Thursday, August 27, 2009 Utah's Poet Laureate Katharine Coles
 At 12:30 pm on Wednesday, September 2, Utah's Poet Laureate Katharine Coles will read from her work in the Utah State University Haight Alumni Center. The event, part of the USU department of English Speakers Series, is free, and all are invited. More
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 NATHAN STRAIGHT NAMED RCDE TEACHER OF THE YEAR
 Nathan Straight, assistant professor of English, has been named Teacher of the Year by Regional Campuses and Distant Education. Straight is located at the Brigham City campus. This award is given for teaching excellence in one or more courses as part of the USU Regional Campuses and Distance Education program. More
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 SIR WALTER SCOTT GOES WEST
 Caroline McCracken-Flescher, professor of English and specialist in Scottish literature at the University of Wyoming, writes that, improbable as it may seem, Laramie will be the location for the International Walter Scott Conference to take place July 5-9, 2011. The topic will be “Walter Scott: Sheriff and Outlaw.” More
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 Presentation & Book Signing with Blackfoot Historian
 Ken Sanders Rare Books is pleased to announce a presentation and book signing with esteemed historian Adolf Hungry Wolf on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at our downtown bookstore (268 South 200 East). Hungry Wolf is the author of the remarkable four-volume history of the Blackfoot Indians, The Blackfoot Papers. This project is truly the magnum opus of Hungry Wolf's career and has been over four decades in the making. More
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Friday, August 21, 2009 Welcome to English at USU
 In a recent New York Times article on the amazing speed with which information travels today, columnist David Brooks wrote that "the most important part of information's journey is the last few inches—the space between a person's eyes or ears and the various regions of the brain. Does the individual have the capacity to understand the information? Does he or she have the training to exploit it?" In a cognitive age, Brooks concludes, success means being able to absorb, process, and combine information, not just receive it. More
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 COKINOS READING AT KING’S ENGLISH
 Associate professor of English Christopher Cokinos will read from his recent book, The Fallen Sky, on August 27 at the King's English Bookshop (1511 S. 1500 E.) in Salt Lake City starting at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. Call 801-484-9100 for details, and see the in-depth review of The Fallen Sky in the August 23 Salt Lake Tribune at http://www.sltrib.com/features/ci_13169607. More
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Monday, August 17, 2009 USU ENGLISH PROF PENS OP-ED PIECE FOR NEW YORK TIMES
 An op-ed piece by Utah State University faculty member Christopher Cokinos appeared in the Aug. 12 edition of The New York Times. Cokinos, author of the new book The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars, wrote about the recent Perseid meteor shower in the column under the title “ Dust in the (Cosmic) Wind.”An editor at The New York Times contacted Cokinos after reading a review of his book,described by Amazon.com as an epic work that takes the reader from Antarctica to outer space, telling the tale of how the study of meteorites became a scientific passion.The book is attracting wide attention, with multiple radio interviews for Cokinos, features and interviews on newwest.net and the Kansas City Star, as well as reviews by the Associated Press and in Seed magazine, the Tucson Citizen and New Scientist. More reviews are scheduled for such magazines as Discover and Natural History. More
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Monday, August 17, 2009 HASS HOUR TO FEATURE HISTORY PROF DANIEL J. McINERNY
.jpg&Size=70) Daniel J. McInerny, USU professor of History, will present this month's HASS hour timepiece, “The Lincoln Bicentennial: Who Freed the Slaves?” The event will take place at 5:15 Thursday, August 20, at Hamilton's Steak and Seafood Event Room. The cost is $6.95 per person (plus sales tax and gratuity) for an appetizer buffet. To RSVP, please contact Guy at 435-797-4072 or teri.guy@usu.edu. More
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Monday, August 17, 2009 JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK-STUDY STUDENTS
 Applications are being sought for a 10-hour-a-week position assisting in the daily operations of producing a wildlife management science journal. Duties include tracking manuscripts, correspondence with authors, maintaining simple databases, filling publication orders, mailing, and general office work. Applicants must have excellent English language skills (spelling, grammar, alphabetizing, etc.), computer skills, copying, and preferably some proofreading and light editing experience and skills.Those who would like to be considered should send a list of journalism and English-related courses taken and the grade received, and a note specifying what skills and experience they have that meet the above criteria to hwc@aggiemail.usu.edu More
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