Now that winter quarter is drawing to a close, polish your academic papers and creative pieces—and submit them to DePaul’s English conference (egsaconference2015@gmail.com). Happy spring break!
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The Theatre School at DePaul is hosting the panel discussion August Wilson at Yale on Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. on the Fullerton Stage. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Interested parties can make reservations by phone or email through the TTS Box Office (773.325.7900 X2; theatreboxoffice@depaul.edu). The event is part of Goodman Theatre‘s citywide August Wilson Celebration, which includes concert readings, panel discussions, special events, and a revival of Wilson’s Two Trains Running.
Affective Encounters: Philosophy, History, and Politics, DePaul’s annual department of philosophy graduate student conference, is taking place this coming Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14. See the flyer below for more details.
SCHOLARSHIPS This Friday, March 13, is the deadline to apply for the Adult Student Affairs scholarships. The Professional Development Fund allows adult students (undergraduates 24 years of age or older and graduate students) to apply for partial or full funding to cover memberships in professional organizations or associations, conference attendance, seminars, and other professional development opportunities. *** COMPASS GROUPS Compass Groups are community meetings about a specific topic that provide students with a structured way to meet peers. In spring quarter, the four Compass Groups will focus on the following topics: mindfulness, five choices (time management and productivity), stress management for academic success, and social… Read Article →
DePaul’s Career Center is hosting the Career Options for Creative Students Fair this Thursday, March 12, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 120 of the Lincoln Park campus student center. View a list of the companies that will be present at the job fair here or download the company profiles as a Word doc here.
This January I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter Conference, which was held right here in Chicago. I’m currently interning in the marketing department at Albert Whitman & Company, a children’s book publisher based in Park Ridge, Illinois, and was able to snag a pass for myself (and possibly my mother…) from my boss. Not only was I able to experience the conference as a visitor but I also got a behind-the-scenes look because Albert Whitman had a booth, which I helped set up the day before the… Read Article →
Two Cities Review, a new literary magazine, is accepting submissions for its prose contest. The contest theme is Cities Gone Wrong. The winner in each category—fiction and nonfiction—will receive $250 and publication. The submission deadline is March 15, 2015. Writers can submit their entries for a $5 fee here. *** Catamaran Literary Reader is offering a $200 early bird registration discount for its second annual fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama summer writing conferences. The conference takes place August 12–16, 2015. Register by April 15 for the discounted ($1,050) price, which covers four nights’ lodging at the Robert Louis Stevenson campus on Pebble Beach; meals;… Read Article →
DePaul’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse (WRD) welcomes its winter quarter guest speaker—Angela Haas of Illinois State University—to DePaul on Tuesday, March 10. After a 5:30 p.m. reception, the talk will begin at 6 p.m. in McGowan South 104. See the flyer below for more information.
Columbia College Chicago‘s creative writing department is presenting the Story Week Festival of Writers March 15–21, 2015. This year’s theme is The Power of Words. All programming is free and open to the public. DePaul associate professor Miles Harvey and former DePaul assistant professor Amina Gautier will be presenting at the festival. Check out the full Story Week schedule here.
Tuesday, March 31: CWC‘s annual benefit to support scholarships for literacy tutors takes place at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro in Lakeview. Mike Stephen from WGN Radio emcees Bad Poetry Night, featuring local personalities, such as Tasha Robinson from The Dissolve. Thursday, April 16: In Under 30/Over 60, a crossgenerational reading event at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square, Chicago writers—all younger than 30 or older than 60—share stories on the theme “What I Wish I Knew.” Friday, May 1: CWC is hosting Asian American Authors Night in conjunction with its partner, Open Books. This panel discussion features four Asian American writers working in Chicago.
Crossing Boundaries, the second annual LAS interdisciplinary graduate student conference, is taking place on Friday, March 6, 2015, in McGowan South (1110 West Belden Avenue). The day’s events—which run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.—include a faculty panel; poster presentations and paper panels featuring DePaul graduate student work; a keynote address by associate professor of English Miles Harvey; and a reception. All members of the DePaul community are welcome to attend. For a more detailed schedule, see the LAS graduate student conference program.
DePaul’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the collegiate English honor society, is hosting a movie night and discussion centered around The Godfather tomorrow night. See the flyer below for more information.