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Student Activities
The Department of English sponsors a number of activities for majors, especially in writing.
Writing activities include:
Writing for Fredonia's award-winning newspaper, The Leader,
and joining other student-run literary productions. Plans are also underway for
the publication of a new faculty-sponsored creative writing journal,
affording publishing and editing opportunities for both undergraduates and graduate
students.
- Regularly scheduled Poetry Readings
offer students an opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie of sharing work
from creative writing classes in an informal and supportive setting.
The department also sponsors readings from "professional" authors,
poets and lecturers each semester to the benefit and delight of our
students.
- Writer's Ring is a club that meets once a month in
the English Department Reading room (127 Fenton) to experiment with new
and exciting creative writing exercises and help plan area open-mic
poetry nights and other writing activities for the campus community
such as "Bedtime Stories" and the annual student literary journal, THE
TRIDENT.
Co-Presidents for 2006-07 are Laura Shapiro and Michael Sarnowski.
Faculty advisor for THE TRIDENT and for the Writers' Ring (Fall 06): Prof. Dustin Parsons
Faculty advisor for the Writers' Ring (Spring 2007): Prof. Aimee Nezhukumatathil
For more information, subscribe to the club listserv WRITERSRING@listserv.fredonia.edu
A variety of other opportunities exist as well:
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The London Program
provides students with the opportunity to study in London with two faculty
members. The program involves two separate courses, one on Women's
Literature in London and a second on Virginia Woolf.
The two-week course involves daily discussion sections and outings to study archival
materials and related art and design exhibits in London museums.
Students will also take day trips to various locations, such as Oxford,
and have a chance to live and study in the heart of Bloomsbury.
Faculty advisors: Prof. Adrienne McCormick and Prof.
Jan McVicker.
- The English Education Club provides a way for English Adolescent Education majors to further their
education outside the classroom. Each semester members plan and organize professional
development activities. Some past examples include Writer's Workshop,
Grammar Mini-lessons and Sustained Silent Reading in the high school.
The club has also planned charity fund-raisers and social events.
Faculty advisor: Prof. KimMarie Cole
- The Learning Center hires student tutors from various fields of study to assist peers including Writing Tutors.
- The department also maintains a list of advertisements for
students interested in submitting papers for conferences and for
competitions across the country.
- Students and faculty often become involved in community
events and assist in a variety of elementary, middle school and high
school projects.
Left to right: Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil, grad student Ryan Clendenin, English minor Vinnie Gautieri, and English Education student Amy Milbrand help 1st graders write poems about insects at the Wheelock School for Creativity Week.
Further information:
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