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Sept. 23: Sigma Tau Delta Meeting, 6:30pm, Bates 126 Sept. 23: Lecture by Dr. Ann Charters, 7:00pm, The Athenauem Sept. 29: Smith College Poetry Center Reading: Mary Oliver, 7:30pm, John M. Greene Hall, Smith College Sept. 30: Persona General Interest Meeting, 6:30pm, Bates 126 Oct. 1-3: Student Theatre Association Production: Mrs. Cage and The Fugue, 8pm (and 2:30pm on October 3), Ely Studio Theatre
Oct. 5: Speaker Series: Daniel Pink, 6pm, Woodward Center Oct. 15: Guest Lecture Series: Archer Mayor, 7:00pm, Westfield Athenaeum Oct. 15: Pushing the Envelope: Writing at the Cultural Edge, Alex Sanchez, 6:30pm, Scanlon Banquet Hall Oct. 15-18: The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2009, Boston, Worcester, New Bedford, Salem, Lowell, Amherst, and the Berkshires Oct. 16-17: Student Theatre Association Production: True West, 7pm, Ely Studio Theatre (free admission)
Oct. 17: Fall 2009 New England Regional College Poetry Workshop & Poetry Slam, 1:00pm-10:00pm, Berklee College of Music Workshop with Caroline Harvey, 2:00-5:00pm, The Loft Poetry Slam hosted by Simone Beaubien, 7:00-10:00pm in The Red Room Guest Artist Jack McCarthy, 9:30pm Oct. 19 - Nov. 6: Advising for spring 2010 Oct. 20: National Day of Writing: Writing Hour Pizza Party, 5:00-6:00pm, 218 Bates Oct. 20: Smith College Poetry Center Reading: Susan Stewart, 7:30pm, Neilson Browsing Room, Smith College Oct. 22: "Como Llegamos Aqui? A Brief Cultural History of Latinas/os in Mainstream Media," Dr. Mari Castaneda, Reception - 3:00pm, Talk - 3:30-5:00pm, Wilson Auditorium 130 Oct. 23 & 24: Camp Shepard Playwrights' Project: Six Short Original Plays, 7pm, Ely Studio Theatre Oct. 24: Save the Date: English/ English Education Reunion Brunch, 10am, Garden Room at 333. English seniors, graduate students, current student teachers, and STD members are invited to attend.
Oct. 28: "My Students Can't Write Summaries": More Efficient Strategies to Help Students Become Better Writers, 3:00-4:00pm, Parenzo 215 Oct. 28: Persona's Flash Fiction Contest, 6:00pm, Bates Computer Lab 03 Nov. 3: Smith College Poetry Center Reading: Matthew & Michael Dickman, 7:30pm, Stoddard Hall Auditorium, Smith College Nov. 5: The 5th Annual Collegiate Poetry Slam, 5:30-7:00pm, Scanlon Living Room Nov. 17: Discover Westfield State College Day, 9:45am, Parenzo Gymnasium Nov. 18: Beyond Policing Plagiarism: Toward Teaching Our Students to Work with Texts Ethically and Effectively, workshop/panel/roundtable discussion, 9:00-11:30am, Scanlon Banquet Hall Nov. 18-21: Theatre Arts Program Production: Tartuffe, 8pm (and 2:30pm on Nov. 20 & 21), Ely Studio Theatre
Nov. 20: Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Council for International Education, 8:30am-3pm, Bridgewater State College Nov. 21: Speaker Series, Bowzer's R-n-R Party, 7pm, Woodward Center Dec. 1: Smith College Poetry Center Reading: Thomas Sayers Ellis, 7:30pm, Stoddard Hall Auditorium, Smith College Dec. 4-5: Westfield State Department of Music presents Amah and the Night Visitors, 7:30pm (Dec. 4), 3:30pm & 7:30pm (Dec. 5), Dever Auditorium Dec. 8: Speaker Series, Elinor Lipman, 6pm, Scanlon Banquet Hall
Jan. 21-23: Auditions for Theatre Arts Program production
Jan. 27: Sigma Tau Delta meeting, 6:30pm
Feb. 3: Persona meeting, 5:30pm
Feb. 4: Ralph Nader, Speaker Series
Feb. 11-15: Student Theatre Association production, "Hello Out There," Ely Studio Theatre
Feb. 18: Poetry Reading, Scanlon Living Room
Feb. 19: Writing across the Curriculum workshop, 2-6pm
Feb. 24: Debbie Reese, Speaker Series, "American Indians in Children's Literature," Scanlon Hall, 6pm
Feb. 27: Sigma Tau Delta National Read In, Franklin Piece College
Mar. 2: Mass Undergraduate Conference Deadline
Mar. 4: Richard Handler, "The Anthropology of Academic Administration," 333 Garden Room A, 4-6pm
Mar. 5: Sigma Tau Delta Induction Ceremony, Scanlon Living Room, 5pm
Mar. 9: Westfield Women Write, Scanlon Living Room, 5pm
Mar. 10: English Club Meeting, Bates 118, 7pm
Mar. 16-20: Spring Break
Mar. 24: Gary Mule Deer, Speaker Series
Mar. 25-28: Sigma Tau Delta national conference, Minneapolis
April 1: Spring New Works Reading
April 7: Hershman R. John, Speaker Series, Poetry Reading, Scanlon Banquet Hall, 6pm
April 8: Jared Diamond, Speaker Series
April 15: WSC Spring Poetry Slam, Scanlon Living Room, 7pm
April 16: Debby Applegate, Speaker Series
April 17: Graduate Symposium, Worcester State College
April 22: 3rd Annual First-year Writers' Reading, Ely Lounge, 5-6:30pm
April 22-25: Theatre Arts Program production, Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters," Dever Auditorium
April 27: JD Scrimgeour, Poetry Reading
April 23: Department of English Spring Gathering, 3:30-5pm, Scanlon Living Room
April 29: Community Service Day
May 4: Last day of classes
May 5: Reading Day
May 6-11: Exam Period
May 16: Commencement
Nov. 13: WSC Slam, Ely Lounge, 7pm
Nov. 17: Fallen Pieces Reading, 7pm
Feb. 5: Poetry Slam, Boston University, 5pm
Feb. 13: Carol Schneider College Event (No day classes)
Feb. 20: Guest Lecture Series: Patricia Smith Poetry Reading, Scanlon Banquet Hall, 6:30pm
March 3: Persona "Flash Fiction" contest, Bates 03, 6pm
March 3-28: Advising for Fall 2008
March 4: Guest Lecture Series: Deepa Fernandes, Wilson B & C, 7pm
Feb. 20: Guest Lecture Series: Patricia Smith Poetry Reading, Scanlon Banquet Hall, 6:30pm
March 5: Westfield Women Write! Poetry Reading, Scanlon Living Room, 5:30pm
March 5-8: Sigma Tau Delta conference, Louisville, KY
March 10-14: Spring Break
March 21: Persona Submission deadline: turn in at Bates 103, 4pm
March 25: First-year English and Theatre majors reception/pizza party, Bates 111, 5-6:30pm
March 27: Phi Kappa Phi Essay Reception, Scanlon Living Room, 4pm
March 28: English Education open house, Faculty Center, 3:30-5pm
April 3 & 4: "Welcome to Westfield" for prospective students, Scanlon Banquet Hall, 11:30am-1pm
April 7: Spring New Works Reading, Ely Main Lounge, 7pm
April 9: Sigma Tau Delta initiation ceremony, Scanlon Living Room, 6pm
April 10: Guest Lecture Series: Peter Balakian
April 16: "Bad Poetry" Reading, Davis Common Room, 7pm
April 18: State College Graduate Conference, WSC
April 22: Academic Awards Ceremony, Scanlon Banquet Hall, 4-5pm
April 23-26: Theatre Arts Program production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ely Studio Theatre
April 24: Department of English Annual Spring Gathering, Scanlon Living Room, 4-5:30pm
April 24: Guest Lecture Series: Nadera Kevorkian, 7pm
May 1: Mass Undergraduate Conference reception and dinner, UMass-Amherst
May 2: Mass Undergraduate Conference, UMass-Amherst, 8am-5pm
May 10: Sigma Tau Delta tag sale
May 15: Graduate Division Commencement, 6-7:30pm
May 17: Commencement
Friday, Sept. 28: Department Chairs Retreat, Scanlon C, 8:30- 3pm
Tuesday, Oct. 2: Student Poetry slam, Ely Main Lounge, 6:30pm
Saturday, Oct. 20: Homecoming reunion brunch for English and English Education students, NHL multi-purpose room, 10:30am-noon
Tuesday, Oct. 23: Poetry slam, American International College,TBA
Thursday, Nov. 1: Jessica Torone Honors Project musical, "Guys Don't Talk about Love," TBA
Tuesday, Nov. 13: Guest Lecture Series, Tracy Kidder, Dever Auditorium, 7pm
Nov. 14-17: Theatre Arts Program production, Buchner's "Danton's Death," TBA
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