Seniors: The festival of questions you’ve been afraid to ask
Graduating soon? Come to this interactive discussion hosted by HPRC/LAS Career Services to confront the uncertainties that are holding you back. No question is too basic. No anxiety is too trivial. No level of preparation is inadequate. Be ready to talk about your next steps in a judgment-free zone. Tea, hot chocolate, and snacks are available during our time together.
December 7, 5pm
Greg Hall 105
social justice scholarship for undergraduates:
FLAS Fellowship for Students:
If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who studies or is interested in studying a less commonly taught language (any language except French, German, and Spanish), consider applying for a Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for Summer 2023 and/or Academic Year 2023-24! This is a prestigious fellowship that supports the study of modern foreign languages in combination with area/global studies. Students from all majors and programs are encouraged to apply. There will be a Zoom info session on Monday, Nov. 28 at 4-5 P.M. (register here) and an in-person info session on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 4-5 P.M. in Gregory Hall 321 (no registration required).
Where can I find more information on FLAS? Please visit the university FLAS website here: https://publish.illinois.edu/illinoisflas/.
Undergraduate Research Week and Symposium (URS):
Scheduled for Thursday April 27, 2023, the URS is a daylong event organized and hosted by OUR where students can present poster, oral, and creative presentations. The URS will be held in the Illini Union.
The application portal for students to apply is now live; the deadline for students to apply to present at the 2023 URS is March 10, 2023 at 11:59 pm.
LAS Global Leaders Program | FA22 Social Innovation Forum:
The LAS Global Leaders Program (GLP) is an experiential initiative that unites domestic and international students through real-world practice in problem solving, cross-cultural communication, and community engagement. Come join the third cohort of Global Leaders at Fall ‘22 Social Innovation Forum! Experience design thinking in the making as six dynamic teams present potential solutions to pressing environmental justice and sustainability challenges. Space is limited! RSVP as soon as possible to reserve your seat. Light refreshments will be served.
- Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
- Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Campus Instructional Facility, Room 0035 | 1405 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Upcoming Workshops:
The Counseling Center at the UIUC has three upcoming workshops. The links will take you to the sign up/activation page.
- Got the Blues? Slaying Seasonal Depression, via Zoom, November 29, 7-8 PM
- Test Anxiety, via Zoom, Tuesday, December 6, 6-7 PM
- Motivation…Where Art Thou? Finding Motivation in the Midst of Finals, via Zoom, December 6, 7-8 PM
Don’t Forget These!
Quick Links!
The Spring 2023 Cheat Sheet tells you which courses count in which categories in the English major requirements–updated 11/11 to correct a mistake in the assignment of ENGL 261!
Speaking of which, check out the description for this great course, on offer for the first time and slightly hidden under “Topics in Lit & Culture”: Race and Visual Culture.
If you are having trouble registering, check out the step-by-step instructions available on this site.
Upcoming Library Workshops:
As finals approach, the Library is hosting some helpful workshops. The calendar of all upcoming events can be found on this page.
Study Skills for Neurodiverse students, 11/30, 6pm (zoom)
Tired of hearing advice about highlighting your notes and writing lists? There are lots of study tips out there, but they don’t work for everyone, especially if you’re neurodivergent. This workshop is for those who find that popular advice doesn’t work for them to learn new study habits, such as reading tips, time tricks, and building habits on uplifting strengths instead of centering difficulties.
This is a zoom only event. Registered participants will receive a zoom link the morning of the workshop.
Can’t make this session? We’ll have a table set up on Reading Day (Dec. 8th) in the Orange Room from 4-5pm. Stop by for some quick tips! Register here: https://uiuc.libcal.com/event/9873457
Call for Submissions – Penn Undergraduate Law Journal:
The Penn Undergraduate Law Journal (PULJ) is soliciting submissions for its twentieth issue. Please see below for details:
Qualifications For Submission:
Submission Deadline: January 8th, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST
PULJ is seeking articles ranging from 20 to 100+ double-spaced pages in length. The journal is especially receptive to research articles, senior theses, independent studies, and final essays written for courses. Articles need not be written on United States law—they can be written on the laws or legal system of any nation. The journal considers submissions on a rolling basis, so if your piece is not finished by the noted deadline, please still submit it for consideration in the subsequent issue.
Students in any field of study are encouraged to submit their work, so long as their pieces relate to law or legal systems. Possible disciplinary perspectives include, but are not limited to, history, criminology, economics, sociology, anthropology, English, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, and political science.
Submit your work here: https://www.pulj.org/submissions.html Selected pieces will be published in our twentieth issue of the Penn Undergraduate Law Journal. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to notify us of them through the contact page of our website, which can be accessed here: http://www.pulj.org/contact.html
Earn an MA or PhD in African Cultural Studies:
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is offering MA and PhD degrees in African Cultural Studies. It offers highly competitive financial support, especially to academically distinguished applicants from underrepresented backgrounds. Interested students must apply by December 15, 2022. You can find more information about the program and its faculty in the following links:
View our programs
Learn about our faculty
Collision Call for Submission:
Collision, an annual undergraduate publication at the University of Pittsburgh, is currently open for submissions of undergraduate fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. By submitting to the magazine, you will be considered for its writing and cover art contests. Submissions for the annual magazine close Friday, February 24, but submissions are read on a rolling basis. You can find more information about the magazine and our submission guidelines at https://www.collision.pitt.edu. If you have any questions, please contact collisionlitmag@gmail.com.
NSP is hiring Orientation Leaders!
New Student Programs is looking for undergraduate students to serve as Orientation Leaders to help them welcome Fall 2023 new students! The position description and link to apply can be found here.
registration guidelines redux (with honors info)
Students are assigned a time on or after October 31 according to the schedule found here. When you are ready to schedule an advising appointment (required for new students and students on academic probation, recommended for all others) call 217-333-4346 during the hours 8:30-noon or 1:00-4:30. As always, you may request a particular advisor or ask for the first person available.
If you would like to sign up for an honors course, please email Nancy at nrahn@illinois.edu (include your full name and UIN) and tell her which seminar you hope to take this spring, including the title/topic and the CRN. See ENGL 396 entries in Course Explorer for the information you’ll need to include. Please allow one week to get a response. Once Nancy has given you permission to take the course, you must still go into the registration system and add it to your schedule. It’s first come, first served, so act now! If you want to take two seminars, then you may, but you must receive approval for the first before you can request a second.
Eligibility rests on the following: a GPA of at least 3.33 in the major and overall, and completion of at least three ENGL courses, of which one must be ENGL 200 and another must be ENGL 301 or 350. Most students begin honors coursework in their junior year, but eligible sophomores may sign up if they meet the basic requirements.
Here are some things you can do ahead of time to make your registration appointment more productive:
- Run your degree audit and see what you can make of it. Even if you find it a little confusing, try to get a sense of what requirements you have left to fulfill, and then when we do your registration appointment we can confirm (or correct) your interpretation of the audit and help explain anything that’s confusing.
- Think about what you want to accomplish in the spring. What major/minor/Gen Ed requirements would you like to complete, and what other areas would you like to explore?
- If you are thinking of adding a major or a minor, do you know what you need to do to get started? If you’ve already begun, can you figure out the next step? You can explore major and minor requirements listed here: http://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/
- Consult Course Explorer and be sure to read the course descriptions in full. Remember that if a course is called “Topics in X” then you must click through to see the individual sections and find out what topics are available. It’s also worth clicking through on any 199 (usually called Undergraduate Open Seminar) because there you may find some interesting and unusual topics being piloted, and they’re usually unrestricted.
submit to montage
Montage Arts Journal, the undergraduate literary magazine of UIUC, still accepting submissions. All publishable forms of art—photography, paintings, sketches, digital art, collages, sculptures, poetry, prose, creative nonfiction, drama, and more—are welcome. This semester’s reading period closes December 15th, but submissions can be emailed to montagejournal@gmail.com any time before then. Please see https://montagejournal.wordpress.com for more information.
English student association meetings and more
You are invited to attend the weekly ESA meetings: Wednesdays from 6-7 in the Mary Kay Peer Lounge (basement of the English building), for example. If you want to know more email esaillinois1867@gmail.com.
Or, get involved with Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honors Society if you want to connect with fellow English students, writers, and lovers of literature. You will have opportunities to gain experience publishing, speaking as a panelist at conferences, and/or meeting English students from around the world. For more information, email sigmataudeltaillinois@gmail.com.
Art @ the Y:
Do you ever go across the street from Lincoln Hall to the University YMCA? They have an exhibition space and it’s worth checking out!
Coming up soon:
OLD SCHOOL: FRIENDS
Michael Sherfield & Bennie L. Drake, Junior (1949 – 2014)
On view November 10, 2022- January 13, 2023
Exhibition opening Nov 10, 5-7pm (remarks at 5:30pm)
Murphy Gallery, YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St.
udall scholarship:
The University of Illinois seeks to nominate sophomores and juniors for the Udall Scholarship. Udall awards $7,000 to sophomores or juniors in any field of study who are taking action to address environmental concerns and are committed to a career related to the environment. There are also special awards also for Native American students interested in Tribal policy or health care (no need for these interests to be related to the environment). Students must be US citizens, US nationals, or US permanent residents. A successful applicant will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and demonstrate leadership and a commitment to service. The campus deadline is January 30, 2023 to be considered.
For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website.
An Ekphrastic Challenge:
CHLH + Peer Educator Positions:
Want to create positive change on campus? Interested in gaining a deeper understanding of how to prevent sexual violence in our community? Looking for a paid job?
Consider enrolling in CHLH 126: CARE next semester to become a paid peer educator in the Fall! All students are invited and encouraged to enroll.
TR 3:30 – 4:50 PM | 3 credit hours | CRN 71651 Contact Associate Director Prevention, Nora Peterson (nepeters@illinois.edu) with any questions.
M.A. Research Assistantship in Cather Studies at UNL:
The Willa Cather Archive and Cather Project, both housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, are offering a research assistantship to one incoming M.A. student each year. Interested students are invited to apply to the M.A. program at UNL, designating their interest in the assistantship.
The department of English at the UNL welcomes applications not only from students with a particular interest in Willa Cather, but also from students interested in closely related areas– such as early twentieth-century women’s writing, LGBTQ+ literature, or Western American literature– as well as from students who study, or would like to acquire skills in, the digital humanities.
Applications are due December 1st.
All Undergraduate Students Welcome to Apply to 2023 NYU Creative Writing Summer Intensives:
New York University’s College of Arts and Science invites visiting undergraduate students to participate in their short-term summer programs. The month-long creative writing retreats in Florence and Paris may be of particular interest to students. The Writers in Florence and Writers in Paris programs are only offered during the summer, and students are encouraged to immerse themselves in their host city through both reading and writing assignments. Participants focus on one of three genres—poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction—and attend daily writing workshops and craft seminars. 2023 faculty will include Catherine Barnett, Raven Leilani, Jonathan Safran Foer, Katie Kitamura, Ken Chen, Mark Bibbins, and Matthew Rohrer, among many other acclaimed writers. All coursework receives a NYU transcript, transferable to other institutions.
Applications will open December 1, 2022 with a priority deadline of February 1, 2023. For more information, contact cas.summerabroad@nyu.edu
Apply for CLA’s Caroll Mills Young Study Abroad Scholarship:
The CLA Caroll Mills Young Study Abroad Scholarship is designed to support students at member institutions who want to participate in a study abroad program. The scholarship is open to any student who meets eligibility requirements and is presently attending a CLA college or university. A CLA college or university is one where a member of the College Language Association is presently employed or is a retiree.
Each application must be verified and signed by a faculty sponsor who is a current financial member of the College Language Association. Complete applications must be RECEIVED by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, February 10, 2023 for study abroad in summer or fall 2023.
For more information contact the English advising office and we will supply the full document (it’s not available online and it’s too long to reproduce here).
Embedded Confidential Advisors
The Women’s Resources Center (WRC) is the designated confidential campus resource related to sexual assault/rape, sexual harassment, stalking and abuse within a relationship (sometimes called dating or domestic violence). There are several Confidential Advisors at the WRC who can provide you – or someone looking to support you – with support and advocacy services.
Embedded Advocate Hours:
TU/WED: 10 am – 5 pm @ BNAACC
M/TH: 11 am – 5 pm @ La Casa
Advising available by appointment | Monday – Friday @ the WRC
Hours may vary. Walk-in appointments offered as available.
Learn more about Advocacy & Support Services, here.
Opening of the Speaking Center:
The University Library is excited to announce the opening of the Speaking Center this fall! Beginning October 18th, students will be able to receive free and personalized public speaking assistance for any presentation and at any stage in the preparation process.
Students can work one-on-one with a trained Speaking Consultant to improve presentations and speeches, attend workshops focused on building lasting speaking skills, or participate in language sessions to build foreign language skills. Students can sign up by visiting https://www.library.illinois.edu/tlas/speaking-center/. At this time, graduate and professional students may only register for Wednesday appointments. Undergraduate students may register for any available appointment.
Volunteer opportunity
The university YMCA is looking for tutors for K-12 students this semester. It’s a wonderful opportunity for anyone who likes working with children or wants to get more connected to the immigrant community in CU.
If interested, please contact nawctutoring@universityymca.org.
Call For Applications: Funded MA/PhD, Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies:
The Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the University of Alabama is currently accepting applications for MA and PhD admissions for Fall of 2023.
- The Strode MA program offers students the unique opportunity to specialize in Renaissance studies at the master’s level. Students admitted to the Strode MA program receive enhanced graduate stipends, and they are fully funded for two years (the current MA stipend is $19,500 per year)..
- The Strode PhD program offers advanced training in Renaissance studies for a select cohort of students who pursue their research interests through an individually tailored plan of study. Students admitted to the Strode PhD program receive enhanced graduate stipends, and they are fully funded for five years (the current PhD stipend is $21,500 per year).
- All MA and PhD students can also take full advantage of the resources of the Strode Program, including travel funding, summer support, and access to a range of programming, such as the Alabama Shakespeare Project, Shakespeare in performance workshops, and lectures by distinguished guest speakers. The University of Alabama is also a member of The Folger Institute. Students and faculty in early modern studies at The University of Alabama are eligible to participate in the Institute’s many cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary workshops and seminars, designed to enhance participants’ research interests.
- The Strode Program works closely with the Alabama Digital Humanities Center (ADHC) and co-sponsors of the University of Alabama’s international Digital Humanities conference, Digitorium (https://apps.lib.ua.edu/blogs/digitorium/). Strode students have access to the ADHC for support with digital techniques for their research and teaching,
Please note that the deadline for applying for admission to either the MA or the PhD program for the Fall term is December 1.
For more details about the program and the application process visit https://strode.english.ua.edu/
FLAS Fellowships for English Majors:
Do you study a less commonly taught language (any language except French, German, and Spanish)? Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident? If so, consider applying for a Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for summer 2023 or academic year 2023-24. FLAS fellowships support both undergraduate and graduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with global or area studies. The purpose of the FLAS program is to train students to integrate global knowledge into a future career in areas of national need like cyber security and business, where knowledge of additional languages is crucial. Learn more about FLAS fellowship opportunities through the European Union Center here, and learn more about FLAS opportunities across campus here. Please look out for the FLAS information session in November. Applications will be due in late January.
More help with research:
DOUBLE YOUR ADVISING, DOUBLE YOUR FUN!
Ready to connect with our humanities professional development experts? Beginning 9/22 you can stop by Greg Hall 105 any TUESDAY MORNING between 9:30 and noon or THURSDAY AFTERNOON between 1:00 and 4:00 to meet with Julie Higgs (note that these times have changed since last spring). Starting September 24 Anna will be there Tuesday mornings as well so if you want some academic advising you can schedule an in-person appointment with her during that time and then talk to Julie before or afterwards. It’s one-stop shopping!
You can also connect with Julie in the English advising office during her drop-in hours: 1:30-4:00 every other Monday starting September 12.
fall workshops:
