Friday, March 12th
7pm
Renaissance Center Reading Room

The Elizabethans were great ones for playing games, with the nobility and royalty often engaged such pastimes as Fox and Geese, chess, backgammon, Alquerque, and Nine Man Morris. Game Night will feature these activities as well as such current favorites as Othello, and The Bard Game. No previous experience with Shakespeare is necessary; there will be prizes for game winners. 7pm Reading Room. Free and open to the public. Read more.
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Celebration of International Women’s Day
Monday, March 8
3:00-6:00
Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union
In recognition of International Women’s Day, the Everywoman’s Center, the Women of Color Leadership Network and the GSS Graduate Women’s Network have come together to organize an afternoon of art, poetry, music, food, information and self-care. From 3:00-4:00 there will be information tables featuring literature from campus-based women’s organizations, refreshments, massage and henna tattoos, as well as an opportunity to be inspired by the Women of Hope poster art show. From 4:00-5:00 there will be a reception and an exceptional poetry reading honoring the lives of women including: Leslea Newman, Lenelle Moise and Karen G. Johnston.

GSS Meeting
Monday, March 8
4pm
905-909 Campus Center
GSS will have its second meeting in this semester. Please come and discuss all the relevant issues, including Family Housing rent issues, the April Soccer Tournament, GSS Elections, 2010 US Census, and the Finance Committee.

Writing Program Diversity Action Group
Monday, March 8
5pm
Bartlett 303
The Diversity Action Group meets every other Monday (same week as Practica) at 5 PM in Bartlett 303. Drop in and join us for lively discussions on the teaching of Basic and College Writing!

International Students Career Workshop
Tuesday, March 9
5-7pm
Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union
The Career Services, GEO, and the International Programs Office will be hosting a series of career workshops for international students. These workshops are aimed at helping international students learn best practices for seeking jobs in the U.S. Read more.

Grad Bills/Payroll Deduction Form Due
Wednesday, March 10
GEO- eligible graduate students are entitled to a 95% reduction of their student health insurance costs for a single plan. To exercise this option call the Bursar’s Office at (413) 545-2368 email us at ude.ssamu.nimda|rasrub#ude.ssamu.nimda|rasrub, or visit the Bursar’s Office at 215 Whitmore Building, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00am-5:00pm.
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Professional Seminar Series: Academic Conferences
Wednesday, March 10
3pm-4pm
Location: TBA
This seminar will go over how to find conferences, give you examples of conference abstracts, offer advice and tips about attending conferences, and give you a chance to ask questions. Everyone is welcome, from new grad students who have never submitted a conference abstract, to veterans of conferences who can offer their advice, and everyone in between. This seminar is part of EGO's Professional Seminar Series and will be followed by this month's EGO meeting.

English Graduate Organization Meeting
Wednesday, March 10
4pm-5pm
Location: TBA
Please join us for the next EGO meeting following the Professional Seminar Series. Everyone is welcome. Submit topics for the agenda to umassego AT english.umass.edu.

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Tuesdays at 4
Tuesday, March 2nd
4pm
Bartlett 316
The Tuesday at Four Colloquium this week is entitled "Writing—and on Writing," with Chris Bachelder and Sabina Murray. There will be refreshments.

Talk: The Curious Case of the Disappearing 'War Brides'
Wednesday, March 3rd
4:30pm
Bartlett 316
The third candidate in the Post-Doctoral appointment in Drama is Ju Yon Kim, from Stanford University. She’ll give a talk titled "The Curious Case of the Disappearing 'War Brides': Everyday Rituals and the Performance of Community in Velina Hasu Houston's Tea."

Writing/Publishing/Book Business Panel
Thursday, March 4th
5pm
Bartlett 316
Panelists will include magazine writers, freelance writers, literary consultants and agents, publishers, and book store owners.

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Monday, March 1, 2010
5pm-6pm
Campus Center 101.

This will be an important meeting for GEO membership! Not only will we be electing a new Secretary/Treasurer, but we’ll be seeking your input about the direction of GEO for the future. As many of you are aware, campus is going through some restructuring and we will be discussing how our departments and members are being affected.

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Friday, February 26th, 2010
4pm
Herter 227

Please come to an open meeting on the proposed changes in First Year Writing. This meeting is being jointly planned by the Writing Program staff and representatives from the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO). We invite all Writing Program Teaching Associates, Writing Program staff, English faculty, English graduate students, and any other interested parties. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions.
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Look for EGO on Google Buzz, Google's new social networking service (built into Gmail). You'll get all the latest news from the English grad wiki's News, Blog, and Discussion Board.
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Welcome back! Keep up to date with what’s going on this semester by using the English Graduate Organization’s social networking tools: an email listserve, the wiki, Google Calendar, Facebook, Twitter, and RSS. Any current or former English graduate student is welcome to use them, regardless of active participation in EGO.
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The EGO wiki is getting a facelift. Please check out the changes and tell us what you think. Or, you can email EGO at umassego AT english.umass.edu
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Check out the notes from the recent graduate program information meeting hosted by the English Graduate Office entitled "Everything you ever wanted to know about the MA/PhD Graduate Program, but were afraid to ask…." The Graduate Program Director referenced a list of questions she'd received via e-mail and through conversations with students. This is by no means an exhaustive summary but hopefully it is useful in answering some of your questions. If you have additional questions or concerns, we would recommend consulting the department's website and/or talking with your advisor(s). To read more: see Everything You Wanted to Know about Graduate School.
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The English Graduate Organization has a new email listserve! The listserve has been set up to facilitate communication between English graduate students and provide a way for us to quickly inform each other about meetings, events, and opportunities. You can also use the listserve to buy/sell, look for roommates, or request help.
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