November 16, 2009
Freeman Indonesia Internship in Indonesia:
9 week internship in Indonesia, all expenses paid, including
language/culture study and internship in the non-profit sector. This is
administered by the Institute of International Education (the Fulbright
folks).
Applicants must be sophomores or juniors in good academic standing.
Interested students can contact Jeanne Sokolowski
(jeanne.sokolowski@wku.edu) at the Office of Scholar Development for
assistance in the application process. Education is one of the
highlighted fields, so English and Allied Language Arts majors are
encouraged to apply.
The deadline is February 15th, 2010.
Best,
Jeanne
November 3, 2009
From: “David J Bell” <david.j.bell@wku.edu>
Subject: New Creative Writing Course for Spring 2010
For the first time, the English Department is offering an advanced writing workshop devoted entirely to the study of fiction writing. ENG 475/475G which meets on Tuesday nights from 5-7:45 is open to graduate students as well as undergraduates who have taken ENG 303. Please see the attached flyer for more details or contact Dr. David Bell. Register now. It’s exciting and life-changing.
David Bell has started a twitter account for WKU Creative Writing. The latest tweet (please keep them coming, David) remarks that November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Good work starting this up, David. If you want to read something of David’s check out his web page.
October 29, 2009
Monday, Nov. 2 @ 4 p.m. (Faculty House):
This event and co-sponsored by the Philosophy/ Religous Studeis and University College.
Brett Ralph suggests three generative sources for Black Sabbatical, his debut collection of poetry and a 2007 selection for the Linda Bruheimer Series in Kentucky Literature: growing up Southern working class in the 1970s and 80s, playing in punk rock bands, and practicing Tibetan Buddhism. Unsurprisingly, one review finds Black Sabbatical singing with “gutbucket colloquialisms, hallucinatory interludes, and the storytelling tradition of Kentucky.” When not teaching at Hopkinsville Community College, his country rock ensemble, Brett Eugene Ralph’s Kentucky Chrome Revue, plays seedy dives throughout the South.
Links below will take you to videos. The first highlights a reading at Murray State and the other is his eponymous band playing at Air Devils’ Inn in Louisville. Gutbucket indeed!
Brett Ralph
Brett Eugene Ralph\'s Chrome Review
October 22, 2009
October 3, 2009
Give it a try and see if you can generate some text gravitas.
August 25, 2009
Grammar Woman, anyone. Linguistic Boy? Read the further adventures of MechanicsMan, the punctuation hero.
http://joannejacobs.com/2009/08/24/punctuation-hero-branded-a-vandal
May 4, 2009
Dear All…
Faculty Advisor David LeNoir and his student editors (Lacey Blankenship, Ben Brooks,
Andrew Burchett, Joanna Busse, Brandon Colvin, Lesley Doyle, Morgan Eklund, Heather Funk,
Ryan Hunton, Jennifer Kiefer, Jessie Magee, Abigale Piper, Eileen Ryan) wish to announce
that your 2009 ZEPHYRUS is here! To the English Office post haste for ye free copy.
And the Zephyrus award winners this year:
JIM WAYNE MILLER POETRY AWARD: Brent Fisk for “Blue Smoke”
BROWNING LITERARY CLUB POETRY AWARD: Brittany Szabo for “This is not an apology”
LADIES LITERARY CLUB FICTION AWARD: Chad Emerson for “My Doppelganger”
WANDA GATLIN ESSAY AWARD: Kimberly Reynolds for “Medical Record”
ZEPHYRUS ART AWARD: Shelly Bender for “Dandelions”
May 3, 2009
April 10, 2009
Are you passionate, curious and self-motivated? Interested in
traveling and living abroad? Not sure what path you want to take after
graduation? A Fulbright Program may be right for you!
Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual
understanding between the peoples of the United States and other
countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills.
Fulbright offers opportunities for US students to travel overseas: to
study, do research on a self-designed project, or teach English. Grants
are available to over 130 countries. Creative/performing arts projects
are welcome.
Applicants must be US citizens in good health and hold a BA/BS by the
time the grant period begins (for this cycle, that would be Fall 2010).
Language requirements vary by country.
WKU students have been successful in receiving Fulbrights in the past
few years, including English/German major Brooke Shafar, who is
currently teaching in Germany.
To learn how you can apply, attend the Fulbright Information Session:
Wed., April 15, 2009
DUC 308
3:00-4:30
For more information, contact WKU’s Fulbright Application Coordinator,
Jeanne Sokolowski, at jeanne.sokolowski@wku.edu
