UMass Amherst EGO

Sherman Alexie Thursday Dec 3
Thursday, December 3rd
4:30pm
Student Union Ballroom

The English Department's annual Troy Lecture takes place in the Student Union Ballroom, where Sherman Alexie, the author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and the screenplay of Smoke Signals, will present “The Business of Fancydancing.”

Visit Alexie's website: http://www.shermanalexie.com.
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Conference Abstract Workshop
Dear Graduate Students,

The English Graduate Conference deadline is fast approaching. Do you want to submit but you’re not sure how to begin an abstract? Or have you already begun an abstract but want feedback? Come to the

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT WORKSHOP, THIS THURSDAY, December 3rd at noon in Bartlett 316.

This one hour long, low stakes session is for graduate students of all levels of experience, in any stage of writing an abstract. We’ll supply tips and advice for writing an abstract and presenting at conferences, sample copies of abstracts for both individual and panel presentations, and the call for papers for the 2010 English Graduate Conference. While this is a busy time in the semester, the Grad Conference deadline is January 23, the week we return from winter break.

You’ll need:

•Your ideas. These can come in the form of a paper you want to turn into an abstract, a draft of an abstract, an idea for a paper you think you might write, or simply questions you have about submitting to academic conferences.

•Writing materials or a laptop.

•Any call for papers you want to submit to in addition to the English Graduate Conference.

Questions? ude.ssamu.hsilgne|lerrubmj#ude.ssamu.hsilgne|lerrubmj. See you this Thursday!
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Homepage Photo Contest
Submit photos to the English grad wiki's Homepage Photo Contest!
Deadline: Thursday, November 26th

We're looking for a new photo for the English grad wiki homepage! Submit an original photo by Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 26th) to ude.ssamu.hsilgne|ogessamu#ude.ssamu.hsilgne|ogessamu. All non-winning photos will be considered for use elsewhere on the site. Photos need not be professional or formal. We are especially (but not exclusively) interested in the following:

• Pictures of English grad students at work or play
• Individual or group pictures of English grad students
• Pictures of English grad students teaching
• Pictures of English department events
• Pictures of the UMass campus

When submitting your photo, please confirm that you are the copyright holder to the image (i.e., you took the photo) and that you give permission for your photo to be used on the English Grad Wiki website.
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EGO Meeting Th at 4pm
Thursday, November 19th
4pm
Bartlett 274

EGO welcomes all English graduate students at the next meeting. On the agenda:

• Conference updates, bake sale
• Professionalization workshops for spring
• Seminar committee: graduate interest seminars
• 20th century movie night
• Wiki updates

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International Students Legal Issues Forum
Thursday, November 19th
5pm-7pm
Cape Code Lounge, Student Union

GEO’s International Student Caucus, in collaboration with Student Legal Services Office and the International Programs Office, presents: LEGAL ISSUES FORUM for International Students. The goal of the forum is to address the many legal concerns that international students have regarding various aspects of their stay in the U.S.

Panelists:
Joseph P. Curran, Esq. of Curran and Berger Immigration Law
Bernadette Stark, Senior Staff Attorney, Student Legal Services Office
Nancy Condon, International Scholar Advisor, International Programs Office

Visit http://www.geouaw.org for more information.
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