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Dr. Laura Carroll will speak on “Ears to Hear” at English Chapel on Tuesday, January 26, in BSB 130.

Joe Cunningham Jr., Program Coordinator for Communities In Schools of the Big Country, would like to welcome ACU students to volunteer as tutors at Fannin, Ortiz, Madison, Mann, Abilene High, or Cooper High. Communities In Schools is a best-practice dropout prevention program that helps at-risk students to successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life by providing personalized case management services and coordinating community resources in Texas schools. Student volunteers would assist with academic tutoring or college awareness programs. Keep this program in mind as you consider volunteer hours for next year.

Please plan to attend one of the senior presentations on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6:30-9:30 in the Core Classroom (the old Mabee Library Auditorium).

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, we’ll hear presentations by Eryn Halstead, Kris Heiderich, Joel Dallas, Courtney Kunkel, and Erin Brachen.

On Thursday, Nov. 19, we’ll have presentations by Megan Faver, Cameron Enlow, Brooks Norman, Grant Vickery, George Soul, Amanda Sampson, and Nicole Songstad.

We’ll have light refreshments available and a short break midway through the evening. Hope you can attend one or both evenings to hear fine student work.

Nancy

The Abilene Christian University Department of English presents

THE GEORGE W. EWING FOLKLORE LECTURE

In honor of Dr. George Wilmeth Ewing, author, educator, leader

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth L. Untiedt

Topic: “Discovering the Folklore That Defines Us–Even in the 21st Century”

Abilene Christian University
Mabee Library Auditorium
7:00 PM, November 12, 2009

Kenneth L. Untiedt is an Associate Professor of English at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he teaches courses in folklore, American literature, the literature of Texas and the Southwest, and Technical Writing. He has given numerous presentations at various conferences, including the Texas State Historical Association, the South Central Modern Languages Association, and the National Cowboy Symposium. He is currently working on a comprehensive study of the Western, to be published by Texas Tech University Press.

Dr. Untiedt became the Secretary-Editor of the Texas Folklore Society in 2004, and he is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the organization, as well as editing its annual publications. He grew up in the Midwest, but moved to West Texas after joining the U.S. Air Force. After his enlistment, he became a police officer on the Lubbock Police Department, where he worked for nearly thirteen years while he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., from Texas Tech University. He and his wife, Tierney, live with their four children in Nacogdoches, where he is active in the First Christian Church, the Lamp-Lite Theatre, and other community organizations and events.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY
English majors are invited to attend Dr. Untiedt’s Professional Editing Workshop, to be held Thursday, November 12, at 3:00 PM in the Adams Center for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Untiedt will recount his own encounter with the rather steep learning curve of professional editing and will provide invaluable advice on academic preparation for a career in the field.