Sarah Tolmie's reading of her new book, "The Stone Boatmen"

Check out Sarah Tolmie's new book at her reading this Thursday. There is free coffee and donuts. This is a unique opportunity to listen to an author and ask questions of a Medievalist genius who regularly teaches Chaucer, Creative Writing, and others (I was lucky enough to have her for ENGL 200A, B, and Creative Writing!).

Minutes Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014.

Members present : Hillary U, Amanda W, Janessa M, Sai K.

Meeting called to order at 2:45 pm by president Janessa M. 

1)Codex

• We have a Google doc of submissions which we need to begin editing 
• We should advertise it as a compilation of university students and their work in the leaflet
• We need to get the image from Curtis for the online PDF

2)Litball

• We are going to need to cancel the event due to low interest/response
• Could we throw some sort of EOT event instead?
• We could make a reservation for about 25 people
• We would like to keep the same night but perhaps begin the event earlier
• Officially "English Goes to Bomber"

Meeting adjourned at 3:35 pm by the president.

Minutes Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014.

Members present : Sai K, Hillary U, Amanda W

Meeting called to order at 2:45 pm by Secretary Hillary U. 

1) Book Club

• We do not have time to promote this, so we are cancelling the event

2) Codex

• The cost to print is too high for the number of submissions we have
• Profs have still not submitted student work
• We will make an on-line version of the Codex which Emily H. can email out, using Curtis's cover
• We could make a single page flyer of excerpts with links to the PDF on it

3) Litball

• Litball actually requires an attendance of at least 100 people
• We need a new marketing strategy for large events such as this
• Advertise it as more of an EOT last bash party, and less of an event
• Focus on the free things
• We made some flyers, to be put up in the SLC with permission of Feds, and left around campus

Meeting adjourned at 3:40 pm.

Let Loose with the #LitBall - UW English Society's End-Of-Term Event

Guess what? We're hosting a literary ball.
What does that mean? We invite you to the Bomber dressed as a character from literature or in semi-formal attire.
Thursday, April 3, 9pm at the Bomber
$10 entry at the door, so please say "Yes" on Facebook if you are planning to come so we can get an idea of the numbers.
Your ticket covers appetizers but feel free to order anything else on your own tab.
The event is 19+ and all UW students are welcome. You are allowed to sign in one non-UW guest each.

There will be prizes for the best costumes as well as ticket and draw prizes available.

Follow us on twitter @UWEnglSoc
Check out our Facebook page
Or email us: uwenglish.society@gmail.com

Minutes Week 6 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014.

Members present : Janessa M, Matt S, Amanda W, Amanda C, Curtis G, Hillary U 

Meeting called to order at 2:45 pm by president Janessa M.

1) Book club next week

• Could turn it into a general discussion or book appreciation night

2) Lit Ball

• Out of school people can be signed in
• We need to start thinking about food and menus soon
• We are budgeting about 300 dollars for food, and 200 dollars for decorations
• Ask the DJ and photography clubs for volunteers
• Looking into a balloon arch and a chocolate fountain
• There is a costume store in Kitchener we could suggest

3) Codex

• TBD

Meeting adjourned at 3:30 pm

English Mentor Program Essay Writing Workshop

Reminder: Meet and Greet Thursday February 6 @ 7pm!

Don't forget, we're having a meet and greet on Thursday!
Check out the Facebook page if you're one of those last-minute people!
Symposium Party room, 7pm onward!
Come out for free food and fun!
There will be a $20 WordsWorth Gift card.

Minutes January 28, 2014

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place Tuesday, January 28th.

Members present : Curtis G, Amanda W, Amanda C, Naomi W, Matt S, Hillary U, Sai

Meeting called to order at 2:46 pm by Secretary Hillary Uniac

1) Book Club

• We will serve tea, coffee, and hot chocolate in addition to the potluck items
• Start advertising a week in advance
• The meetings will be held in Room 334
• The 2nd book club should focus on plays, such as The Glass Menagerie, and The Importance of Being Earnest
• We would like to have it on March 3rd in the same room
• The final book club should be March 24th, and be about Children's Lit or a short story
• $20 Words Worth gift card prize

2) Meet and Greet

• The party room at Symposium
• Thursday, February 6, 7-9pm

3) Masquerade Ideas

• The Bomber, April 3
• $10 for ticket
• We should have a photographer or a photobooth
• We will make a suggestion list for costumes
• Think of names / advertising for next week
• Keep in mind that this is a literary event

4) Treasurer Report

• Our budget is about $800 for the term

5) Other

• We should use the poetry slam list to let people know about the Masquerade
• Send your "About Mes" to Janessa - Ideas for topics include program, what you like about English, your favourite book, and what you are currently reading
• Amanda C to post the first book review on the blog
• Matt to do his book review on "The Road"
• We will get Heather to put our blog on the Facebook page

Meeting adjourned at 3:21 pm.

Minutes - January 21, 2014

Minutes for the English Society meeting taking place on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014.

Meeting called to order at 2:45 pm by President Janessa Mann.

Members present : Curtis G, Matt S, Amanda W, Amanda C, Janessa M, Hillary U.

1) Book Club

• The first book chosen was Fahrenheit 451
• Amanda W will get us a room from Emily H
• We will be having a potluck at the event
• Scheduled for Monday, February 10th from 5-7pm

2) Meet and Greet

• We would like to hold the event at Symposium
• Amanda will call Symposium for information
• The poster design should involve cake
• Tentative date of Thursday, January 30th

3) The End of Term event (Which will be revealed later once things are firm)

• The Codex will be launched at this awesome event
• Submissions for the Codex will be due February 25th, at 2pm
• The actual event has a tentative date of Friday, March 28th at 7pm
• We will be selling tickets for the event

4) Other Items of Interest

• Amanda C will send the correct blog link to Jen Harris
• We could host a literary trivia night some time throughout the term
• We should each review a book on the blog throughout the term
• We could also interview profs for the blog

CODEX Submissions due Tuesday, February 25 @ 2pm

Did you miss out on your chance to submit to our literary magazine last term? Or you loved it so much you want to do it again?

Submissions are due Tuesday, February 25 @ 2pm to our email: uwenglish.society@gmail.com.
We are planning to give out hard copies of the CODEX both at our office (HH 260) and at our end of term event which will be revealed at a later date.

Details:

• Longer submissions will be excerpted and a PDF will become available both here and on our Facebook page.
• Anything is welcome: short essays, short stories, poetry, lyrics, comics... 
• Our editors might email you back with suggestions/questions
• Make sure to double-check how your formatting showed up on the .doc or PDF you send

Book Club Potluck: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

Have you read "Fahrenheit 451"? Do you want to? Join the UW English Society in reading this critically acclaimed novel!

Monday, February 10, 2014

5-7pm

Hagey Hall 334

It's a potluck, so please bring some food to share! We'll be providing hot chocolate, tea, and coffee. Maybe some other fun things, too.

Check out the Facebook page for more details. 

As usual, contact us with questions or comments:

uwenglish.society@gmail.com

Twitter: @UWEnglSoc

Facebook group

Winter 2014

We're baaaack!
We had our first meeting Tuesday, January 14 and we discussed some fun ideas.
We will be having a book club this month, so vote on the Facebook page for the first novel!
We are also looking to have some sort of event off-campus where we can meet some profs, have food and drinks.
The last event is too awesome for me to post here yet because if it ends up being impossible, you'd probably cry. But you won't look like yourself...........

As always, if you have any questions or ideas, you can comment on the blog, email us uwenglish.society@gmail.com, or on twitter @UWEnglSoc.

UW Teaching Awards: Request for Nominations

FYI/Quick Facts about the awards: 

DTA:-Nominators can be an undergraduate, graduate, alumni, or faculty/department member (or colleagues).
-They can nominate anyone who teaches at the University of Waterloo and its federated and affiliated universities/colleges: Renison, St.Jerome's, St. Paul's, and Conrad Grebel.
-These include lab instructors and clinical associates, as well as professors and part/full-time lecturers.
-Nominees need a minimum of 10 nominations to be considered!
-Nomination Sheets can be picked up at both libraries (DP and DC), SLC’s TurnKey desk, or EV1 325 (Centre for Teaching Excellence)
-Nominations are due on Friday, February 7, 2014 no later than 4:15pm at EV1 325.
For more questions and answers visit: http://cte/teaching_awards_and_grants/DTA_questions.html

AETS:
-Nominators can be undergraduates, graduates, alumni, and faculty members.
-They can nominate all registered students who have a formal teaching role (Teaching assistant, laboratory demonstrator, sessional lecturer) at the University of Waterloo or its federated and affiliated university/colleges (Renison/St.Jerome's/St.Paul's/Conrad Grebel).
-Online Nominations are due Friday February 14, 2014, Please send them to cte-awar@uwaterloo.ca (the form says cte-awar@admmail.uwaterloo.ca but the latter should work)
-Nominees need a minimum of 5 nominations to be considered!

For more information about the awards, visit: http://cte/teaching_awards_and_grants/index.html?tab=1
You can also contact us by e-mail at ctecoop2@uwaterloo.ca or call us at Verna Keller’s ext. 33857.

If you have any questions about the request please email us at ctecoop2@uwaterloo.ca or call 519 888 4567 x 33353.

English Peer Mentoring Program

1 – Mentors wanted
We are recruiting upper year English students to volunteer with our mentorship program. We are looking for mentors and senior mentors. 
Please see the attached documents for descriptions of available positions. I have also attached an application form. Please submit applications, and if possible a signed volunteer agreement, to myself- Katie Jessup- (kejessup@uwaterloo.ca) by Saturday January 11th at 11:59 pm. I will contact successful candidates by Monday morning. This program can be a fun way to practice leadership while helping your English peers!

2 – Mentees wanted
We have an exciting opportunity to participate in our newly formed mentorship program! We are looking for English students who would like to be paired up with an upper-year mentor to receive mentorship support one-on-one and in a group. Our goals this semester include hosting events for participants to connect with other English students. Please see the attached handbook for a better idea of what our program is all about! This handbook is geared towards our mentors (it has guidelines and such) but it can also give potential "mentees"  a sense of our goals and structure. Whether you participated this past fall, or wish to sign up for the first time, please contact myself- Katie Jessup- at kejessup@uwaterloo.ca by the end of January.

Applications: If you are not subscribed to the English department, make sure to email Emily to get hooked up there! Emily Hudson <e4hudson@uwaterloo.ca>