Composition II and Honors English II:  Themes Spring 2010

Tonight, November 11 at 7 PM in the College Terrace to celebrate the 20th Anniversary Edition of the Shawangunk Review, an English Department publication.

22 SCA Hudson Valley Internships starting January 18th!

10 month positions serving in cooperation with NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation & NYS Department of Environmental Conservation 

Created in 1999, The Student Conservation Association’s Hudson Valley Program is dedicated to recognizing, preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historical, cultural and natural resources of New York’s Hudson Valley. Interns are individually placed at state agencies and local non-profits and work one-on-one alongside conservation professionals. Interns also participate in trainings, service projects and celebrations with 40+ fellow corps members once each month.
 
Please visit www.thesca.org/conservation_corps to view all of our current openings and apply online.

METAMORPHOSES  is “an innovative adaptation by Mary Zimmerman of Ovid’s stories about Greek Mythology.  The collection of nine tales are told using comedy, tragedy, movement, and poetic language, revolving around water as a metaphor for life’s transformations,” says the Theatre Department’s Web site. It is directed by Nancy Saklad.

Professor Michelle Woods of the English Department says “Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses is reminiscent of Ovid’s as it is non-linear, circular and episodic.”

Catch the production on campus within the next two weeks in McKenna Theatre.
November 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8 p.m. and November 15 & 22 at 2 p.m.

The Marya Hornbacher lecture on Wednesday night was a success. Speaking to a full crowd, Marya divulged details of her life and read from her best-selling memoir Wasted. The next morning, Marya hosted a writing workshop for a limited number of students. Check out our pictures from the event and send us any of your pictures too.

Thursday, November 5th at 7 PM, NPR foreign correspondent Eric Weiner will be on campus to talk about his book The Geography of Bliss in the CSB Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public, and there will be a reception afterwards in CSB 110. The Campus Bookstore will also be on hand to sell copies of the book, which Eric will sign.

For more information about his book, go to http://www.ericweinerbooks.com/content/book.asp?id=desc

This event is made possible by the generous contributions and involvement of the following organizations: Campus Auxiliary Services, Center For International Programs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, English Department, Geography Department, The Honors Program, Major Connections/ Career Resource Center, Office of Academic Affairs, Philosophy Department, Psi Chi, Psychology Department, Residence Hall Student Association (RHSA), Sigma Tau Delta, Teaching and Learning Center, the Undergraduate Psychology Association (UPA), The Writing Board

ABC Internships!

WABC-TV INTERNSHIPS SPRING 2010 INTERVIEWS WHEN: Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Registration: Begins 5:00 PM Interviews: 6:00 – 9:00 PM WHERE: ABC Building Cafeteria – 1st Floor 77 West 66 th Street, NYC (Between Columbus Ave. and Central Park West) REQUIREMENTS: You must receive college credit for the internship. You must be an undergraduate junior or senior. You must be available at least 16 hours per week. You must reside or attend school in the Tri-State area This is NOT a paid internship RSVP to Linda Henderson at (212) 456-3862 PLEASE BRING 5 COPIES OF YOUR RESUME!

WABC intern application

Members of the English Department have just finished editing a special edition of the Shawangunk Review, which celebrates the best of all of this English Department graduate program and faculty publication, including poetry and special sections on a range of authors and subjects such as Johnny Cash, Robert Penn Warren, and Hurricane Katrina.

The English Department is hosting a reading to celebrate the special edition’s release onWednesday, November 11 at 7 PM in the College Terrace at SUNY New Paltz.

Please come to this event and invite friends!

WABC-TV INTERNSHIPS SPRING 2010 INTERVIEWS WHEN: Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Registration: Begins 5:00 PM Interviews: 6:00 – 9:00 PM WHERE: ABC Building Cafeteria – 1st Floor 77 West 66 th Street, NYC (Between Columbus Ave. and Central Park West) REQUIREMENTS: You must receive college credit for the internship. You must be an undergraduate junior or senior. You must be available at least 16 hours per week. You must reside or attend school in the Tri-State area This is NOT a paid internship RSVP to Linda Henderson at (212) 456-3862 PLEASE BRING 5 COPIES OF YOUR RESUME!

Graduating Students:

Are you applying for SUNY New Paltz’s MA program for the spring semester? The deadline for submitting applications for TA program is 4:00 pm, November 16.

Application forms and information are available in the English Department office, JFT 714. Completed application materials should be submitted to the English Department office.

The TA program offers tuition remission and a stipend to selected MA students. See Professor Dan Kempton (257-2728) for details.