Category: EGSA Digests

English Graduate Student Association

EGSA Meeting Reminder and Location

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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April 6, 2010 0

EGSA: “Fewer Emails,” being a very bad poem and some very good news about how EGSA makes your life easier

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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March 31, 2010 0

EGSA Digest 3.31.10

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 grad…
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March 31, 2010 0

EGSA: Ice Cream Social!

“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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March 27, 2010 0

EGSA: GSA Rep Nominations – Do it now!

Below, you will find a note from our President concerning GSA reps. Please consider this position seriously–whether or not you know it, GSA is a big reason grad-student life is worth living at Baylor–they fight for health care, free parking stickers, raises, and all kinds of things individual grad students could not accomplish. If you…
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March 22, 2010 0

EGSA: GSA Intramurals Info

EGSA! Via Vivien, an update on GSA Intramurals: Welcome back to you all. I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break! There are two more intramural seasons this year that will be played over the month of April, these are Softball and Sand Volleyball. Sand volleyball is the only co-rec sport of the year. If…
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March 15, 2010 0

EGSA in March and Two Important Announcements

And now, a word from our president: Here it is, what you’ve been waiting for – EGSA in March! (also check the online calendar http://www.bayloregsa.org/activities/ Tuesday, Mar. 16 – 3:30 Discussion of Beall Poetry Festival Poet Stanly Plumly (4th Floor Lounge) Tuesday, Mar. 16 – 7:30 Poetry Reading/Lecture by Richard Wilbur (Barfield Drawing Room: location…
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March 5, 2010 0

EGSA: hosting poetry discussion

EGSAlings, Below, you will find an email from Dr. Russell regarding an opportunity to help with an activity regarding one of the Beall Poetry Festival poets, Stanley Plum. If you are interested in helping, please email Steve Petersheim (steven_petersheim@baylor.edu). The week of the presentation described below would be March 15-19, and the Beall Poetry Festival…
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February 22, 2010 0

EGSA: A (positive) change in grad student travel awards program

Dr. Losey asked that I distribute this among the English grad students. Read carefully, friends! Travel money from the Graduate School is a wonderful resource. ________________________________________ From: Losey, Jay Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:32 PM To: Bear, Bethany Subject: FW: A (positive) change in grad student travel awards program Graduate Program Directors— We’ve made…
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February 3, 2010 0

EGSA: social events!–plan ahead

Take note on this update from our EGSA Social Chairs. Hi Everybody! The semester is hard right now, but there is much fun to anticipate. Here are some dates to save for our exciting upcoming social events this Spring: pub nights @ the dancing bear! Wed. Feb. 10 @ 7:30 Thur. April 29 @ 7:30…
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February 2, 2010 0