News & Kudos
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Dear Colleagues, We are more than halfway through August and classes begin next week. I know you are busy working on your syllabi and courses. I thought I’d share with you some COVID-related FAQ pertinent to the start of the semester. Please see the attached document, which contains information from the […]
Saturday, July 31, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I can’t believe that the end of July is here and fall semester classes are just around the corner. I hope you have had a restful and/or rejuvenating summer and are looking forward to teaching again. As a reminder, classes start Monday, August 23. At the end of this email, […]
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I hope you are enjoying your summer and are getting a well-deserved break. I know Angie has communicated with you about the staff’s return to campus. I will be in my office regularly after July 6th. I will probably work from home 1-2 days per week (not sure what […]
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Now that the spring semester is over, I hope you are easing into summer and finding time for rest and relaxation, along with any research, summer teaching, or fall planning you may be doing. I want to thank everyone for your incredible support during my first semester back. I […]
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Dear Colleagues, As the semester begins to wind down, I have several kudos and reminders to share. I know this has been a challenging academic year, so I am hoping you have plans to rest, renew, and/or research over the summer. And I hope everyone has gotten or will get a COVID-19 […]
Thursday, March 18, 2021 Dear Colleagues, It was good to see everyone at the English Department meeting last Friday. Thank you for attending and for all the hard work you do on behalf of the department and our students. I’ve provided a few reminders at the end of this email. But first, I’d like to start […]
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the month of March! I hope your spring semester is going well and that you are finding the right work-life balance as we start our second year of the pandemic. Thank you for all that you are doing for our students and for the department during this improving but still […]
Monday, February 15, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Welcome back from Spring Break! I wish the weather could have felt more spring-like, but I hope you had a good break nonetheless. I have a few announcements and several “Kudos” to share. Pandemic or not, our faculty have been very productive and give us much to cheer about. As a reminder, activity reports are […]
Thursday, January 28, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I hope the start of Spring 2021 has gone well. The semester seems to have gotten off to a busy start and will no doubt get busier in the days and weeks ahead. I want to give you a few reminders and announcements before January gets away from us. […]
Monday, January 18, 2021 Dear Colleagues, Welcome back! We begin a new semester in what promises to be a momentous week, a week that begins with the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. No doubt you are busy making last- minute adjustments to your courses, but I hope you are also taking time to reflect […]
Monday, November 23, 2020 Hi All, I know this semester has been stressful and challenging, so perhaps some good news will be welcome. Below find information about some of the exciting things our faculty and students have been up to recently. Best wishes, Jen JuliAnna Avila has an article, “#MultimediaResponse: Instagram as a Reading Activity in a University […]
Monday, October 26, 2020 On this week’s SMGN, we have Chris Davis, one of our wonderful creative writing faculty members, and Austin Demeglio, one of our students, talking about the award-winning, nationally-recognized literary journal (housed in our department), Sanskrit. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this conversation with Chris and Austin as much as I did. Jen […]