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Fall 2017 News

Faculty/Staff News:

• Rebekah Buchanan & Ellen Poulter Get Provost Awards 2017
• Fall 2017 English Department Group Photo
• Dual Enrollment with Cambridge High School

Student News:

•  Meet our New Graduate Teaching Assistants

Event News:

• Homecoming Dec the Office Competition – English Dept. Wins Second Place
• English Alumni Tailgating for Homecoming
• Western Writing Program Celebration Fall 2017
• Dinner and Conversations with Chris Morrow: Book vs. Book
• EGO Conference "Empathy and Anger"
• NCTE – Fall 2017 - preservice teacher event to share lessons they've created, support other teacher candidates, and listen to recognized authors talk about who they are as readers.
• Sigma Tau Delta had a Bake Sale Fundraiser – see the poster and other fundraisers for this organization
• Spooky Simpkins' Stories
• Laymon to Serve as Fall 2017 Fred Ewing Case and Lola Austin Case Writer in Residence
• Hallwas Lecture to be Delivered by Martinelli-Fernandez
• Honoring Our Veterans: Special Screening, Concert, & Film Minor 10–Year Anniversary Event with Composer Enzo de Rosa & Filmmaker Lucia Mauro "In My Brother's Shoes"; See event pictures; see News Release; as part of Military Appreciation Week

Other News:

• Spring 2018 Course Descriptions
• Study Abroad – Italy (Cinema Italiano)
• Film Newsletter Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
• Holiday Decorations are in Swing in the Department of English
• Top Books English Majors Should Read

Fall 2017 Publications:

The Mirror and The Lamp   (Blog)

• Book vs. Book: A Ludiological Literary Event by Tiffany Dimmick
• English Majors are Zombies!? by Aubrey Foust
• Bookish Traveling: Twice Lost by Emily–Bryce Swain
• The Best Places to Sleep in Simpkins Hall (Meet the Editors Part 1) by Emily–Bryce Swain
• The Book That Changed My Life: Featuring Aubrey Foust by Tess Tyler
• Simpkins' Fairytales of Leatherneck Pride by Tiffany Dimmick
• Birds Love Simpkins Hall by Aubrey Foust
• The Art of the Handwritten Letter by Emily–Bryce Swain

Fall 2017 Recurring Events:

• Anime Club meets every Friday (Simpkins 27, 6pm)
• African American Literary Society every Tuesday (Simpkins 20, 4–5pm)

Fall 2017 Calendar of Events in Order:

• August 28, 2017: EGO Meeting (Simpkins 108, 4pm)
• August 30, 2017: OSA Student Activity Fair 
• September 11, 2017: Film Screening: Remembering 9/11 (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• September 13, 2017: QC – 15th Annual John Hallwas Lecture
• September 14, 2017: Macomb – 15th Annual John Hallwas Lecture
• September 15, 2017: EGO Conference Proposals Due
• September 22, 2017: Boiler Room Reading Series: Barb Harroun and Rebekah Buchanan, Vanette West, Jon Naskrent (University Art Gallery, 4pm)
• September 25, 2017: Film Screening: Yours, Mine, and Ours (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• September 28, 2017: Zine–Making Group (Simpkins 27, 2:30pm)
• September 30, 2017: English Department Homecoming Tailgating (Q–Lot, 10am–3pm)
• October 2, 2017: Film Screening: Suspiria (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• October 9, 2017: Film Screening: The Wicker Man (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• October 10, 2017: English Department Open House (Simpkins First Floor, 9am–4pm)
• October 11, 2017: English Department Open House (Simpkins First Floor, 9am–4pm)
• October 16, 2017: Film Screening: The Devil's Backbone (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• October 23, 2017: Film Screening: Death Note (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• October 26, 2017: Zine–Making Group (Simpkins 27, 2:30pm)
• October 27, 2017: Boiler Room Reading Series: Dr. Shazia Rahman, Tess Taylor, Nick Nusbaumer (University Art Gallery, 4pm)
• October 30, 2017: Film Screening: Trick 'r Treat (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• November 3, 2017: EGO/STD Conference – Dr. Peter DeGabriele (Morgan 109, 7–9pm)
• November 4, 2017: EGO/STD Conference "Empathy and Anger" (Simpkins, 8am–4pm)
• November 6, 2017: Bake Sale (Ground Floor Simpkins)
• November 6, 2017: Film Screening: Good Morning Vietnam (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• November 7, 2017: Bake Sale (Ground Floor Simpkins)
• November 7, 2017: Film Minor 10–year Anniversary Reception (Sandburg Lounge, 6pm)
• November 7, 2017: Veterans Week: Special Screening & Concert (Sandburg Theater, 6:45pm)
• November 8, 2017: Bake Sale (Ground Floor Simpkins)
• November 13, 2017: Bake Sale (Ground Floor Simpkins)
• November 13, 2017: Study Abroad Interest Meeting – Italy (Cinema Italiano) (Simpkins 220, 6–7pm)
• November 14, 2017: Bake Sale (Malpass Library)
• November 15, 2017: Bake Sale (Malpass Library)
• November 18, 2017: NCTE: preservice teacher event to share lessons they've created, support other teacher candidates, and listen to recognized authors talk about who they are as readers (St. Louis, Missouri)
• November 19, 2017: Study Abroad Italy (Cinema Italiano) Application Deadline
• November 27, 2017: Film Screening: Allegro non troppo (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)
• November 29, 2017: Case Writer: Kiese Laymon (Sherman Hall, 5pm)
• November 30, 2017: Zine–Making Group (Simpkins 27, 2:30pm)
• December 1, 2017: Boiler Room Reading Series (Open Mic) (University Art Gallery, 4pm)
• December 2, 2017: Dinner and Conversation – Book vs. Book: A Ludiological Literary Event (Old Bailey House, 4:30–7:30pm)
• December 4, 2017: Film Screening: Spaceballs (Simpkins 220, 6–8pm)

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