First EGSA Digest of the YEAR!
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Welcome back everyone! I sincerely hope the first week of the semester has been auspicious for all of you. We have a lot going on this semester, and I will do my best to consistently provide you with all you need to know; remember as well to keep an eye on the google calendar Nathan maintains for us. It often has more information that I include here (link below).
Please take note of the following notices and events regarding the next two weeks of English Graduate Student life, as well as upcoming and ongoing events.
SBA, Secretary
ANNOUNCEMENTS
T-shirt voting!
Kalani has collected your EGSA ‘11-12 t-shirt ideas and made a voting page! (We know about the t-shirt typo; we’ll fix it before we order.) VOTE NOW!
Meeting with GPD and EGSA Faculty Advisor
This meeting was held this afternoon. Please see the attached minutes. And fill out the attached form if you haven’t already. Please refer to Danielle_Williams2@baylor.edu with questions.
In the Next Two Weeks (Jan 16-22)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes!
Monday, January 16—all day
SET Seminar: “Mission Impossible: Answering all your vexing questionsâ€*
Wednesday, January 18 @ 3-4pm in Jones 206 (Creekmore) *Registration required.
Last Day to Register for May Commencement!
Thursday, January 19
PROFF Workshop: Interviewing Skills*
Thursday, January 19 @ 3:30-5pm in Pat Neff 300 *Registration required.
19CRS: “Beyond the Pulpit: Women’s Rhetorical Roles in the Antebellum Religious Pressâ€
Friday, January 20 @3:30-4:30pm in ABL Lecture Hall
Dr. Lisa Shaver (English Department, Baylor) presents her research.
SET Seminar: Active Learning in Large Lecture Courses*
Tuesday, January 24 @ 3:30-4:30pm in Jones 206 (Creekmore) *Registration required.
PROFF Workshop: Mock Interviews*
Thursday, January 26 @ 1:30-5pm in Pat Neff 300 *Registration required.
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
ONGOING
Midday Prayer
Thursdays at noon in the Bobo Spiritual Life Chapel. A quiet service for faculty, staff, and grad students with silence from noon to 12:15, then a short liturgy
Medieval Reading Group
Thursdays 5-6pm. Contact Adam_Marshall@baylor.edu or d_clark@baylor.edu for topics and locations.