You are invited to the first ever Sustainability Week at USU, taking place November 16-19 in the Merrill-Cazier Library. Events during the week celebrate the success and promote awareness of sustainability efforts campus-wide. More

 

 

Recent grad and current Department of English administrative assistant Corey Clawson will have several pieces of his writing published in the Aisthesis honors journal. Poems “From Michelangelo's David,” “Wyoming Calling on Line One,” “Thirteen Folds,” and “The Artistry of Melinda Archer,” as well as an essay on Seamus Heaney, “Learning the Limits of ‘Boundless Inbetweenness,' ” will appear in the Fall 2009 issue. Aisthesis is published by the Honors Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

 

USU professor of English Paual Crumbley is the central organizer for the international Emily Dickinson conference to be held August 6-8, 2010, at Oxford University. The official title for the conference is "'Were I Britain born': Dickinson's Transatlantic Connections." Crumbley is President of the Emily Dickinson International Society, the organization that is putting on the conference. More

 

 

Department of English Professor Steve Siporin will soon be leaving for Hebrew University as a visiting Lady Davis Fellow. There Siporin will teach American Folklore and continue his research on Italian Jews, specifically Augusto Segre, whose memoir Siporin translated. The translation was published in 2008 by University of Nebraska Press. More

 

 

On Saturday, November 14th, the Folklore Society of Utah held its annual conference on the Utah Valley University campus. This year Utah State University had six current and former students together with a faculty member presenting their work. They included Will Pooley, Jeannine Heuneman, Liza Olsen, Bernadene Ryan, Randy Williams, Lisa Duskin-Goedea, and Lisa Gabbert.

 

 

On Thursday, November 19th, The King's English is pleased to present esteemed author David Kranes at Rowland Hall Lower School, 720 S. Guardsman Way, at 7:00 P.M., in Salt Lake City. Kranes will read from his book, The National Tree, a story of the journey of a perfect 75-foot Sitka spruce as it makes it way from its northern California birthplace to its holiday home in Washington, D.C ., as well as the journey of discovery for the father and son who deliver it. More

 

 

The Salt Lake Arts Council and the University of Utah English Department present visiting writers Antonya Nelson and Kathryn Cowles reading from their work on Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 pm in the Salt Lake Library (210E 400 South). More

 

 

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is currently accepting applications for its Research and Projects Grants. These grants, for amounts not exceeding $1,000, are intended for graduate students actively pursuing either their Masters' or Doctoral degrees. In order to be eligible for a Research Grant, students must be able to reasonably demonstrate they need financial assistance in completing essential research or purchasing necessary materials. Please note that these scholarships are intended to go to offset the costs of students' research/graduate work that their major professor, department, and college could not financially support.  More

 

 

On November 19, the HASS Hour will present associate professor of English Steve Shively speaking on Willa Cather: From Nebraska to Utah State to the World." The event will take place at 5:15 pm at Hamiton's Steak and Seafood. The cost is $6.95. For planning purposes, an RSVP is appreciated. Please call Teri Guy at 435.797.4072. More

 

 

The Women's Studies Section of the 52^nd Western Social Sciences Association Conference announces a call for papers, panels, and proposals. The conference will take place April 14-17, 2010, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Proposals are due December 1, 2009, via the WSSA website http://wssa.asu.edu/conferences/default.htm. More

 

The Mountain West Center for Regional Studies has issued a call for applications for the Garth and Marie Jones Scholarship. The scholarship pays up to $900 toward tuition. You could receive a scholarship that pays up to $900 for tuition. More

 

 

Several deadlines for undergraduate research opportunities (for both faculty and students) are approaching in October and November. "These conferences, grants, and events are excellent ways to get further involved in undergraduate research, and to get recognition for projects," said Joyce Kinkead, associate vice president for research at USU. More

 

 

As always, Helicon West will be held the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 PM at the True Aggie Cafe, 117 N. Main in Logan. Mark your calendars with the following dates: Sept. 10, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Dec. 3 (event moved from Thanksgiving week to first week in December). Events are free and open to campus and community. More

 

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