Unchained controversy, remarking that we could address literary representations of slavery representations in post 1970 (e.g. Beloved, Kindred), or how writers have been looking at slavery in conjunction with how Hollywood has looked at slavery. Graduate Student Caucus Barry Spence: – Barry Spence reported that the graduate caucus had a discussion about what ideas to implement in 2014, and a CV tutorial, drawing on resources of experienced faculty, was a popular topic. Elizabeth Abele remarked that if the Caucus organized that workshop for Harrisburg she would locate a space Spence reported that this year the Graduate Caucus made sixteen $300 awards, which made a significant difference to the students. Spence thanked Michael Cadwallader for his web support, and announced the graduate caucus essay award winner was a joint paper out of Penn State University. Spence also announced that the Graduate Caucus set up a twitter account for the convention. Suha Kudsieh thanked Donavan and Barry Spence for their excellent work and creativity. Other Business Brandi So reported on the transition to RegOnline, and proposed that its web reconciliation capabilities be used more strenuously to streamline workflow. She also remarked on the necessity of revising the media policy for similar reasons. She agreed to create a descriptive calendar and other documents to assist in training the new administrative assistant, who will functionally replace the convention associate position. The had a brief discussion about adding a board position in Composition and Rhetoric, and changing the area name from Pedagogy. This item was tabled for further consideration.
Unchained controversy, remarking that we could address literary representations of slavery representations in post 1970 (e.g. Beloved, Kindred), or how writers have been looking at slavery in conjunction with how Hollywood has looked at slavery. Graduate Student Caucus – Barry Spence: Barry Spence reported that the graduate caucus had a discussion about what ideas to implement in 2014, and a CV tutorial, drawing on resources of experienced faculty, was a popular topic. Elizabeth Abele remarked that if the Caucus organized that workshop for Harrisburg she would locate a space Spence reported that this year the Graduate Caucus made sixteen $300 awards, which made a significant difference to the students. Spence thanked Michael Cadwallader for his web support, and announced the graduate caucus essay award winner was a joint paper out of Penn State University. Spence also announced that the Graduate Caucus set up a twitter account for the convention. Suha Kudsieh thanked Donavan and Barry Spence for their excellent work and creativity. Other Business Brandi So reported on the transition to RegOnline, and proposed that its web reconciliation capabilities be used more strenuously to streamline workflow. She also remarked on the necessity of revising the media policy for similar reasons. She agreed to create a descriptive calendar and other documents to assist in training the new administrative assistant, who will functionally replace the convention associate position. The had a brief discussion about adding a board position in Composition and Rhetoric, and changing the area name from Pedagogy. This item was tabled for further consideration.
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