I realized about 5 minutes after sending the meeting email that it was a holiday.
So, it’s a week from this friday (the 6th) at 6 p.m. in the grad student lounge in the JSU , WE REALLY NEED everyone to come. If you will never come this year come this time so we can finish [...]

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Date: 10/15/2009
So the last meeting went well, we had a pretty good turnout thanks to Jamie who put up flyers ALL over the main campus. I have heard that a few of you didn’t get an email, not sure what happened to there hopefully it’s working fine now. So we have one tentative speaker, from [...]

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Autumn leaves are appearing along the Truckee, mule’s ears in the high mountain meadows are dried up and rattling in the breeze, and frost has assassinated my geraniums. Hard to believe we’re almost halfway through fall. Pretty soon Nevada Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Family Day will signal the approaching finals storm, and then a much-deserved winter break.
Courses [...]

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USAC/UNR Festival
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Knowledge Center Lawn (weather permitting, or inside in the Knowledge Center Lobby)
Learn more about USAC’s 40 programs and find the perfect study abroad location for you! Travel around the world with USAC in one day, talk to USAC alumni about their experiences, learn about scholarships and financing [...]

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Club president Joe Regalia (veritseekar@gmail.com) writes:
Hey everyone! So we had a handful of new people show up today. Very cool. This semester is very important for this club and the honor society. We really need people to step up and get involved.
I am asking everyone to do two things at this point:
Come to the next [...]

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REMINDER:
 
“So You Want to Go to Graduate School?”
 
The second part of a double-header pizza session with Dr. Stacy Burton, former chair and former Director of Graduate Studies in English, who will offer advice on applying to graduate school:
 
Thursday, Sept. 24th (12:15-1:00 in FH 109)

      Planning wisely for the admission process

      How do you know where [...]

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Should you go to graduate school?

What do you want from graduate school?

What kind of program would be a good fit for you?

And how do you maximize your chances with an admissions committee? 

Dr. Stacy Burton, former chair and also former Director of Graduate Studies in English, will offer her two-part presentation on deciding if you [...]

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The tentative (but probably 90+% accurate) schedule of English classes for Spring 2010. See it here (it’s also linked to the English Department home page).
And also posted is the 2009-2010 Wintermester schedule and the weekend/late-start class schedule. Some of these, like core math classes and a handful of capstones, start meeting a couple of weeks from now.

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We will be out at fall fest tomorrow handing out flyers at about 7:30 pm.
I hope everyone is having a great semester start. Last semester we really got a good start on the club, as well as our membership in Sigma Tau Delta. This semester, the goal is to recruit. We need more active member [...]

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Nahhh, it’s still August, despite cooler temps and some rain showers. But fall classes start today. Most faculty, students, and administrative staff will be in low gear, only to rev up during the next couple of weeks as campus life rises like the phoenix from the ashes of our summer reveries. A few thousand freshmen [...]

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