Literary Awards Information

Dear Faculty Member and/or Student in Liberal Arts,

The English Department at Purdue University, West Lafayette campus, would like to announce a call for submissions from undergraduate and graduate students to the 79th Literary Awards Competition. This year 70 prizes will be awarded in categories as diverse as journalism, Asian studies, linguistics, philosophy, history, playwriting, and business-writing, as well as in the more traditional categories of the literary essay, poetry, and the short story.

Purdue faculty across the disciplines help to judge submissions. With the addition of some new prizes this year, nearly $11,000 (this is not a typo!) will be distributed in award money to our students.

Please help to publicize Literary Awards this year by announcing the contest to your students in the next week. THE POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM BRANCH CAMPUSES IS FEBRUARY 15TH. Students can find out about the different prizes by going to the website at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english/literaryawards.

We ask that, in addition to announcing the contests to your classes, you would encourage submissions from students whose work you know to be strong by speaking to them.

For your convenience, please find attached a flyer announcing the 79th annual Literary Awards Competition. Please PASS THE FLYER AROUND YOUR CLASSES to let students write down the website and note those prizes to which they might be interested in submitting.

As always, Literary Awards will host a banquet to honor our winners. Our speaker at this year’s banquet will be the distinguished fiction writer ANNIE PROULX , winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. She will give a reading, free and open to all, on April 22ndat Fowler Hall. The reading is sponsored jointly by the English Department and Purdue University Libraries. If you have the time, please come and also invite your students.

THANKS TO ALL, IN ADVANCE, FOR HELPING TO ADVERTIZE THE LITERARY AWARDS COMPETITION AMONG OUR STUDENTS!

Literary Awards 2010 Flyer Final Draft.doc

Meet a Job Candidate for Media Production Position

Please consider attending one of two (2) scheduled meetings especially for students with Art Herbig, a candidate for our position in Media Production.

M 8 Feb 4:30-5 PM in NF 355 (for undergrads, though grads welcomed)
T 9 Feb 3-3:30 PM in NF 355 (for grads, though undergrads welcomed)

SEME 2010 – National Sports Career Conference for College Students – March 26-27 in Washin gton, D.C.

Hello,

We would like to offer your group an Early Bird Discount Registration for our upcoming 7th annual Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME 2010) interactive conference on March 26-27, 2010, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. (www.SEME-NOW.com).

Couple Key Items:

> I was hoping you could let your students know about this upcoming event.

> Attached is the FLYER with all the information.

> We can also make a special DISCOUNT REGISTRATION LINK for your school.

> Registration has sold out the past two years.

SEME is the premier national sports career and networking conference in the nation. It’s a great opportunity for students to hear from the leaders in the industry and to see if the sports industry is right for them. There are keynote speakers, panels, breakout sessions and a resume critique with top sports industry recruiters.

Please email me back at your earliest convenience at sportsmgtm or call our SEME phone line at 202-903-3763.

Thank You.

Warren Waterman
wcw7

SEME 2010 Early Bird Discount Registration Now Open!

> Announces Keynote Speakers from NFL, U.S. Soccer & EA Sports

> March 26-27 in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University

> Sold Out the Past Two Years!

WHO: 7th annual Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME 2010)

WHAT: The premier national sports career & networking conference announces first Keynote Speakers

WHEN: March 26-27, 2010

WHERE: Washington, D.C. / Georgetown University

WEB: Registration Open Now: www.SEME-NOW.com

CONTACT: SEME (202-903-3763) info

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 7th annual Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME 2010), the premier national sports career and networking conference, is set for March 26-27, 2010 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Registration is now open and has sold out the past two years.

Keynote Speakers include: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFL Players Association (NFLPA), Brooks Meek, Director, Glenn Chin, Vice President, Global Brand Management, EA Sports, and U.S. Soccer President, Sunil Gulati, who will deliver the GU SIM Sports Social Responsibility Initiative presentation on the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and its legacy.

Previous SEME Keynote Speakers have included: James Brown (CBS), Kevin Plank (Under Armour), Norm Bellingham (U.S.O.C.), Burke Magnus (ESPN), Josh Centor (NCAA), Ted Leonsis (Washington Capitals), Tom George (Octagon), Charlie Casserly (NFL/CBS Sports), Christine Brennan (USA Today), Larry Miller (Nike), Ross Greenberg (HBO Sports), Larry Jones (Fox Sports), Mark Abbott (MLS), Jimmy Lynn (AOL), Dave Morgan (Yahoo! Sports), Donald Dell (SFX/ClearChannel) and Buffy Filippell (Teamwork Online).

SEME has featured experts from over 200 organizations in 15 different sports career fields, including top decision makers from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, NCAA, NASCAR, College Sports, Action Sports, Minor Leagues, the Olympics and other public and private organizations.

“We are at critical juncture in the sports industry today and we feel the role of SEME has never been more valuable for new professionals looking to break into the sports industry,” says Matt Winkler, SEME Executive Director, who serves as Associate Dean for the Sports Industry Management Masters Program at Georgetown University. “SEME has been fortunate over the past six years to have such an inspiring commitment from our hundreds of executives and sports industry professionals from all over the country who take time to serve as speakers and panelists each year.”

This innovative and interactive experience for college students and recent graduates combines an exceptional track record in the past six years from a cast of over 400+ keynotes, panelists and speakers from its three locations – SEME East (D.C.), SEME Central (Chicago/Northwestern) and SEME West (Los Angeles/ U.S.C.) – SEME now packs the reach of three conferences into one.

Registration is now open and was sold out the last two years. Special pricing is available for early bird registration, groups of five or more and 15 or more. For more information visit: www.SEME-NOW.com.

SEME — SOLD OUT IN 2008 & 2009!
400+ Executive Speakers
150+ Organizations
2,500+ Attendees

SEME 2010 Promo Flyer (Master Doc).pdf

No Class or Office Hours R Jan 21

Please note that due to a meeting in a West Lafayette, there will be no class meetings for both COM 421 and COM 531, as well as no regularly scheduled office hours, on R 21 Jan.

Additional Grad Office Hours for Spring 2010

Please note the addition of graduate student office hours for advising M 4 Jan – R 7 Jan from 6 – 7:15 PM; and W 13 Jan – R 14 Jan from 6:30 – 7:30 PM.

Important Dates for Spring 2010

Please keep these important dates in mind for Spring 2010:

• 22 Jan: last day to submit the first deposit of a synthesis paper to graduate in May
• 15 Feb: last day to submit a synthesis proposal to your committee if you plan to graduate in December
• 5-12 Apr: week of comprehensive examinations.  Candidate may pick up questions from Committee Chair at 9 AM on M 5 Apr.  Exams due back to Committee Chair no later than 12 PM noon on M 12 Apr.

New Grad Course Offered for Spring 2010

Please note that we’ve added a new grad course for Spring 2010.  The course is COM 597 02 The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication with a CRN of 24593.  It meets M 6-8:45 PM in KT 118, and is taught by Dr. Carrie Kennedy-Lightsey.  For most 500-level grad courses, we will need to clear you before you register.  If you would like to register for this course before 4 January, please contact our department secretary Judi Tennison at tennison@ipfw.edu.  You still will need to register on your own.

After 4 January, contact carr@ipfw.edu.

Please note that you can repeat a limited number of COM 597s for credit toward your graduate degree.

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Community Harvest Food Drive T 1 Dec – T 15 Dec

From Adam Dircksen:

Hello COM colleagues.  I am seeking your help in a food drive for Community Harvest Food Bank.  If you are willing, it will take as little as ten seconds of your time to announce in class.  Starting Tuesday morning, there will be food collection barrels in Neff 141, Neff 147, and outside the COM office.  Please announce to your classes that we will be collecting in these barrels for two weeks (from Tuesday, 12/1 through Tuesday 12/15 at noon).  Here is some additional information that I will be sharing with my classes.  Feel free to use or not use any you would like:

While Community Harvest has seen a 30% increase in need, they, and many nonprofits similar to them, have seen a decrease in the number of individual donations coming in.  The need this year is greater than in recent years past.
 
At this time, their specific needs are the standards of:
·        Rice (plain, white in 1# or 2# bags)
·        Canned fruits
·        Canned veggies
·        Pasta or noodles
·        Canned protein (tuna, salmon, peanut butter, chicken and beef along w/ high protein soups and stews)
·        Personal care products
·        Paper goods (toilet paper, paper towels, diapers (adult and baby)
·        Boxed potatoes (mashed, scalloped, au gratin, etc.)
 
Please contribute something, even one can of green beans will be helpful.  One bag will be even more helpful.  They can be dropped off in the classroom containers (Neff 141 and Neff 147) for those in those classrooms.  Others can use the barrel outside the COM office (Neff 230) at any time to drop off their donation(s).  Make it your goal to influence one other person you know, outside of class, to bring in at least one can and to influence someone else to do the same.  Most people want to help but do not know where to start.  Here is a place to start.
 
Get the word out.  Let’s fill all these barrels.
 
Many thanks for your time and consideration.
 
Best,
Adam

Sp 10 Grad Advising Hours 6-7:15 PM M 4 – R 7 Jan

Graduate student advising hours for Sp 10 final registration will be 6-7:15 PM from M 4 Jan – R 7 Jan.  No appointment necessary; first come, first served.  If you come and I am with someone, please let me know that you are there.  Regularly scheduled office hours for Spring 2010 begin the following week and occur most TR 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM until 6 May.