World. We are going to try to get through as much of it as possible while also enjoying one another’s company. No reading ahead is necessary; come prepared to read the lines for a character. Contact Sarah_Aspen@baylor.edu or Sarah_Clark1@baylor.edu to be added to the mailing list (and to find out the location).

PROFF Workshop: Mock Interviews*

• Tuesday, November 15 @ 1:30-5pm
• Stimulate your job search preparation by participating in a simulated committee interview. There are three components to the mock interview process. *Registration required.

SET Seminar: When Less Is More: How to Moderate Class Prep*

• Tuesday, November 15 @ 3:30-4:30pm
• http://www.baylor.edu/atl/index.php?id=70560 *Registration necessary.

The PhD Comics: The Movie Screening

• Wednesday, November 16 @ 7-9pm in BSB 110B.
• Space is limited, so RSVPing is mandatory. Here is a link with more information and RSVP form.

Teaching as an Act of Charity*

• Thursday, November 17 @ 12:30-1:30pm in Bobo Spritual Life Center
• Dr. Darin Davis, the Director of the Institute for Faith and Learning, will speak to graduate students about how faith informs one’s teaching. Lunch will be provided. Click here for more information and to register. *Registration required.

20th Century Research Seminar: Rum, Romanticism, and the Sacramental Imagination in G.K. Chesterton

• Friday, November 18 @2:30-4pm, 4th floor CS
• Given by Dr. Ralph Wood. Even if you are not 20th C, please make a point to attend this event. You might even learn something from Dr. Wood.

SET Seminar: Understanding the Integration of Faith and Learning*

• Friday, November 18 @3-4pm in RT 200
• One implication of Baylor’s identity and vision is its commitment to both Christian faith and the pursuit of truth through the intellectual life: a profound and dynamic relationship exists between faith and learning. In this seminar, Baylor’s university chaplain (Burt Burleson) and the director of the Institute for Faith and Learning (Darin Davis) explain this relationship, how it inspires the work of faculty, staff, and students across the University, and how a commitment to faith and learning helps Baylor fulfill its unique mission. More info/register here. *Registration required. [I believe this is in Robinson Tower, so leave yourself plenty of time to get there.]

Graduate Student Tailgate Mixer

• Saturday, November 19 @ 10:30-1:30 before the Baylor/OU game
• The football game starts at 1. You can bring guests/family! Here is a link with more information and RSVP form.

Charles G. Smith Lectureship Series: Dr. Richard Kopley

• Momday, November 21 @4pm in CS 101
• Dr. Richard Kopley’s upcoming lecture, “Adventures with Poe and Hawthorne,” may fill the gap of American Literature lovers this semester. This is the Monday of Thanksgiving week. See the attached flyer, and watch for more information. We are very excited for Dr. Kopley’s lecture, and since this lecture series is partially in response to grad student cries for Poe and Hawthorne, for great leacturers, we need to represent! THANKSGIVING BREAK!
• No classes Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25!

UPCOMING

Calling all authors!

• Submit to Baylor University’s premier student publication, the Phoenix! Published for over 50 years, the Phoenix provides both undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to submit their creative works for publication! In addition, the Phoenix offers monetary prizes in several categories. The Phoenix accepts publications of all types of creative fiction and nonfiction, as well as artwork (including photography, paintings, drawings etc.). All submissions are anonymous and made online through the Phoenix’s website found at www.baylor.edu/phoenix . Selections from previous issues are available online for viewing. The deadline for submission this year is January 20, 2012. For further questions please contact Benjamin_crawford@baylor.edu .