Threshold is DePaul University’s premier student-run literary magazine. The magazine features creative work by DePaul students in the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama genres. Threshold is currently accepting submissions for its 2011 issue out in June. Read below for workshops and submissions deadlines and guidelines. Threshold 2011 Workshops WANT TO BOOST YOUR CHANCE FOR PUBLICATION? Save the dates for our workshop events: Wednesday, February 2nd 6-8pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Thursday, February 3rd 4-6pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Bring your creative work to the event and have the Threshold staff review… Read Article →
By now, you’ve found the teaching positions you’re interested in. You have included on your résumé all your experiences that would make you an excellent candidate. The question is, how can you format your credentials to make the best possible first impression? Many applicants do not take the time to personalize their cover letters and résumés—big mistake. This is often your only communication with a search committee, and every detail is scrutinized (at least, it is a good practice to pretend like every detail will be scrutinized—it will make you a more critical editor). Here… Read Article →
DePaul Night for The Boys Room is this Thursday, January 27, starting at 6:30pm. There will be a pre-show reception with some light refreshments from Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels and the show begins at 7:30pm. There will be a post-show discussion directly following the event. Tickets are only $15 for DePaul Students, Faculty and Staff with a valid I.D. About The Boys Room – Tim and Ron are brothers on the run: from marriages, unemployment, and adulthood. So they head to the only safe place left—Mom’s house. The Boys Room is a funny affecting… Read Article →
Join DePaul University professor and Humanities Center fellow John Shanahan on Thursday, February 17, 2011 for an engaging look at the changing relations of science, fiction, and science fiction in American and Japanese culture. The Music Box Theatre will screen two films—The Wild Blue Yonder (2005) and Ghost in the Shell (1995). Between the film screenings, a panel of distinguished scholars will discuss some creative remediations of science and technology in contemporary fiction and film. DePaul and Columbia College students and faculty get in FREE to all events with ID. All events are open to… Read Article →
Sabrina Martin continues her series on applying for teaching positions at two-year colleges. In this installment, she discusses how to apply your part-time work experience to a teaching job. Read her first article, “The Search for Two-Year Teaching Positions.” Now that you’ve started looking for two-year college teaching positions, you might be wondering, “How can I make the most of my part-time experience?” If you’ve never had a full time teaching position, you can still obtain a full time job- you just have to know how to present your experiences. DISCLAIMER: I am in no… Read Article →
Each year, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Awards Committee selects three Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members, from among a group nominated by students and faculty, to receive Excellence in Teaching Awards. The Award is granted by the Quality of Instruction Council and carries a monetary award. Winners are recognized at the Fall Convocation. This is your opportunity to recognize a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty member who has significantly influenced your studies at DePaul—and through your nomination to have a direct effect on the quality of teaching in the College…. Read Article →
DePaul’s Continuing & Professional Education offers a series of new writing offerings for both professional and creative growth. After running a series of successful seminars called Grant Writing for Beginners, DePaul’s CPE will be offering a Certificate in Grant Writing (March 19-May 21, 2011). This course is designed for those seeking a thorough grounding in the art and science involved in writing successful grant proposals. Primarily geared towards those seeking funds for nonprofit organizations, artists/scholars seeking personal support for projects will also benefit from this class. Topics addressed include understanding philanthropy, researching prospects, crafting persuasive… Read Article →
While DePaul University was on break for a month and a half, we graduate students embarked on our own projects we had been putting off for a whole quarter while we frantically scraped assignments together for classes and finals. During winter break, some of us continued to work our full or part time jobs. Others of us snuggled up on the couch for a consecutive 25 days watching Home Alone over and over or catching up on our favorite fall TV shows. Others traveled the country or the world visiting family and friends or just… Read Article →
In the market for a teaching job? Need some advice? Read this post by MAE student Sabrina Martin about her own struggle looking for teaching jobs at two-year colleges. For some newly admitted graduate students, this winter term will be the first in their journey towards their MA here at DePaul. For others, such as myself, it will be a time to juggle thesis research, requirement completion, and the dreaded job search, which will inevitably overtake our every waking moment. If you’re like me, you will sift through hundreds of job postings online, hoping to find… Read Article →
Karly Kirkpatrick (MAWP) recently published her debut young-adult novel, Into the Shadows. Read the press release below for more information on Karly, the book, and where to buy it. Local Author and Epublishing Expert Debuts Young Adult Novel When thinking of the best way to reach a young adult audience, Elgin-based author Karly Kirkpatrick decided to dive into the new technology she kept reading about. “Ebooks are going to be for literature what iTunes has been for music. The younger generation is no longer satisfied with getting their entertainment the way previous generations have. Just… Read Article →
You are invited to attend the Newberry Center for Renaissance Students 2011 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference to be held January 27-29. Seventy-two graduate students from consortium institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. will present their research during the conference’s eighteen sessions. Two DePaul University Masters in English students, Brianna Tonner and Diana Anderson, will be presenting. Support from their peers and colleagues is appreciated and encouraged. From the website: The Center for Renaissance Studies’ annual graduate student conference, organized and run by advanced doctoral students, has become a premier opportunity for maturing scholars… Read Article →
This guest post by graduate assistant Javaria Afghani explores the current state of the book publishing industry and small, independently-owned bookstores during a night at Women and Children First in Andersonville. She attended a book reading for Professor Christine Sneed, who teaches creative writing in the MAWP program. On November 17th, I attended Christine Sneed’s book release party for Portraits of a Few of the People I’ve Made Cry (University of Massachusetts Press, 2010) at Women and Children First in Andersonville. Christine, as many of her students call her, is a warm and encouraging… Read Article →