Wednesday 27 November 2013

Minutes November 20, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013.

Members present : Janessa M, Amanda W, Amanda C, Becca M, Amber O, Hillary U, Emily G

Meeting called to order at 2:30 pm by President Janessa M.

1) Poetry Slam
  • Ticket cut-off is at midnight tonight
  • There will be a buffet-style menu
  • The final head-count is to be reported tomorrow
  • Amanda W to confirm sound-check and set-up times
  • Attendees can pick up tickets in the office this Friday
  • We need one more judge
  • No response back from Imprint yet

Sweater orders are closed, and have been sent in
Email the Codex submitters to come pick up a copy
Next Wednesday is our last meeting of the term! 

Meeting adjourned at 3:05 pm by President Janessa M.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Minutes Wednesday November 13, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013.

Members present : Becca M, Janessa M, Hillary U, Curtis G, Amanda W, Emily G

Meeting called to order at 2:30 pm by President Janessa Mann

1) Poetry Slam
  • The event is now 19+, and the tickets will be stamped accordingly
  • Imprint can send a reporter. Amanda W will contact them
  • People can pay at the door, but cannot purchase tickets at the door
  • Beth Murch is our feature poet!
  • There is some interest in having a similar event next term, though this might not be practical
  • We need an attendance count by Thursday morning of next week
  • Amber can put up the posters 
2) Codex
  • It looks great, thanks Curtis! :)
  • Can pick them up hanging outside the office
3) Sweaters
  • We will now be ordering our sweaters from Swaggerloo, which will reduce our costs by about 1/3
  • Sweaters are now $10.00 cheaper
  • The orders have been extended by another week
4) Ideas for next term
  • Board game night
  • Another meet and greet
  • Another Codex (begin calling for submissions at the beginning of next term) and a launch with an open-mic theme
  • A book club with once-monthly meetings including potluck dinners
  • A seminar on writing papers
Meeting adjourned by President Janessa Mann at 3:17 pm

Wednesday 13 November 2013

What events are you dreaming might happen next term?
Let us know.
@UWEnglSoc
uwenglish.society@gmail.com

UW English Society Presents: A Poetry Slam!

 
 
The event will be 19+
 
 
Check out the Facebook Page for the event

Fill out the Google Form to reserve your tickets and indicate if you wish to compete.
 
Tickets are $5 and include entry and food. (You pay for your own drinks.) You may reserve the tickets and pay for them at the door, but no "walk-ins" will be for sale.
 
Questions? Email us uwenglish.society@gmail.com or Twitter @UWEnglSoc
 
To compete:
Competitors need two pieces of original poetry (they don't have to be memorized) and are allowed 3 minutes to perform in each round.
First Round: 12 Poets
Final Round: Top 5 Poets
 
Our Feature Poet who will perform between the two rounds is Beth Murch, a nationally acclaimed slam poet!

Tuesday 12 November 2013

From KI: Jennifer Saul Informal Student Session- 10 am Wednesday Nov. 27th

Hey guys! We got an email inviting y'all to a discussion!

On behalf of the Centre for Knowledge Integration, I would like to extend an invitation to all of you to join us in an informal “brown bag” discussion with Dr. Jennifer Saul on implicit bias the morning of Wednesday Nov. 27that 10 am. A limited amount of complimentary breakfast food and beverages will be provided. 
Please note: The exact location will be announced after the deadline of Nov. 14th. If you do not RSVP, you will not be notified of this information. Please RSVP if you are at all interested. *
To those of you unfamiliar with her work, Dr. Saul has fostered an international, philosophy researchers network through her implicit bias work.  What is implicit bias? On a basic level, it is characterized as the unconscious biases we carry against members of stigmatized groups. We are often unaware of the biases we carry.  
This project was largely inspired by discussions and unsettling reactions that came out of her blog on What is it like to be a woman in philosophy? Her work has also made it's way into more contemporary online news portals like Jezebel found here and just recently, in April of 2013, Dr. Jennifer Saul had an article published in Salon entitled Philosophy has a sexual harassment problem
Pursuing work in the intersection of ethics, lying, misleading, language and feminism, we are confident in stating that spending the morning with Dr. Jennifer Saul will be an enjoyable, eye-opening experience. 
If you are interested in attending this session on Wednesday Nov. 27th at 10 am, please RSVP here no later than Thursday Nov. 14th. 
In the mean time, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me directly at: skaidra.puodziunas@gmail.com or Dr. Katie Plaisance at: kplaisan@uwaterloo.ca.  
We look forward to your RSVP and will inform you all of the exact location after Thursday November 14th. Hope to see you there!

Monday 11 November 2013

Minutes November 6, 2013

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Members Present : Janessa M, Amanda W, Amber O, Becca M, Hillary U
First Year Ambassadors Present : Eleni Z, Emily, Tatianna, Apoorva

Meeting called to order by president Janessa Mann at 2:32 pm

1) Codex
  • Curtis is currently working on the layout
  • We stayed within the budget
  • The launch party has been cancelled due to low interest (Nov. 8)
  • We will invite those who submitted to perform during the open mic slot for the Poetry Slam
2) Poetry Slam
  • Sarah Tolmie to be a judge
  • Matt will be the backup M.C.
  • Amanda to post sample videos to the event page
  • We will sell tickets in the vendor's alley on Tuesday, 11-4 pm
3) Sweaters
  • We currently have  the minimum orders
  • The deadline will be extended to November 13th, 2013
Meeting adjourned by president Janessa Mann at 3:05 pm

Wednesday 6 November 2013

English Department Hoodies! NOW $30!!!! Onsale until Nov.20!!!!

Everyone in the world (hyperbole) wants an English sweater, because they're super cozy and make you look really cool.
THE SWEATERS ARE NOW $30 AND YOU CAN ORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER 20 at NOON!


Here is the order form
Check out our Facebook page!

 






Tuesday 8 October 2013

Executive Minutes - October 2, 2013

Minutes for the English Society Meeting taking place on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Meeting called to order at 2:30 PM by President Janessa Mann
Members Present: Amanda W., Janessa M., Emily G., Curtis G., Becca M., Amanda C., Hillary U.
1.       Discussion of movie night
·         Due to projector and copyright issues, this will require planning slightly more in advance
·         Amanda to email information for the A/V key and Criterion to all members
·         Wider advertising may be necessary
·         We need to choose a movie during the next meeting date
2.       Meet and Greet
·         The event is being planned by Amanda and Hillary, with the help of Emily Hudson
·         The English department would like to split the costs 50/50
·         We have price quotes from the Bomber, however we would like to have a room in Hagey Hall where we can serve mini sliders and tea, as well as set up a hot chocolate bar
·         We need to promote this event to professors and students alike
·         Curtis will be making name tags for the society to wear
3.       Funding / Treasurer Report
·         Amanda will be the signing authority as of tomorrow
·         Amanda will be posting budget forms from the ASU to the Google drive
4.       Sweaters
·         Janessa will be emailing the necessary information to Becca and Emily
·         All in favour of keeping the same design, which will be placed on the back
·         The new sweaters will have zippers
·         All in favour of wearing sweaters to English Society events
5.       Poetry Slam
 ·         KW Slam would like to help out with the event, for a minimum fee of $30
·         Amanda to call Janice by next meeting date
·         All in favour of using this event as an EOT event as well
·         Date of November 25th chosen for the event
·         General consensus reached for an off-campus event encompassing the community
6.       Codex
·         Curtis printed 30 posters, which will be posted by next meeting date
·         Amanda C. will be adding the Codex to the English Blog
·         In the meantime, PROMOTE
Meeting adjourned by President Janessa Mann at 3:15 PM

Thursday 26 September 2013

First Movie Night! The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The English Society is going to host bi-weekly movie nights!

To start, we are watching "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," originally a novel by Stephen Chbosky.

Tuesday, October 1 7-10pm in Hagey Hall 280

Come join us for popcorn!



You can check out the IMDB page here.

Calling all writers! We're putting out CODEX, our literary magazine!


We are accepting all types of literature: plays, short stories, poems, essays, comic strips... Whatever you want!
We will publish a hard copy as well as an online PDF in November.
Submissions are due October 16, 2013, by noon to uwenglish.society@gmail.com
We'd love to read your stuff!

Tuesday 17 September 2013

CODEX Publication!!!!

Hello everyone!
We're going to put out a new publication of CODEX!
Submit your short stories, essays, poems, etc., to uwenglish.society@gmail.com by October 16 at noon.
Be there.