Dear EGSA, I hope you all have had an enjoyable summer! I hate to be the one to intrude upon these last precious moments of your break, but there are couple of items I would like to share with you. First, I would like to extend an invitation to each of you to attend the…
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Since I missed last weekend’s Bad Wine/Bad Poetry party, I thought I would open this edition of the EGSA digest with two poems that would have been worthy of that noble tradition. I hope these poetic offerings move you (whether with admiration or laughter) to send in your nominations for next year’s EGSA positions (including…
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The bluebonnets are blooming, the sun shining, the breeze playing…..and we are all hard at work on end-of-semester papers and grading. April is indeed the cruelest month for students and teachers in Texas! In this edition of the EGSA digest, your humble contributors attempt to offer some consolation for the rush and flurry of an…
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I apologize for sending two EGSA digests in one week, but our first entry, submitted by Vivien Zelazny, is too important to wait until Monday. Read below for news about how you can help support a toddler in need of a heart transplant, and how you can glean some wisdom for the job hunt later…
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We’re trading humor for pathos in this week’s digest. Please enjoy the following plea (#1) and the less demanding notices that follow. – Bethany 1. Please, please, please make every effort to attend this Wednesday’s EGSA General Council Meeting: 9 AM, 1st- floor Seminar Room. Dr. Barcus has kindly agreed to come and discuss any…
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What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s happening! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhViRRmCvTI) Kind and patient as all of you are, I know this is the question you’ve all been asking today. Well, the answer is that much is happening in the world of EGSA this week. Here are the things that deserve your attention: aï¡EGSA Spring Heteroglossia Event: “Just…
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Dear EGSA, I hope are you not too exhausted from all the springing (spring break, spring cleaning, spring forward, etc) of the last week, and that you have returned to campus ready to finish the semester well. Here are a few announcements for the coming week: * Teaching Practices Lunch – If you are interested…
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What do Chaucer, Lady Gaga, the Mamas & the Papas, and the sans-culottes have in common? Read the end of this week’s digest to find out! * Pub Night at the Dancing Bear on Tuesday, March 1 at 7ish. Come hang out with your colleagues before we all disperse for spring break! (from Heidi and…
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Dear EGSA, Good things tend to come in threes: first, last weekend’s sweet and balmy weather; second Friday’s snow-day; and third, the first EGSA Digest of the semester! Please read the following updates and announcements carefully. The first, from our esteemed president, includes a number of updates on many of the issues (funding, summer courses,…
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Happy 2nd Day of Hanukkah, EGSA! We have a lot of exciting announcements this week: First, in honor of the holiday, please enjoy–and perhaps dance to–this adorable and catchy video from The Maccabeats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU&feature=player_embedded (What better time to hear about a miracle than the end of the semester, when we are relying on divine aid…
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