Past Events

Brenda Daly Graduation Party (Campanile Room, Memorial Union, from Tuesday, April 29, 2008 03:40 PM to Tuesday, April 29, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

"Just Over the Border: Returning to Zimbabwe Six Years Later," Creative Writing Fieldwork Presentation by Kim Rogers (Ross 212, from Thursday, April 24, 2008 03:40 PM to Thursday, April 24, 2008 05:00 PM)

MFA graduate student, Kim Rogers, will show slides and speak about her fieldwork experience in Zimbabwe, as well as read some creative work that draws from those experiences. The presentation will be followed by a question-answer session on fieldwork opportunities for creative writing MFA graduate students interested in completing their English 560 fieldwork requirement.

English Department Faculty Awards Reception (The Gallery / Memorial Union, from Tuesday, April 22, 2008 03:30 PM to Tuesday, April 22, 2008 05:00 PM)

A celebration to honor the year's accomplishments by English department faculty. The short program will include displays of recent books by faculty and acknowledgment of grants, honors, and awards received by faculty over the academic year.

Creative Writing M.A. Program Final Thesis Readings (Brunnier Gallery, Sheman Building, from Saturday, April 19, 2008 02:00 PM to Saturday, April 19, 2008 04:00 PM)

Join us in the Brunnier Gallery to celebrate the successful completion of several theses by graduating writers in the M.A. Program in Creative Writing.

Department Student Awards Ceremony/Reception (Campanile Room / MU, from Tuesday, April 15, 2008 03:30 PM to Tuesday, April 15, 2008 05:00 PM)

Department student awards ceremony. All are welcome.

The Beauty of Responsibility: A Presentation on Land-Use Issues by Rancher/Author Linda Hasselstrom (Gallery, Memorial Union, from Friday, April 11, 2008 08:00 PM to Friday, April 11, 2008 09:30 PM)

"I work to bring my life into a circle: writing things I can respect, laboring at riding, branding, gardening, taking care of the land, and doing it all with an awareness of how those things fit together. More and more, as I grow older, I feel that it is important to keep my roots in this arid soil, to learn from it all I can, in order to continue to grow as a writer and as a human being." -- Linda Hasselstrom

English Department Staff Meeting (212 Ross, from Tuesday, April 8, 2008 03:40 PM to Tuesday, April 8, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

Man Killed by Pheasant: Reading by John Price (Sun Room, Memorial Union, from Friday, March 14, 2008 03:10 PM to Friday, March 14, 2008 05:00 PM)

John Price, an associate professor of English at University of Nebraska, Omaha, will read from his new book "Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships." The event is sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment.

English Club Soup Supper (Ross 212, from Thursday, March 13, 2008 05:10 PM to Thursday, March 13, 2008 07:10 PM)

The annual English Club Soup Supper features a variety of soups cooked and contributed by the English department staff and faculty for the English Club gathering.

Author and Actor Amy Sedaris to Read from New Book (Great Hall, Memorial Union, from Wednesday, March 12, 2008 08:00 PM to Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:00 PM)

Author and actor Amy Sedaris to read from "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," a satirical guide to entertaining.

English Department Staff Meeting (212 Ross, from Tuesday, March 4, 2008 03:40 PM to Tuesday, March 4, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

E.G. Bailey, poet and founder of the National Spoken-Word Coalition, to Read and Perform Work at M-Shop (M-Shop, Memorial Union, from Thursday, February 28, 2008 07:00 PM to Thursday, February 28, 2008 09:00 PM)

E.G. Bailey--founder of the National Spoken-Word Coalition, president of the Minnesota Spoken Word Association, and owner of SpeakEasy Records--will perform along with film and theater star (and poet) Sha Cage and hip-hop artist Truthmaze.

English Department Staff Meeting (212 Ross, from Tuesday, February 19, 2008 03:40 PM to Tuesday, February 19, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

4th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination (Memorial Union, from Sunday, February 17, 2008 01:00 PM to Tuesday, February 19, 2008 02:00 PM)

"Earth-Animal-Oracle," the 4th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination, features keynote speaker, Brenda Peterson, along with over thirty poets, novelists, nonfiction writers, scientists, and musicians in panel discussions, performances, readings, and field trips in the contemplation of and search for the earth-animal-oracular, especially as it manifests in the form of signs from the earth and the animals around us.

English Department Staff Meeting (212 Ross, from Tuesday, February 12, 2008 03:40 PM to Tuesday, February 12, 2008 05:00 PM)

 

STC Central Iowa presents Software Saturday, an InDesign workshop! (420 Ross Hall, from Saturday, February 9, 2008 08:00 AM to Saturday, February 9, 2008 12:00 PM)

 

English Department Winter Party & Kitsch Competition (Ross 212, from Friday, December 7, 2007 11:30 AM to Friday, December 7, 2007 01:30 PM)

End-of-the-semester potluck. Please bring a dish and celebrate the end of the semester with your friends and colleagues.

Student-Faculty Bowling (20th Century Bowling, 505 S. Duff Ave., from Sunday, December 2, 2007 07:00 PM to Sunday, December 2, 2007 09:00 PM)

An event sponsored by the Iowa State Student Chapter of the STC.

STC Central Iowa Meeting: Content Management in the Business World (State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA, from Thursday, November 15, 2007 05:30 PM to Thursday, November 15, 2007 08:00 PM)

The Central Iowa chapter of STC has its bimonthly meeting on Thursday evening, November 15th, in Des Moines. For members of the ISU STC student chapter, attendance is free of charge.

STC Meeting: Student Chapter (Ross 420, from Tuesday, November 13, 2007 05:00 PM to Tuesday, November 13, 2007 06:00 PM)

The chapter will hold its second meeting of the semester in Ross 420, 5pm Tuesday, November 13th.