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The English Undergraduate
Association Newsletter
Weekly News For UC Berkeley's English Undergrads
4/10/06
In this week's issue:
1. EUA: Music! Maestro,
Please...
Tues 5:15-6, 330 Wheeler
2. Goings-On About Town
A Heads-Up on Cultural Events
3. Want
Money?
Reward your skills in these scholarships and contests.
4.
Summer Plans
Volunteering, Study Abroad Programs, Local classes.
5.
The Bulletin Board
Internships, Jobs, Volunteering,
Research Deadlines
Visit our webpage:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eua
If you are getting double e-mails, please let us know:
berkeley.eua@gmail.com
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1. EUA: Music! Maestro,
Please...
Tues 5:15-6, 330 Wheeler
Let's face it, as much as we all enjoy
reading Chaucer, odds are we'd rather be listening to music. But,
gasp, upon closer examination, many songs actually tell stories and
carry symbolism too! You can't escape listening to the plight of the
young girl in the folk classic "House of the Rising Sun"…
Or following along the sweet recollections of childhood in the
Smashing Pumpkins' "1979"… And the massive amount of literary
allusions crammed into songs like "Tombstone Blues" and "Desolation
Row" raise Bob Dylan to a level of Joyce-like complexity. Some come
join the EUA and discuss the literature of music…
We are now looking for next
year's EUA Officers (Fall 2006-Spring 2007). Below is the
application. I have also included it as an attachment. The
applications are due into the EUA’s Box in the English Department
office at 4:00pm on Monday April 24, 2006. The box is on the right
hand side when you enter the office, perpendicular to the front
desk.
Also, we are in the process of
planning this semester's literary excursion. We will update you soon
with the details.
English Undergraduate Association (EUA) Academic
Year 2006-2007
Officer Application Form
POSITIONS
President: Chief in charge of
the EUA and its programs. Plans and coordinates events, contacts
professors, prospective panel members and institutions to be
involved; writes weekly email newsletter; acts as student liaison
between EUA and English Department; undergraduate representative for
English Department course committee; provides support to Executive
Editor of IBID.
Vice President: Assists
President in the planning and coordination of EUA programs and
events; must be able to assume all responsibilities of the
President.
Treasurer: Compiles annual
budget and mid-year report keeps accurate records for the
organization and submits all reimbursement request forms; works with
student politicians, Association Students of the University of
California staff, and members of the English Department in regards
to monetary allocations and procedures; assists the formation of
study groups and social contacts within the EUA.
Publicity Coordinator/Web Page Designer
(POSITION FILLED): In charge of creation and maintenance of
the EUA website and the designs of flyers, t-shirts, banners, the
printing of the EUA handbooks and any other publicity materials for
the EUA.
Social Events Coordinator: Works
with the President to plan and coordinate events such as monthly
speakers, literary excursions, and workshops; makes necessary room
reservations; purchases and arranges refreshments for the weekly
meetings. The Coordinator also doubles as the Secretary, taking
Officer Meeting minutes.
APPLICATION FOR THE 2006-2007 EUA
OFFICER POSITIONS
*** Please attach a current resume
in addition to providing the following responses***
The Applications are due into the EUA’s Box in
the English Department office at 4:00pm on Monday April 25, 2005.
The box is on the right hand side when you enter the office,
perpendicular to the front desk.
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Level for 2005-6: __F __So __J __Sr __SSr
EUA Office you are interested in and reasons for
interest:
Leadership potential/experience:
Skills to be contributed to position (include any computer skills):
List any ideas that might be planned for and implemented next year:
How many hours are you willing to devote to EUA and your office?
Mark Your Calendar: The EUA is
co-sponsoring 2 Career Week events with the Career Center!
(Please note that the events have changed.)
"Mixed Media," The Colorful World of Advertising
Wednesday, 4/19/2006
3:30PM-5:00PM
Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall
Advertisements add color to the landscapethey
are on the web and TV, in magazines, on billboards, etc. But how do
they get there and what are the creative and business processes
behind them? This panel of advertising professionals will paint a
picture of the profession and how you can break into the field.
* Aaron Bakken, Account Director, Bakken Creative
Co.
* Elena Christopher, Associate Project Manager, MRM Worldwide
* Harold Mann, President, Mann Consulting
* Grant Marek, Copywriter, Carat Fusion
* Tom Pellack, Director of Marketing, Fox Sports Network, Bay Area
Moderator: Karen S. Holtermann, Executive
Director, University Communications, UC Berkeley
Thursday, 4/20/2006
6:30PM-8:00PM
"Stroke of Genius," Careers in Journalism
Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall
Are you a word artist? Do you have an interest in
world events, technology, business and cultural trends? Learn about
the exciting arena of high-tech journalism and communications. Get
the inside picture from a panel of professionals in this dynamic and
growing field.
http://career.berkeley.edu/CareerWeek/CareerWeek.stm
Commencement information is now
available on the English Department web site!
April is commencement month. You must sign up to
participate in the commencement on-line from April 1 -30th. You must
sign up on-line one business day before you can pick up your two
free tickets.
http://english.berkeley.edu/commencement/
If you are graduating and would like to be a
student speaker for the commencement, we will be accepting
speeches/submissions in the English Department Office from April 1st
through Friday, April 21st. Your submissions must be typed,
double-spaced, and no longer than four pages. The selection of
speakers will be determined by Friday, May 5th.
2. Goings-On About Town
A Heads-Up on Cultural Events
MICHAEL CHABON and AYELET WALDMAN
Renowned Berkeley authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman will be
giving a joint reading in the Maude Fife Room followed by a
reception in the lounge. We hope that this event will inaugurate a
series of English Department fiction events. Please mark your
calendars, announce to your classes, and join us!
Monday, April 17, 2006
7:00 PM
Maude Fife Room
(315 Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley campus)
The reading will be followed by a Q&A, book sale and signing, and a
reception in the English Department lounge (330 Wheeler).
Michael Chabon is an accomplished artist in the realms of comic
books, films, literature, and children's fiction. His most notable
works include The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder
Boys, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, A Model World, Werewolves in
Their Youth, and the screenplay for Spiderman 2. His work has
appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and Playboy and in a
number of anthologies, among them Prize Stories 1999: The O. Henry
Awards.
Ayelet Waldman is the author of the novels Love and Other Impossible
Pursuits, and Daughter's Keeper, and also the Mommy-Track Mysteries.
Her personal essays have been published in a wide variety of
periodicals, including The New York Times, Elle Magazine, and The
Guardian. She has a regular column on Salon.com. Her books are
published throughout the world, in countries as disparate as England
and Thailand. Love and Other Impossible Pursuits has been optioned
for the movies, with a screenplay written by Don Roos, the writer
and director of The Opposite of Sex and Happy Endings.
INTERSECTION'S LITERARY SERIES -
Intersection has the distinction of programming the oldest,
continuous, independent reading series in California (est. 1965).
The program features a remarkable and diverse array of emerging and
established writers who are committed to expanding the notion of
literature, testing cultural and discipline-based boundaries, and
building new audiences for live, intimate literary experiences. In
recent years, Intersection has worked with new and seasoned writers
including bell hooks, Mike Davis, John Trudell, Alice Walker, Martín
Espada, Jimmy Santiago Baca, and Denis Johnson.
UPCOMING READINGS IN THE SERIES
April 13 - 29, 2006, Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 PM
Haze - A World Premiere Play Collection by Campo Santo featuring the
writings of
Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida and others
Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia (btwn 15/16) Mission
District, San Francisco
*Spring Faculty Colloquia*
Hello everyone,
Please mark the following dates for upcoming
faculty colloquia:
On Monday, April 10, from 5-7 p.m., in the
department lounge, we will hear from professors Anne Cheng, Dan
Blanton, and John Bishop.
On Friday, April 28, from 4-6 p.m., in the department lounge, we
will hear from professors Colleen Lye, Joanna Picciotto, and Donna
Jones.
Department of English: Lectures and
Events, Spring 2006: April
HARISH TRIVEDI (University of Delhi)
Constructing Orientalism: Translations into English from the Indian
Languages in the 19th Century
Tuesday, April 11
5:00 PM
Maude Fife Room (315 Wheeler Hall)
Co-sponsored by the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
MARGOT NORRIS (UC Irvine)
Possible Worlds Theory and the Fantasy Universe of Finnegans Wake
Wednesday, April 19
6:00 pm
Maude Fife Room (315 Wheeler)
Co-sponsored by the James Joyce Working Group
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, contact Gretchen Case at
gcase@berkeley.edu
This event is made possible, in part, through the generous support
of the Consortium for the Arts.
For more information about upcoming performances,
events, lectures and programs at
UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies,
please visit our website:
http://theater.berkeley.edu
UC BERKELEY Gallery News:
Public Lecture by VII photographer Antonin Kratochvil and WORKSHOP
April 14th, 2006 — 7:00pm to 9:00pm (lecture)
Sponsored by Fotovision
A rare west coast lecture by one of the most
interesting documentary photographers of our time. Antonin
Kratochvil has covered a broad and deep range of the human
experience around the globe, deeply committed to the principles and
practice of journalism as the watchdog of the modern world. He has
covered Tibetan refugees, and street children in Mongolia, Guatemala
and Romania. He has traveled Cuba and China and photographed the
rain forest destruction in the Amazon and air pollution in Silesia.
He is the founder of VII, a photo cooperative
comprised of a small, but elite corps of talented, committed
photojournalists. You may view some of Kratochvil's work at that
site.
Kratochvil will show images from his vast career
and discuss his projects, how and why he makes photographs. A book
signing will follow the lecture.
Location: UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, corner of
Euclid and Hearst, Berkeley.
He will also be doing a two day workshop which is
limited to 18 participants
April 15th & 16th, 2006 — 10:00am to 5:00pm (visit fotovision.org –weeekend
workshops)
You can reserve a seat online for the lecture or
pay at the door.
Or visit
http://www.fotovision.org and see SPECIAL EVENTS Cost: $10
Pacific Film Archive presents:
VANTAGE POINTS: NEW DOCUMENTARIES BY WOMEN
March 7 - April 18
3.
Want Money?
Scholarships and contests
$2000 AWAITS WINNERS OF LORIAN
HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Entries are now being accepted for the 26th
annual Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, created to
recognize and encourage the efforts of writers who have not yet
achieved major-market success. Writers will compete for a $1,000
first prize, $500 second prize, and $500 third prize in this
internationally acclaimed competition. Several honorable mentions
are also awarded each year.
Stories in all genres of fiction are welcome.
Maximum length is 3,000 words, and writers retain all rights to
their work. The final deadline is May 15, 2006; winners will be
announced at the end of July.
For complete guidelines, please visit
www.shortstorycompetition.com, e-mail
Calico2419@aol.com, or send an SASE to the Lorian Hemingway
Short Story Competition, P.O. Box 993, Key West, FL 33041.
The Association of Young
Journalists and Writers
is sponsoring a $2000 Literary Essay Contest. Submit essays to
http://ayjw.org to participate in the contest. The deadline is
June 30th and more information about the essay contest is available
at
http://ayjw.org/rewards.php?type=lit
Furthermore, our Journalism Studies Scholarship has been extended to
English and closely related majors as well. Students may apply for
the scholarship at
http://ayjw.org/scholarships.php.
You may print and post any of the announcements available at
http://ayjw.org/scholarships/info.php
Thank You Very Much,
Robert Anderson – AYJW Scholarships Coordinator
http://www.ayjw.org
4. Summer Plans
Volunteering, Study Abroad Programs, Local classes.
Fun Summer Day Camps Seek Dynamic Staff!
Galileo Educational Services is seeking college
students and graduates for fun summer positions at Camp Galileo and
The Tech Museum Summer Camps.
Voted “Best Camp for Kids” in Bay Area Parent and
“Best of the Bay” in San Francisco Magazine, Camp Galileo is a fun
art, science, and outdoor summer day camp for kids entering K-5th
grades. Jobs are available at Camp Galileo in 14 communities
throughout the South Bay, Peninsula, San Francisco, & East Bay---if
you love working with kids, Camp Galileo has a convenient job
location for you. The Tech Museum Summer Camps, for entering 4th-8th
graders, features hands-on science and technology classes at the
world class Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. Enjoy inspiring
kids about science in the South Bay’s most interactive museum.
College student positions: Gain valuable
experience leading kids and assisting in the camp classroom as a
Team Leader at Camp Galileo or Assistant Instructor at The Tech
Museum Summer Camps.
College graduate positions: Earn Continuing
Education credits while instructing art, science, outdoors,
engineering, or technology-related subjects in a fun, camp
environment. We are seeking graduate students for Lead Instructor
positions at both camps.
Galileo provides curriculum and training to set
you up for success—all you need is a passion for camp and experience
leading kids!
The deadline to apply is April 15th. For detailed
job descriptions and our online application, visit
http://www.galileoed/jobs.htm.
Student Apprentice/Assistantship in
Community Arts, Oral History and Multimedia Installation
$2500 for three summer months; undergraduate applications given
priority
The GROUP Apprenticeship program of the Townsend Center is
supporting a position for a student assistant with the
Richmond/Berkeley Project, a large-scale multimedia oral history
installation that will explore the complex dynamics within and
between these two communities. Themes will include
agriculture/horticulture, inter-racial dialogue and conflict,
gated/barred communities, representations of violence and poverty,
schooling, food and community, and more. The project director is
Shannon Flattery, artistic director of Touchable Stories (www.touchablestories.org)
and artist-in-residence at the Arts Research Center at UC Berkeley.
The project is based in Richmond and most of the work will be
conducted there, though some research activities will take place in
Berkeley. The summer apprentice will assist in the coordination of
several aspects of the project, now in its first stage. The ideal
candidate will have some of the following skills: 1) fluent Spanish
2) exceptional research ability 3) technical/media background 4)
video/audio documentation skills 5) public relations/marketing
background 6) horticultural knowledge 7) stage/curatorial management
background adaptable to site-specific work. The specific
requirements of the apprenticeship will be coordinated with the
specific skills of the chosen applicant.
Interested applicants should email a letter of application and a
resume to the following three addresses: Artistic Director Shannon
Flattery (touchablestories@yahoo.com),
Professor Shannon Jackson (shjacks@berkeley.edu)
and ARC Associate Director Michele Rabkin (micheler@berkeley.edu).
Applications are due by Friday, April 21, 2006.
Apprenticeship Projects
Forgotten Battlefields
Theme: Human Rights
Professor Lydia Chavez, Graduate School of Journalism
Grounding Tradition: The Geological and
Archaeological Underpinnings of Contemporary Brazilian Pilgrimage
Stories
Theme: The Environment
Professor Candace Slater, Spanish and Portuguese
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the Legacy of
Genocide in Cambodia
Theme: Human Rights
Professor David Cohen, Director, War Crimes Studies Center
Social Practices: Human and the Environment
Theme: The Environment
Professor Shannon Jackson, Rhetoric and Theater, Dance, and
Performance Studies
Transnational Spanish Language Media and the
Spanish language Market in the U.S.
Theme: New Media
Professor Alex M. Saragoza, Department of Ethnic Studies
Voices from the Margin: Sharing the Stories of
Post-Katrina New Orleans
Theme: Human Rights
Dr. Jarralynne Agee, Psychology and African American Studies; Dr.
Christopher Knaus, African American Studies; one tenured faculty
person to be determined
Writing, Writing, Writing: The Natural History
Field Journal As Literary Text and Social Tool
Theme: The Environment
Professor Cathryn Carson, History Department
Volunteering in the Summer
Help relief efforts in the wake of the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina with Hands On Network, at
http://www.handsonnetwork.org. HON is located in Biloxi,
Mississippi, an area especially hard hit by the hurricane. There is
still much to do - there is a 26 mile stretch of coastline that
looks the same as the day after the hurricane - not one business has
re-opened there yet.
5.
The Bulletin Board
Internships, Jobs, Volunteering,
Research Deadlines
Commencement information is now available on the
English Department web site!
http://english.berkeley.edu/commencement/
Apply to be a COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND
SCIENCE PEER ADVISER 2006-2007
http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/
To be eligible for this position you must, at time of application:
• Have a cumulative UC GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Have completed at least one semester at Cal as a Letters and
Science student
• Have outstanding presentation, interpersonal and communication
skills, and be able to respond to a wide range of concerns with a
neutral viewpoint
• Be able to attend the full week of training (paid) being held
August 14-18, 9am-5pm
• Have at least one full academic year remaining
• Be willing and able to commit to the position for both Fall 2006
and Spring 2007
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006 @ 4:00PM
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Dear Undergraduates,
So many opportunities -- and deadlines! Please
scroll through this message carefully so you don't miss any golden
opportunities that are coming your way.
This newsletter contains:
1) Undergraduate research journals' deadlines for
staff applications and submissions
2) An apprenticeship opportunity regarding increasing access to
medical innovations in poor countries.
3) Research Program deadlines through early March. If you see one
that interests you, read the web site carefully and then contact the
program representative as soon as possible to begin preparing your
application. Note that the Center for African Studies grant is BRAND
NEW and has never been announced before.
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1. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNALS
DEADLINES:
BERKELEY UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL
http://learning.berkeley.edu/buj/
Berkeley Undergraduate Journal is the premier
undergraduate research journal in the social sciences and
humanities, in publication since 1989. The journal is now seeking
staff, submissions, and cover art for the issue to be published in
the Fall of 2006.
We are looking for cover art for the next issue: Deadline April 17.
CALIFORNIA ENGINEER
http://caleng.berkeley.edu
Want to publish your undergraduate research?
Or... Looking for a productive and unique student group to join?
Come try out California Engineer!
California Engineer is a student-run magazine
dedicated to publishing UC undergraduate research. We are
internationally distributed and strive to create a professional
quality publication. We encourage UC students from all disciplines
to submit articles on engineering-related topics to our magazine.
Submissions are accepted year round.
We have staff positions open in a variety of
areas: Layout, Graphics, Writing, Marketing, etc... Training is
available in all departments. Practice networking skills with UC
professors in Marketing, creative skills in Layout and Graphics or
take a stab at journalism and get published internationally!
For an application or questions: Contact
editor@caleng.berkeley.edu
For submission instructions: Visit
http://caleng.berkeley.edu
THEMIS (Environment, Health, and Development)
http://research.berkeley.edu/journals/Themisjournal.html
Rolling deadline
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3. Research Deadlines!
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B. RESEARCH PROGRAM DEADLINES TILL THE
END OF THE YEAR:
Deadline: 04-?-06
GROUP SUMMER RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIPS (TOWNSEND CENTER)
$2,500, Pairs faculty members and undergraduate students in summer
research projects. Humanities (and social sciences). Must apply to
one of 12 faculty projects, 12 participants/summer,
http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/groupapprentices.shtml
Deadline: 04-?-06
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM
Amount: $4,000. Students work during the summer as an apprentice in
one of four participating labs doing breast cancer research.
http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/BCRTP.html
Deadlines: 4-28-06; September, 2006,
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (L&S)
Up to $500, travel for data collection or for presentation at
professional meetings, L&S only, priority to seniors, 12-20
participants/year
http://research.berkeley.edu/travel
Deadline: rolling
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (CNR)
up to $2,000, Either apprentice or indepdendent; CNR faculty apply
with or on behalf of the student (with is preferred). Both faculty
and student must be in College of Natural Resources. 2.0 gpa, up to
10 participants/yr.
http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/research_ops.php
Deadline: rolling
VIGRE PROGRAM
$187.50-$375/month. Apprenticeship w/ faculty in Statistics dept.
Students are expected to work 5-10 hrs/wk. Have statistics skills,
but not necessarily stat major; must be US citizen or perm.
resident. 5-7 participants/semester,
http://stat-www.berkeley.edu/users/vigre/
Deadline: rolling until $ is gone.
ASUC ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANTS
Usually up to $500 , Academic Opportunity Fund awards grants for
academic travel that enhances student access to valuable educational
experiences beyond the classroom. Highest priority to students with
carefully thought-out proposals, support of a faculty mentor, and
who have sought out other support. About 90 participants/yr.
http://www.asuc.org/forstudents/index.php?s=grants
Deadline: Spring
URAP: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH APPRENTICE PROGRAM SUMMER STIPEND
$2,000 , Receive pay to assist faculty with their research during
the summer. , all majors, all colleges--mentor applies on behalf of
student; student must have participated 2 semesters in URAP, 2.0 gpa,
30 participants/year,
http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/index.html
Deadline: Usually around 6th wk of semester, but
soft deadline.
HISTORY TRAVEL GRANT
up to $600 , For research-related travel. , Intended especially, but
not exclusively, for students enrolled in History 101, the honors
thesis.
http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/HistTravel.html
Deadline: probably late October, 2006
MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM
$2800 summer stipend, guidance of graduate student and faculty
mentors, as well as staff; GRE prep; presentation and publication
opportunities; under-represented OR first-generation, low-income
students planning a PhD; 25 participants/year
http://www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/
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Thanks for reading!
The English Undergraduate Association
EUA President: Elizabeth Kremen
Vice President: Olivia Friedman
Treasurer: R. Ander Pierce
Publicist, Web Guru: Lisa Caravello
Social Events Coordinator: Andrew Kubasek
Community Outreach Coordinator: Mikael Lindfors
Creative Writing Sub-committee Chairs: Mikael Lindfors, R.
Ander Pierce
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