English majors must attend at least eight English Department colloquia during their academic careers.  The Department will offer an average of three colloquia every semester and may occasionally designate a non-departmental colloquium as qualifying for this requirement.

Attendance will be taken at all English Department colloquia, and attendance records will be kept in the English Department office.  It is the student’s responsibility to sign in at each event he or she attends, and to keep track of his/her progress towards fulfilling this requirement. Information on colloquium attendance can be accessed in the English Department office.

Amongst the new and ever-changing list of speakers and presenters, visiting authors and inspiring lecturers are annual events in the English Department (dear and reoccurring friends on the colloquia schedule): The List, The Read-A-Thon, and The Matchbook Poetry project.

Colloquium Schedule Fall 2011

Friday, October 7

Author-Scholar Myriam Chancy

Readings from her novel The Loneliness of Angels

Ness Auditorium at 4:00pm

Wednesday, October 26

Karl Miller and Dan Stroeh

Chakeres Theater at 4:00 pm

Wednesday, November 2

The List

Four faculty members will defend

their contributions to the List

Founders at 6:30pm

Wednesday, December 7

Dr. Wilkerson's Black London

Study Abroad discussion

Hollenbeck 131 at 4:00pm

Colloquium Schedule Spring 2011

Thursday, January 26

Kent Dixon: "My Life Writing"

Dr. Dixon will discus writing, teaching, and students

and the interconnected influence of  each

Ness at 4:00pm

Tuesday, February 7

Monday, February 27

Wednesday, March 14

Monday, April 9
Naomi Shihab Nye 

Readings

Ness at 4:00pm

Thursday, April 12

2nd Annual Matchbook Poetry Reading

Ness at 4:00pm

Tuesday, April 24

English Department Literary Awards

Ness at 7:00pm

Friday, April 20

Senior Presentations

Hollenbeck Hall, all day