College of Arts and Sciences

Fall 2015 News

Faculty/Staff News:
Student News
Event News
Other News

 

Fall 2015 Recurring Events:

  • Writing Committee every Wednesday (Simpkins 27, 11am–12pm)
  • CC Department Meeting every Thursday (Simpkins 19, 1:30–2:30pm)
  • Thomas Hardy Reading Group every Tuesday (Simpkins 124, 9am)

 

Fall 2015 Calendar of Events in Order:

  • September 9, 2015: Film Club Screening: Moon (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • September 22, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting: “Writing Transfer and the Idea of a Writing Center” - theories of learning transfer and research on writing transfer are impacting the University Writing Center, just as they have the Writing Program. Come learn how this scholarship is affecting how writing consultants are trained and how the writing center supports your student writers and the writing you assign. (Simpkins 14, 3:30–4:30pm)
  • September 23, 2015: Veteran Author Bruce Lack to Speak at Western
  • September 23, 2015: Film Club Screening: M.A.S.H. (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • October 7, 2015: Film Club Screening: A Nightmare on Elm Street (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • October 14, 2015: Film Club Screening: The Crazies (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • October 20, 2015: Naming What We Know Reading Group (Simpkins Student Lounge, 3:30–4:30pm)
  • October 21, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting "The role of reflection in the teaching of writing" - We will read selections from Writing Across Contexts (Yancey, Robertson, and Tacsak) and discuss the role of reflection in the teaching of writing.(Simpkins 14, 4:20–5:20pm)
  • October 21, 2015: Film Club Screening: City of the Living Dead (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • October 22, 2015: Film Club Trivia (Tanner Hall Circle, 7–9pm)
  • October 23, 2015: Boiler Room Reading Series: Roberta DiCarmine, Katelin Deushane & Emily Byrnes (University Art Gallery, 4–5pm)
  • October 28, 2015: Film Club Screening: What We Do in the Shadows (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • November 3, 2015: Naming What We Know Reading Group (Simpkins Student Lounge, 3:30–4:30pm)
  • November 4, 2015: English Department Meeting (Simpkins 14, 12–1pm)
  • November 6, 2015: English Education Meeting (Simpkins 226, 8:30–9:30am)
  • November 6, 2015: EGO Keynote by Dr. William Kuskin, "Iron Man's Heart and the Paradox of Online Intimacy" (Sandburg Theater, 1–2:30pm)
  • November 7, 2015: EGO/STD Conference: English at Play: A Conference on Language and Literature (Simpkins Hall)
  • November 9, 2015: Literature Faculty Meeting (Simpkins 19, 12pm)
  • November 9, 2015: Veterans Voices – Personal Stories of Combat and Peace Open House: A campaign to introduce an innovative writing and publication project for veterans and service members. All interested veterans and service members are invited to stop in and learn more about this exciting new venture, cosponsored by the English and Journalism Department and the Veterans Resource Center. Veteran students, staff, faculty, and alumni are encouraged to share their stories through poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction. We welcome all stories, and are not simply seeking writing on the combat experience. We seek to provide a space on the page that encompasses the complex, rich experience of service. (333 Ward Street, 3–4pm)
  • November 10, 2015: A Personal Story of War & Remembrance Documentary & Panel Discussion (Sandburg Theater, 6:30pm)
  • November 11, 2015: Film Club Screening: Senna (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • The Fred Ewing Case & Lola Austin Case Writer–in–Residence: Isabel Quintero (Taylor Hall, 5pm)
  • November 13, 2015: English Education Meeting (Simpkins 226, 10am)
  • November 13, 2015: Faculty Research & Scholarship Committee Meeting (3:30pm)
  • November 13, 2015: Boiler Room Reading Series: Cass Litle, Lucas Marshall, Jo Chapman, & Natasha Morgan (University Art Gallery, 4–5pm)
  • November 13, 2015: International Education Week and the WIU Film Club Present: The Babadook (Morgan 109, 6pm)
  • November 17, 2015: Writing Faculty Meeting "The role of reading in the teaching of writing" - We will read “Reading Practices in the Writing Classroom” (Adler-Kassner and Estrem) and discuss the role of reading in the teaching of writing. (Simpkins 14, 3:30–4:30pm)
  • November 19, 2015: The Fred Ewing Case & Lola Austin Case Writer–in–Residence: Poet Monica Berlin(University Art Gallery, 7pm)
  • December 1, 2015: Naming What We Know Reading Group (Simpkins Student Lounge, 3:30–4:30pm)
  • December 2, 2015: English Department Meeting (Simpkins 14, 12–1pm)
  • December 2, 2015: Film Club Screening: Samurai Cop (Simpkins 220, 7pm)
  • December 3, 2015: Film Club Trivia (Tanner Hall Circle, 6pm)
  • December 4, 2015: English Education Meeting (Simpkins 226, 10am)
  • December 11, 2015: English Education Meeting (Simpkins 226, 10am)