English Department Events
Annual Departmental Events
Spring 2020
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 27, 3:30 pm, WALC 3127. Graduation Alumni Forum on Humanities Career Pathways. Speakers are Leah Pennywark (Humanities Editor), Paul Rutz (Artist), Elyssa Tardiff (Director of Education, Massachusetts Historical Society), and Margaret Wu (IT Business Analyst). Barbara Dixon will moderate. This event is co-sponsored by MFS: Modern Fiction Studies, and the English Department.
Monday, January 27, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Wednesday, January 29, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - How to optimize your Writing Lab session. Whether you’re working on a quick-hit assignment, a seminar paper, and/or a much more complex writing project, this introductory workshop is geared toward helping you prepare to make the most out of each tutoring consultation. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Wednesday, February 5, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - Composing a Video Résumé. Many employers and organizations are requiring video résumés as part of a much larger application process. This workshop will help you learn about what to include, how to get started, and what the proper etiquette is for video résumés. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Thursday, February 6, 4:00 pm, STEW 302/306. 2020 Books & Coffee - Week 1 with Professor Erin Moodie speaking on Madeline Miller's Circe. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.
Monday, February 10, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Thursday, February 13, 4:00 pm, STEW 302/306. 2020 Books & Coffee - Week 2 with Professor Don Platt speaking on Ross Gay's The Book of Delights. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.
Wednesday, February 19, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - Writing in "plain style". Preparing documentation — reports, processes & procedures, instructions, etc.? Join us at this workshop to learn techniques to help you stylize your writing so that non-academic audiences will understandwhat you mean the first time they read or hear it. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Thursday, February 20, 4:00 pm, STEW 302/306. 2020 Books & Coffee - Week 3 with Professor Marlo David speaking on Toni Morrison's Sula. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.
Monday, February 24, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Thursday, February 27, 4:00 pm, STEW 302/306. 2020 Books & Coffee - Week 4 with Professor Brian Leung speaking on Rebecca Makkai's The Great Believers. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Purdue Student Union Board.
Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 pm, BRWN 1154. Visiting Writers Series, Q&A with author Rebecca Makkai. Sponsored by the Purdue Creative Writing Program, in conjunction with the Medical Humanities Symposium. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 pm, Fowler Hall. Visiting Writers Series, Reading with author Rebecca Makkai. Sponsored by the Purdue Creative Writing Program, in conjunction with the Medical Humanities Symposium. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 4, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - How to write a teaching philosophy. Graduate students are invited to this workshop aimed at helping writers develop their own statements of teaching philosophy. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Monday, March 9, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Monday, March 23, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - Managing feedback for faculty and graduate writers. Knowing what to do with feedback — whether from your advisor or from an editor — is challenging! We invite faculty and graduate students to this workshop to learn strategies for how to handle and what to do with writing feedback.
Wednesday, April 8, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - Citation management. Do you hate building out citations?! This workshop will help you learn how to use Zotero to manage citations during the research process; you’ll learn how to integrate that software with Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Monday, April 13, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
Wednesday, April 15, 1:30 pm, HEAV 220. Writing Lab Workshops - Composing research posters. Conferences and course seminars often require research poster submissions; this workshop will detail what to include and how to compose effective research posters. Audience members are encouraged to bring computers/tablets and material(s) in progress to use during the workshop.
Thursday, April 23, 5:00 pm, North Ballroom, PMU. 2020 Literary Awards reception and awards ceremony including remarks from Yusef Komunyakka about the creative process. Tickets ($10.00) will go on sale in March of 2020.
Thursday, April 23, 8:00 pm, Fowler Hall, STEW. Yusef Komunyakka's reading and book signing. Free and open to the public.
Monday, April 27, 3:30 pm, WTHR 420. Writing Lab's Writers' Room. Writers’ Rooms are places for writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., class assignments, scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief consultations.
