Since the dawn of time, people have been stressed out during finals week. A plethora of papers must be written and graded, but the reason why it is hard to do all this work is because texting has eroded the verbal skills the older generations think we should have. However, if you take the time…
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This EGSA digest involves a baby. My wit cannot compete with a newborn cuteness, so by way of introduction, I’ll just note that I put the baby at the end. Reading about her will be your reward for studying this week’s fabulous EGSA Digest. BB This week, you should… ATTEND the Student Recognition Tea at…
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APRIL 21, 2010 First of all – Kudos to Bethany for a fantastic new mode of communication via the EGSA Weekly Digest! Secondly, I am hijacking this just a bit so that Bethany will not get your flak for sending an extra email this week :-). As many of you know from past experience, many…
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It’s that time of year: you sit down to draft a thesis for that big seminar paper, or to begin grading the Babel-high pile on your desk, when it occurs to you that you really should, indeed, must check your email–right now. After nobly resisting the urge for five minutes, you give in and are…
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EGSA “Weekly†Digest (I apologize for the lack of ADD-governing colors. Outlook does not allow me to color emails when I type them on my Mac). * Notes from our last EGSA General Meeting (attached) This meeting was so well-attended and lively I didn’t even try to be witty in my notes. Read the attached…
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Dear EGSA, Thanks to all of you lovely folks who showed at our meeting yesterday. Your feedback and intense interest in the graduate English program is extremely helpful and heartening! I apologize in advance for the lumpy nature of the following unfinished business that we want to take care of before our final meeting of…
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EGSAites, We (finally!) have a location for our meeting tomorrow at 11 A.M. We will meet in CS 302. Please come if you want to be part of the direction of EGSA in the future. Remember, we will be discussing: 1) who we are as EGSA, who we should be, how we can be more…
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NEWS: Prosaic announcements (for mythic retelling, see below) NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, April 7 at 11 AM (Location TBD). We will be discussing many important things regarding next years— EGSA elections, a conference study committee, social events, and more. Come, come, come! NEW EMAIL SCHEDULE: In response to complaints about the number of emails we as…
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EGSA Executive Meeting March 29, 2010 Conference Study Committee: Purpose of Conference Set/Rotating Focus of Conference Other on-campus activities/programs Conference Committee – how should it look/be organized? Schedule for planning a conference Asking for advice: current/past conference personnel, EGSA advisors, English department (and other university) faculty EGSA Identity/Goals: flyer for fall introduction to new students…
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“Alleluia” and “Yum” are both good words, and you will need them both this Easter. See below for an invitation from Steve. If you are facebook friends, you can also see these details on a facebook invitation you should have received. ________________________________________ WHO: You and yours WHAT: Are invited to an After-Easter ice cream social!…
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