Sigma Tau Delta will be giving out doughnuts, coffee, and bananas (brain-food!) on the first day of exams, Monday, 4/29, in the classroom building, in between the first and second exam periods, from about 9:30-10:30. See you then!
Writer and alumnus John W. Egerton will receive the 2013 University of Kentucky Libraries Award for Intellectual Achievement presented at the UK Libraries Annual Dinner.
Florida playwright Jo Morello has won the second biennial Prize for Women Playwrights presented by the Kentucky Women Writers Conference (KWWC) for her full-length play, E.G.O.: The Passions of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill.
Invisible War (2011), an Academy Award-nominated documentary, will be shown for free this Saturday morning, April 20, 2013, at 10 AM at the Kentucky Theater. This film documents the lives of women and men who have been sexually assaulted while serving in the U.S. military. Several of the survivors have roots in Kentucky, and some of them will be at the screening to answer questions. Come out, see the film, hear their stories.
Sponsored by UK Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, English, History, WRD (Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media), American Studies and the Center for research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW)
The African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) program emerged in Fall 2011, uniting African American Studies & Research Program with Africana Studies, to create greater community presence, to provide international study opportunities in the focus area and to work toward creating an undergraduate major. In the Fall 2013, the area will expand even further, as two new distinguished faculty join the program.
Planning meeting for our final events of the semester, selection of new officers for next year, and brainstorming for next year.
Upcoming events:
-doughnuts and coffee during finals week (we need to plan)
-12 hour poetry reading (April 16-----in cooperation with Creative Writers)
-writing workshop (we need to set a date for this)
-end of year celebration?
-English Awards ceremony (Fri April 26th at 2 pm)
Come join us! We want your ideas!
The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities has chosen 12 outstanding undergraduates as new scholars for the university's Gaines Fellowship Program for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.
A celebration of Kate Black's contributions as an Appalachian Studies Archivist and Scholar
All graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited and encouraged to bring significant others, children, and pets. EGSO will provide grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie burgers.
The Commonwealth House will serve as a backup location if the weather prevents gathering at Woodland Park.
Hosted by the English Graduate Student Organization (EGSO).
Everyone is invited to the English Graduate Student Organization (EGSO) Conference!
8:00am - 8:45am Coffee & Pastry Welcome
8:45am - 10:00am Session 1: "Reading the Dickensian City"
10:15am - 11:30am Session 2A. "Examining Trauma: Representations in Film, Poetry, and Visual Literature"
Session 2B. “Post-Bellum, Pre-Harlem”
11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch at the Boone Center
1:00pm - 2:00pm Keynote, Dr. Leah Bayens - "The Consilience of Ecological Agrarianism" - Niles Gallery
2:15pm - 3:30pm Session 3: "Minds, Memories, and Publics, Medieval and Early Modern"
3:45pm - 5:00pm Session 4: "Stardom"
Post-conference pizza and drinks will be held at Pazzo's -- all are welcome!
