Category: EGSA Digests

English Graduate Student Association

EGSA Digest 04.25.14

EGSA, All good things must come to an end. That wonderful time of the semester when you don’t have to work on your seminar paper is just about up. Announcements EGSA 2014 General Elections Elections are underway. If you paid your dues by the 22nd, you should have received a link to the voting survey.…
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April 25, 2014 0

EGSA Elections 2014

(Dues-paying members of) EGSA, At the end of this email (I hope) you will find a link to the voting ballot for next year’s EGSA positions and some other information that you can ignore. What you can’t ignore is your civil responsibility and the voting DEADLINE: Friday, 25 April, 11:59pm. Please let me know if…
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April 23, 2014 0

EGSA Snarf

EGSA,   The EGSA Snarf serves multiple purposes, the primary one being that it allows me to quickly disseminate some information right now so that I don’t have to send out a Digest tomorrow. It’s also an acronym. Have fun.   Some minutes The minutes from today’s general EGSA meeting are attached. Most of you…
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April 17, 2014 0

EGSA Sizzle

EGSA, Do you feel it? It’s the electricity in the air. Nominations. Elections. EGSA meetings. Tingly. Don’t miss out on the excitement. Get your nominations in for next year’s positions (email me), get your dues paid so you can vote (give $10 to Christina), and then get yourself to tomorrow’s (4/17) EGSA meeting at 2:30pm…
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April 16, 2014 0

EGSA Dinner Bell

EGSA, Of course, when I say “dinner,” I really mean “sign up for the book sale.” But you know this. What you may not know is how to go about signing up. For that, see Emily Brower’s announcement below: Dear EGSA, The time has come for our annual book sale fundraiser, which also means the…
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April 15, 2014 0

EGSA Digest 04.11.14

EGSA,   I hope Diadeloso provided you with enough rest to be able to make it through this. It’s big. Like, important big.   Announcements   EGSA 2014 General Elections You’ve put up with us long enough, EGSA, except for Vice President Womack, up with whom you have to put for another year. But, otherwise,…
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April 11, 2014 0

EGSA Digest 04.04.14

EGSA,   Happy Viernesantesdeeldiadeloso. It only comes once a year.   Announcements   Professional Development Event, Today, 2:30–3:30pm, CS 4th “Life After Coursework: Prelims, Prospectus, and Dissertation” What am I going to do the first week in May if I’m not writing two seminar papers? How will I measure my self-worth if I have no…
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April 4, 2014 0

EGSA Salivate: Cheap books

Hey EGSA, Good news. You get to claim another shelf on the bookcase you share with your roommate because a large selection of excellent, inexpensive books is now available to you. You can never have too many books, and you can never claim too many shelves from your roommate. So check out Dr. Scales’s announcement…
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March 31, 2014 0

EGSA Digest 03.28.14

EGSA,   Keeping it simple today. (Read, looking forward to retirement.)   Announcements   Beall Poetry Festival Click the schedule to see the times and locations for today’s events. And then go to them. Upcoming Events   Professional Development Event, Fri., 4 Apr., 2:30–3:30pm, CS 4th “Life After Coursework: Prelims, Prospectus, and Dissertation” Panel. Discussion. Information. Coffee.…
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March 28, 2014 0

EGSA Digest 03.21.14

EGSA,   March Madness: That time of the year when you stress out, become unbalanced, and cry because of your ill-advised choices. Like deciding to tackle reading notebooks.   Announcements   Bearathon Breakfast, Tomorrow, 10:30am–Noon, Sarah’s (Quadrangle #72) 13.1 miles of torture for $35 dollars, or delicious breakfast with delightful company for free? False dilemma!…
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March 21, 2014 0