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Footnotes: The Department Newsletter

Volume 52 | September 4, 2007 | Number 2

FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE

Fellowship Payment
Graduate students on fellowship for the Fall semester (8/16/07-12/15/07), will receive their last fellowship payment on 12/16/07.

Conference Travel Grants
Applications for fall 2007 Conference Travel Grants have been placed in mailboxes. If you did not receive an application please stop by the Grad Studies Office. Applications are due in 210 EB on September 17.

Dissertation Travel Grants
Information regarding Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grants has been distributed to mailboxes. If you did not receive the information but feel that you should have, please see Stephanie in 210 EB. Applications are due September 11.

Pictures
New faculty and anyone wanting an updated picture should see Chris in 210 EB before September 14th. These pictures will be posted in the glass case outside 211 EB.

Graduate Students: Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), we now need to obtain photo release forms from ALL (new and returning) graduate students to publicize your photo. Please see Chris in 210 EB for a release form.

Reminder to Grad Students
The Registrar does not take account of teaching and research appointments when certifying full-time status of students. TAs with student loans must carry 12 hours when full-time certification is necessary. (Requirements can differ; check with your loan company.) If you have any questions concerning your status, check with Stephanie in 210 EB.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Pete Craft on winning the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship for 2007-08. The Liebmann Fellowship is a highly competitive national award intended to support students "with outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study." The award is open to graduate students in all disciplines, is subject to two elimination processes, and only the top three candidates from each university go on to the national competition.

The fellowship will support Pete's full-time research this year on his dissertation which, is entitled Warfare, Trade, and "Indians" in English Literature, 1652-1719.

FALL 2007 - DATES TO REMEMBER

September 5: Last day to add a first-half session course
September 5: Last day to add or drop a semester course online
September 5: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list online
September 7: Last day to add name to Oct. degree list
September 14: Last day to take final doctoral exam for Oct. degree
September 21 : Last day to deposit Oct. master's theses
September 28 : Last day for student to add a semester course through OAR without
written dept approval
September 28: Last day to deposit Oct. doctoral dissertations
September 28: Last day to drop a first half-session course
September 28: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a first half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
October 15: Oct. degree conferral (no commencement)
October 15: Second half-session courses begin
October 29: Registration for spring begins
November 2: Last day to add a second half-session course
November 9: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without approval)
November 9: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list
November 9: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a semester course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
November 9: Last day to withdraw from the current term without a grade of W
Nov 17 - 25: Fall vacation for students
Nov 22 - 23: Thanksgiving Break (all campus holiday)
November 26: Instruction resumes
November 30: Last day to drop a second half-session course
November 30: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a second half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
November 30: Last day to take final exam for Dec. doctoral degree
December 7: Instruction ends
December 7: Last day to deposit Dec. master's theses December 8: Last day to add or drop a second half-session course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 8: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 8: Reading Day
Dec 10 – 15: Final examination period
December 10: Last day to change an I grade from spring or summer to prevent F by rule
December 14: Last day to deposit Dec. doctoral dissertations
December 17: Dec. degree conferral (no commencement)

REMINDER TO FACULTY & GRAD STUDENTS

Second Reminder
It is the policy of our department to keep a copy of all syllabi on file for each semester. If you have not turned in a syllabus for each course you are teaching this semester, please make sure Maureen in room 200 EB gets a copy as soon as possible.

BOOK DISCUSSION & SIGNING

Robert D. Novak Book Discussion & Signing
September 13, 2007 (Thursday)
3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
open to the public

ROBERT D. NOVAK
U of I Alumnus and Washington Columnist/Commentator signs his new autobiography
The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington
Published by Crown Forum

Authors Corner, Second Floor
Illini Union Bookstore
809 South Wright St .
Corner of Wright and Daniel Streets
Champaign , Illinois

In this sweeping memoir, Robert Novak offers the fascinating story of his remarkable life and career, including the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The autobiography is a journey through a half century of stories and personal encounters with Washington 's most powerful and colorful people.

Packed with riveting, never-before-told stories, The Prince of Darkness provides entertaining and perceptive views of fifty years in the life of Washington and the people who cover it. Novak has covered every president since Truman, has known virtually all the key movers and shakers in D.C., and broken a number of the biggest stories. Writing with bracing candor, Novak tells us how politics and journalism truly operate at the highest levels, both publicly and behind closed doors. And, Novak is equally open about his private experience: his drinking, when his job took precedence over his family, his political journey to the right and his spiritual journey and conversion.

Robert Novak was born in Joliet , Illinois . He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1948 to 1952, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Novak's journalism career began when he wrote for the Joliet Herald-News, The Daily Illini, and The Champaign-Urbana Courier while in college.

During the Korean War, Novak served in the U.S. Army. After the war, he joined the Associated Press and became a political correspondent in Indianapolis . In 1957, Novak was transferred to Washington D.C. to cover Congress; then joined the D.C. bureau of The Wall Street Journal in 1958 to report on the Senate, and in 1961 became their chief congressional correspondent. In 1963, he teamed up with Rowland Evans to create the “Evans-Novak Political Report” until Evans died of cancer in 2001.

Novak's newspaper column is syndicated by the Chicago Sun-Times. He currently serves as a FOX News Channel (FNC) contributor.

Novak endowed a scholarship fund in English at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign several years ago and a faculty chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Robert D. Novak Chair of Western Civilization and Culture is held by Jon Solomon, professor of The Classics.

For further information regarding the Robert Novak book signing, please contact Scott at (217) 333-2050 or iubstore@uiuc.edu at the Illini Union Bookstore or Jim at (217)333- 0246 or gobberdiel@uif.uillinois.edu at the U of I Foundation.

CONFERENCES

"Collections in Context: The Organization of Knowledge and Community in Europe (14th-17th centuries)"
Thursday-Saturday
September 13-15, 2007
Lucy Ellis Lounge
1080 Foreign Languages Building
Sessions are free and open to the public

Collecting is an increasingly important activity during the 14 th -17 th centuries, when the cost of producing books decreases, making it possible for more people to own them. Collection is a method of gathering information, of composing and ordering a text, and of circulating it. Collection organizes knowledge: the ways in which manuscript and early printed anthologies and miscellanies present and order their contents suggest relationships among their individual and seemingly disparate elements, thus among domains of knowledge. Manuscript and print collections also have a commemorative function: texts are put into anthologies to prevent their loss. So common is the practice that imagined collections figure in individual works from this period, whether the fictional libraries described by Rabelais or the collections of paintings and art objects glimpsed in the backgrounds of paintings. This conference brings together a group of scholars to reconsider the idea of collecting within an interdisciplinary context.

Speakers will include: Peter Ainsworth (University of Sheffield), Paula Carns (UIUC), Erin Donovan (UIUC), Kathryn Duys (College of St. Francis), Brett Foster (Wheaton College), Karen Fresco (UIUC), Anne D. Hedeman (UIUC), Julia Simms Holderness (Michigan State University), Alexander Hovan (UIUC), Marcus Keller (UIUC), Nancy Freeman Regalado (New York University), Leonora Stoppino (UIUC), Mary Quinlan-McGrath (Northern Illinois University), Carol Symes (UIUC), Andrew Taylor (University of Ottowa), Craig Taylor (University of York, UK), Mara Wade (UIUC), Elissa Weaver (University of Chicago)

The conference is made possible by contributions from The Program in Medieval Studies; The School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics; The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities; the Departments of English, of French, of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

For information, contact Karen Fresco ( kfresco@uiuc.edu ), Charles Wright ( cdwright@uiuc.edu ), or Anne D. Hedeman ( ahedeman@uiuc.edu ). See file in 213 EB (Journals Room).

POETRY/SHORT STORY CONTEST

Part of the AuthorHouse – Author Fest of the Rockies – Poetry and Short Story Contest
Each person can enter up to 3 unpublished poems or short stories. Short stories must be kept to 600 words or less. Poems must be 1 page or less. 12 point font or greater is required . Entry fee per poem/story $15 (make checks payable to: Friends of the MSPL). Submissions should be posted no later than October 5, 2007 .

Manuscripts should be submitted in duplicate with a cover letter indicating the author's name, address, and phone number. Names should not be included on the poem or story itself. Please title each piece.

Overall top prize for poetry & short story is $150. Send entries to: Friends of the Manitou Springs Public Library, Author Fest of the Rockies, P.O. Box 865, Manitou Springs, CO 80829. For more information go to www.authorfestoftherockies.org . See file in 213 EB (Journals Room).

EVENTS

Millikin University - September International Month
Learn more about world cultures, hear from people of other nations, and find out about Millikin's international travel options during International Month. For more information, visit www.millikin.edu/international , call 217-424-3758 or e-mail cie@millinkin.edu . See file in 213 EB (Journals Room).



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Footnotes Directory	Footnotes: The Department Newsletter Volume 52 \| September 4, 2007 \| Number 2 FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE Fellowship Payment Graduate students on fellowship for the Fall semester (8/16/07-12/15/07), will receive their last fellowship payment on 12/16/07. Conference Travel Grants Applications for fall 2007 Conference Travel Grants have been placed in mailboxes. If you did not receive an application please stop by the Grad Studies Office. Applications are due in 210 EB on September 17. Dissertation Travel Grants Information regarding Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grants has been distributed to mailboxes. If you did not receive the information but feel that you should have, please see Stephanie in 210 EB. Applications are due September 11. Pictures New faculty and anyone wanting an updated picture should see Chris in 210 EB before September 14th. These pictures will be posted in the glass case outside 211 EB. Graduate Students: Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), we now need to obtain photo release forms from ALL (new and returning) graduate students to publicize your photo. Please see Chris in 210 EB for a release form. Reminder to Grad Students The Registrar does not take account of teaching and research appointments when certifying full-time status of students. TAs with student loans must carry 12 hours when full-time certification is necessary. (Requirements can differ; check with your loan company.) If you have any questions concerning your status, check with Stephanie in 210 EB. Congratulations! *Congratulations to Pete Craft* on winning the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship for 2007-08. The Liebmann Fellowship is a highly competitive national award intended to support students "with outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study." The award is open to graduate students in all disciplines, is subject to two elimination processes, and only the top three candidates from each university go on to the national competition. The fellowship will support Pete's full-time research this year on his dissertation which, is entitled Warfare, Trade, and "Indians" in English Literature, 1652-1719. FALL 2007 - DATES TO REMEMBER September 5: Last day to add a first-half session course September 5: Last day to add or drop a semester course online September 5: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list online September 7: Last day to add name to Oct. degree list September 14: Last day to take final doctoral exam for Oct. degree September 21 : Last day to deposit Oct. master's theses September 28 : Last day for student to add a semester course through OAR without written dept approval September 28: Last day to deposit Oct. doctoral dissertations September 28: Last day to drop a first half-session course September 28: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a first half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade October 15: Oct. degree conferral (no commencement) October 15: Second half-session courses begin October 29: Registration for spring begins November 2: Last day to add a second half-session course November 9: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without approval) November 9: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list November 9: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a semester course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade November 9: Last day to withdraw from the current term without a grade of W Nov 17 - 25: Fall vacation for students Nov 22 - 23: Thanksgiving Break (all campus holiday) November 26: Instruction resumes November 30: Last day to drop a second half-session course November 30: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a second half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade November 30: Last day to take final exam for Dec. doctoral degree December 7: Instruction ends December 7: Last day to deposit Dec. master's theses December 8: Last day to add or drop a second half-session course with approval (a W is recorded) December 8: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded) December 8: Reading Day Dec 10 – 15: Final examination period December 10: Last day to change an I grade from spring or summer to prevent F by rule December 14: Last day to deposit Dec. doctoral dissertations December 17: Dec. degree conferral (no commencement) REMINDER TO FACULTY & GRAD STUDENTS Second Reminder It is the policy of our department to keep a copy of all syllabi on file for each semester. If you have not turned in a syllabus for each course you are teaching this semester, please make sure Maureen in room 200 EB gets a copy as soon as possible. BOOK DISCUSSION & SIGNING Robert D. Novak Book Discussion & Signing September 13, 2007 (Thursday) 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. open to the public ROBERT D. NOVAK U of I Alumnus and Washington Columnist/Commentator signs his new autobiography The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington Published by Crown Forum Authors Corner, Second Floor Illini Union Bookstore 809 South Wright St . Corner of Wright and Daniel Streets Champaign , Illinois In this sweeping memoir, Robert Novak offers the fascinating story of his remarkable life and career, including the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. The autobiography is a journey through a half century of stories and personal encounters with Washington 's most powerful and colorful people. Packed with riveting, never-before-told stories, The Prince of Darkness provides entertaining and perceptive views of fifty years in the life of Washington and the people who cover it. Novak has covered every president since Truman, has known virtually all the key movers and shakers in D.C., and broken a number of the biggest stories. Writing with bracing candor, Novak tells us how politics and journalism truly operate at the highest levels, both publicly and behind closed doors. And, Novak is equally open about his private experience: his drinking, when his job took precedence over his family, his political journey to the right and his spiritual journey and conversion. Robert Novak was born in Joliet , Illinois . He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1948 to 1952, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Novak's journalism career began when he wrote for the Joliet Herald-News, The Daily Illini, and The Champaign-Urbana Courier while in college. During the Korean War, Novak served in the U.S. Army. After the war, he joined the Associated Press and became a political correspondent in Indianapolis . In 1957, Novak was transferred to Washington D.C. to cover Congress; then joined the D.C. bureau of The Wall Street Journal in 1958 to report on the Senate, and in 1961 became their chief congressional correspondent. In 1963, he teamed up with Rowland Evans to create the “Evans-Novak Political Report” until Evans died of cancer in 2001. Novak's newspaper column is syndicated by the Chicago Sun-Times. He currently serves as a FOX News Channel (FNC) contributor. Novak endowed a scholarship fund in English at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign several years ago and a faculty chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Robert D. Novak Chair of Western Civilization and Culture is held by Jon Solomon, professor of The Classics. For further information regarding the Robert Novak book signing, please contact Scott at (217) 333-2050 or iubstore@uiuc.edu at the Illini Union Bookstore or Jim at (217)333- 0246 or gobberdiel@uif.uillinois.edu at the U of I Foundation. CONFERENCES "Collections in Context: The Organization of Knowledge and Community in Europe (14th-17th centuries)" Thursday-Saturday September 13-15, 2007 Lucy Ellis Lounge 1080 Foreign Languages Building Sessions are free and open to the public Collecting is an increasingly important activity during the 14 th -17 th centuries, when the cost of producing books decreases, making it possible for more people to own them. Collection is a method of gathering information, of composing and ordering a text, and of circulating it. Collection organizes knowledge: the ways in which manuscript and early printed anthologies and miscellanies present and order their contents suggest relationships among their individual and seemingly disparate elements, thus among domains of knowledge. Manuscript and print collections also have a commemorative function: texts are put into anthologies to prevent their loss. So common is the practice that imagined collections figure in individual works from this period, whether the fictional libraries described by Rabelais or the collections of paintings and art objects glimpsed in the backgrounds of paintings. This conference brings together a group of scholars to reconsider the idea of collecting within an interdisciplinary context. Speakers will include: Peter Ainsworth (University of Sheffield), Paula Carns (UIUC), Erin Donovan (UIUC), Kathryn Duys (College of St. Francis), Brett Foster (Wheaton College), Karen Fresco (UIUC), Anne D. Hedeman (UIUC), Julia Simms Holderness (Michigan State University), Alexander Hovan (UIUC), Marcus Keller (UIUC), Nancy Freeman Regalado (New York University), Leonora Stoppino (UIUC), Mary Quinlan-McGrath (Northern Illinois University), Carol Symes (UIUC), Andrew Taylor (University of Ottowa), Craig Taylor (University of York, UK), Mara Wade (UIUC), Elissa Weaver (University of Chicago) The conference is made possible by contributions from The Program in Medieval Studies; The School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics; The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities; the Departments of English, of French, of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. For information, contact Karen Fresco ( kfresco@uiuc.edu ), Charles Wright ( cdwright@uiuc.edu ), or Anne D. Hedeman ( ahedeman@uiuc.edu ). See file in 213 EB (Journals Room). POETRY/SHORT STORY CONTEST Part of the AuthorHouse – Author Fest of the Rockies – Poetry and Short Story Contest Each person can enter up to 3 unpublished poems or short stories. Short stories must be kept to 600 words or less. Poems must be 1 page or less. 12 point font or greater is required . Entry fee per poem/story $15 (make checks payable to: Friends of the MSPL). Submissions should be posted no later than October 5, 2007 . Manuscripts should be submitted in duplicate with a cover letter indicating the author's name, address, and phone number. Names should not be included on the poem or story itself. Please title each piece. Overall top prize for poetry & short story is $150. Send entries to: Friends of the Manitou Springs Public Library, Author Fest of the Rockies, P.O. Box 865, Manitou Springs, CO 80829. For more information go to www.authorfestoftherockies.org . See file in 213 EB (Journals Room). EVENTS Millikin University - September International Month Learn more about world cultures, hear from people of other nations, and find out about Millikin's international travel options during International Month. For more information, visit www.millikin.edu/international , call 217-424-3758 or e-mail cie@millinkin.edu . See file in 213 EB (Journals Room).

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