GOOD NEWS FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS!
 
The English Department has been notified that the Anne Howard Scholarship in English has been funded. Two 2009-2010 scholarships ranging between $600-800 each will be awarded this spring. Dr. Anne Howard is an Emerita Professor of English at UNR who retired ten years ago and was a great favorite with her [...]

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Wanted to double check that everyone who has paid me, or been told that we are using club funds for their Sigma Tau Delta dues, has received an email/letter telling them that they were accepted.
If you have paid me and this hasn’t happened, or asked me for help, let me know asap so I can [...]

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Arctic exploration: who knew?! Anyone who has loved Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, followed the search for clues to the doomed Franklin expedition, or devoured the details of Shackleton’s and Scott’s amazing voyages knows the powerful influence this early version of space travel had on British art, literature, politics, and even advertising.
 
On Thursday, March 26th, at 6:30, [...]

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Undergraduate writing major Ashley Hennefer writes:
So many books, so little time. Do you feel frustrated at not having enough time to talk about all of the books you read in your English classes? English Literature major Ashley Hennefer wants to start a discussion group and/or podcast for upper-division English students in order to continue the [...]

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You will find the announcement of English’s four scholarship awards (actually, three scholarships and one cash award) at http://www.unr.edu/cla/engl/scholarflier.pdf
 Please note that the deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7th.

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Joe Regalia writes:
Fellow Linguistics Club members and undergraduates in English. It has been a long, arduous battle. But we are there. Becoming a member of Sigma Tau Delta is but a whisper away.
Membership Requirements: Candidates for undergraduate membership must have a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond the usual requirements in [...]

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This will be the second year for this new award, which unlike the other awards (Early, Howard, Ireland & MacMillan) is not a scholarship, but rather a cash award. You may be nominated by a faculty member, or nominate yourself by submitting an essay.
Department of English Critical Writing Award
To Qualify:  Full- or part-time undergraduate major [...]

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