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Volume 52 |February 18, 2008| Number 20

FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE

Conference Travel Grants
Applications for Spring 2008 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 February 18.

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 February 26.

Student Fellowships for 2008-09
Instructions for applying for 2008-09 fellowships were emailed on Friday, January 18. If you would like a paper copy of these instructions please see Stephanie Shockey. Applications are due in 210 EB on March 7, 2008.

Fellowship Payment
Graduate students on fellowship for the Spring semester (1/16/08-5/15/08), will receive their first fellowship payment on 2/16/08 and their last payment on 5/16/08. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Congratulations!
Samantha Looker successfully passed her Special Field exam on Academic Literacy and Language Studies (Prior, Ch; McCarthey, Hawisher, Schaffner) on 2/14/08.

Spring 2008 – Dates to Remember
February 22: Last day to add a semester course at OAR without department approval
February 22: Last day to elect or change credit/no-credit option for a first half-session course
February 22: Last day to drop a first half-session course
March 10: Second half-session courses begin
March 15-23: Spring Break
March 14: Instruction resumes
April 4: Last day to add a second half-session course
April 4: Last day to add name to May degree list
April 11: Last day to withdraw from a current term without a grade of W
April 11: Last day to elect/change credit/no-credit option for a semester course
April 11: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without
approval)
April 11: Last day to take final exam for May doctoral degree
April 25: Last day to elect/change credit/no-credit option for a second half-session course
April 25: Last day to drop a second half-session course
April 25: Last day to deposit May master’s theses
April 30: Last day of instruction
May 1: Reading Day
May 1: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded)
May 1: Last day to remove an I grade from fall 2007 to prevent F by rule
May 2-9: Final examination period
May 2 : Last day to deposit May doctoral dissertations
May 11: May degree conferral (Commencement)

FROM THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE

Summer Teaching
The department is tentatively offering the following summer session II classes available for English Department TAs/NTTs to teach:

Summer Session II (June 9-July 31)
1 section ENGL 101 – Intro to Poetry
2 sections of ENGL 109 - Introduction to Fiction (Advanced Composition)
1 section ENGL 200 – Intro to Lit Study
1 section ENGL 251 – The Amer Novel Since 1914
1 section CW 104 – Intro Narrative Writing
1 section of RHET 105 - Principles of Composition
7 sections B&TW 250 - Principles of Business Communication

We will take names of interested Department instructors until March 14. There are sign-up sheets in room 294 EB. Staffing these sections is based on seniority. Since there are so few course offerings, graduate students in the Department of English eligible for TA support will have priority in staffing.

EVENT

How to Find a Job Outside Academia….Even if You Aren’t Sure That You Want One
Have you ever considered what your job opportunities might be outside academia? Can a non-academic job really be rewarding? Are you afraid your options may be limited?

If so, join us on March 6 as Susan Basalla May, co-author of “So What Are You Going to Do With That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academe, talks about the challenges and opportunities for advanced-degree holders. Susan Basalla specializes in helping graduate students and faculty members find innovative ways to apply their skills outside academia, and she will provide graduate students with ideas and strategies for making the most of advanced degrees.

The first 200 graduate students to arrive to Dr. Basallas talk will receive a FREE copy of her book, “So What Are You Going to Do With That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia, http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/222067.ctl.

Basalla earned her Ph.D. in English from Princeton University and worked in journalism and new media for six years before joining Art & Science Group, a consulting firm focused on higher education, in 2004. She has been a regular contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Beyond the Ivory Tower” column since 2002.

This event is part of the Graduate Colleges annual PhD Completion Project Speakers Series, and is underwritten in part by grant funding from the Council of Graduate Schools.

Thursday, March 6
5:00 p.m.
Illini Union Room C

CONTEST

Bright Lights Big Verse: Poems of Times Square Contest
The Poetry Society of America and the Times Square Alliance invite your students and staff to enter BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG VERSE: Poems of Times Square Contest. There is no fee to enter. Five winners will receive $1,000 and a trip to New York City to read their winning poem at an event in Times Square.

Enter the BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG VERSE: Poems of Times Square Contest and help celebrate Times Square, and the qualities that Times Square represents—diversity, desire, dynamism and the marriage of commerce and culture—through poetry.

Entries will be accepted until March 1, 2008. For more details and to submit your entries, visit http://www.TimesSquareNYC.org or http://www.PoetrySociety.org.

If you have any questions, please contact Belle Domingo at bdomingo@timessquarealliance.org.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

33% Graduate Assistantship
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will be offering one 33% Graduate Assistantship for the 2008-2009 year. The position is open to all Unit-affiliated graduate students; students who are not already affiliated may submit Unit applications concurrently (forms are available online on our website: http://criticism.english.uiuc.edu).

The ideal Unit assistant will have office experience, computer literacy, and commitment to the Unit and its programs. Graphic design and/or web design experience is also useful, as is experience with conference or event organizing. These tasks will all be central to this position.

For full consideration, please deliver a CV or resume and a letter of application detailing your qualifications by 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 28 to Michael Rothberg's mailbox outside of the English Department office (English 208) or to the Unit for Criticism office (English 100).

Michael Rothberg
Director, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Associate Professor, Departments of English and Comparative Literature University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
208 English Building, MC-718
608 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
telephone: (217) 333-2581
fax: (217) 333-4321
http://criticism.english.uiuc.edu/director.htm

RESEARCH AWARD

The Evelyne Accad International Research Award
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) is delighted to announce a New Award Opportunity for UIUC graduate students: The Evelyne Accad International Research Award

The Evelyne Accad International Research Award offered by WGGP seeks graduate student candidates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are working on issues related to women in North Africa and the Middle East. The award is designed to support research projects in a wide variety of disciplines (such as, Anthropology, Sociology, Literature, Religion, Economics, Health, Fine Arts, Music, and Philosophy) as well as multi-disciplinary work. An award of $1,000 will be given to a graduate student whose work promises to make a significant contribution to the understanding of women's lives in the region.

Applicants should submit the following:
1. A completed application form, available by contacting the WGGP program or on line at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/Accad.shtml
2. A proposal of the research project [five double-spaced pages or approximately 1500 words].
3. One letter of reference [with referee form on page 3 of application].

Deadline for application submission for the Accad Award is March 31, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

Send completed application and supporting materials to:
WGGP Office
320 International Studies Building, MC-480
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
For more information, contact the WGGP Office at 333-1994.
Please note the deadline for all other WGGP Awards is February 15, 2008. Details for all WGGP Awards can be found on the WGGP Web Page at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/grantfund



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Footnotes Directory	Footnotes: The Department Newsletter Volume 52 \|February 18, 2008\| Number 20 FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE Conference Travel Grants Applications for Spring 2008 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 February 18. 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 February 26. Student Fellowships for 2008-09 Instructions for applying for 2008-09 fellowships were emailed on Friday, January 18. If you would like a paper copy of these instructions please see Stephanie Shockey. Applications are due in 210 EB on March 7, 2008. Fellowship Payment Graduate students on fellowship for the Spring semester (1/16/08-5/15/08), will receive their first fellowship payment on 2/16/08 and their last payment on 5/16/08. Please let me know if you have any questions. Congratulations! Samantha Looker successfully passed her Special Field exam on Academic Literacy and Language Studies (Prior, Ch; McCarthey, Hawisher, Schaffner) on 2/14/08. Spring 2008 – Dates to Remember February 22: Last day to add a semester course at OAR without department approval February 22: Last day to elect or change credit/no-credit option for a first half-session course February 22: Last day to drop a first half-session course March 10: Second half-session courses begin March 15-23: Spring Break March 14: Instruction resumes April 4: Last day to add a second half-session course April 4: Last day to add name to May degree list April 11: Last day to withdraw from a current term without a grade of W April 11: Last day to elect/change credit/no-credit option for a semester course April 11: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without approval) April 11: Last day to take final exam for May doctoral degree April 25: Last day to elect/change credit/no-credit option for a second half-session course April 25: Last day to drop a second half-session course April 25: Last day to deposit May master’s theses April 30: Last day of instruction May 1: Reading Day May 1: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded) May 1: Last day to remove an I grade from fall 2007 to prevent F by rule May 2-9: Final examination period May 2 : Last day to deposit May doctoral dissertations May 11: May degree conferral (Commencement) FROM THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE Summer Teaching The department is tentatively offering the following summer session II classes available for English Department TAs/NTTs to teach: *Summer Session II* (June 9-July 31) 1 section ENGL 101 – Intro to Poetry 2 sections of ENGL 109 - Introduction to Fiction (Advanced Composition) 1 section ENGL 200 – Intro to Lit Study 1 section ENGL 251 – The Amer Novel Since 1914 1 section CW 104 – Intro Narrative Writing 1 section of RHET 105 - Principles of Composition 7 sections B&TW 250 - Principles of Business Communication We will take names of interested Department instructors until March 14. There are sign-up sheets in room 294 EB. Staffing these sections is based on seniority. Since there are so few course offerings, graduate students in the Department of English eligible for TA support will have priority in staffing. EVENT How to Find a Job Outside Academia….Even if You Aren’t Sure That You Want One Have you ever considered what your job opportunities might be outside academia? Can a non-academic job really be rewarding? Are you afraid your options may be limited? If so, join us on March 6 as Susan Basalla May, co-author of “So What Are You Going to Do With That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academe, talks about the challenges and opportunities for advanced-degree holders. Susan Basalla specializes in helping graduate students and faculty members find innovative ways to apply their skills outside academia, and she will provide graduate students with ideas and strategies for making the most of advanced degrees. The first 200 graduate students to arrive to Dr. Basallas talk will receive a FREE copy of her book, “So What Are You Going to Do With That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia, http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/222067.ctl. Basalla earned her Ph.D. in English from Princeton University and worked in journalism and new media for six years before joining Art & Science Group, a consulting firm focused on higher education, in 2004. She has been a regular contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Beyond the Ivory Tower” column since 2002. This event is part of the Graduate Colleges annual PhD Completion Project Speakers Series, and is underwritten in part by grant funding from the Council of Graduate Schools. Thursday, March 6 5:00 p.m. Illini Union Room C CONTEST Bright Lights Big Verse: Poems of Times Square Contest The Poetry Society of America and the Times Square Alliance invite your students and staff to enter BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG VERSE: Poems of Times Square Contest. There is no fee to enter. Five winners will receive $1,000 and a trip to New York City to read their winning poem at an event in Times Square. Enter the BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG VERSE: Poems of Times Square Contest and help celebrate Times Square, and the qualities that Times Square represents—diversity, desire, dynamism and the marriage of commerce and culture—through poetry. Entries will be accepted until March 1, 2008. For more details and to submit your entries, visit http://www.TimesSquareNYC.org or http://www.PoetrySociety.org. If you have any questions, please contact Belle Domingo at bdomingo@timessquarealliance.org. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 33% Graduate Assistantship The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory will be offering one 33% Graduate Assistantship for the 2008-2009 year. The position is open to all Unit-affiliated graduate students; students who are not already affiliated may submit Unit applications concurrently (forms are available online on our website: http://criticism.english.uiuc.edu). The ideal Unit assistant will have office experience, computer literacy, and commitment to the Unit and its programs. Graphic design and/or web design experience is also useful, as is experience with conference or event organizing. These tasks will all be central to this position. For full consideration, please deliver a CV or resume and a letter of application detailing your qualifications by 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 28 to Michael Rothberg's mailbox outside of the English Department office (English 208) or to the Unit for Criticism office (English 100). Michael Rothberg Director, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Associate Professor, Departments of English and Comparative Literature University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 208 English Building, MC-718 608 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 USA telephone: (217) 333-2581 fax: (217) 333-4321 http://criticism.english.uiuc.edu/director.htm RESEARCH AWARD The Evelyne Accad International Research Award Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) is delighted to announce a New Award Opportunity for UIUC graduate students: The Evelyne Accad International Research Award The Evelyne Accad International Research Award offered by WGGP seeks graduate student candidates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are working on issues related to women in North Africa and the Middle East. The award is designed to support research projects in a wide variety of disciplines (such as, Anthropology, Sociology, Literature, Religion, Economics, Health, Fine Arts, Music, and Philosophy) as well as multi-disciplinary work. An award of $1,000 will be given to a graduate student whose work promises to make a significant contribution to the understanding of women's lives in the region. Applicants should submit the following: 1. A completed application form, available by contacting the WGGP program or on line at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/Accad.shtml 2. A proposal of the research project [five double-spaced pages or approximately 1500 words]. 3. One letter of reference [with referee form on page 3 of application]. Deadline for application submission for the Accad Award is March 31, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Send completed application and supporting materials to: WGGP Office 320 International Studies Building, MC-480 910 South Fifth Street Champaign, IL 61820 For more information, contact the WGGP Office at 333-1994. Please note the deadline for all other WGGP Awards is February 15, 2008. Details for all WGGP Awards can be found on the WGGP Web Page at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/grantfund

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