Archive for ‘Announcement’

The Black Tulip

0 Commentsby   |  05.05.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Events and Readings, Shinnery Review, Student Spotlight, Uncategorized

The Black Tulip was held on Friday, April 22nd at Monks Coffee Shop in downtown Abilene.  The Black Tulip is held every year for the release of The Shinnery Review, but we did it a bit differently than I think people have in the past.  We wanted to have it at Monks because we felt like coffee and poetry, fiction, and photographs went really well together and it’s just got a great vibe to it.  It was scheduled to start at 6:00 and we had a lot of people show up right away for the event.  People spent a little while looking at copies we had placed around the coffee shop and once more people showed up, people who submitted their works of poetry or fiction had the opportunity to read a piece allowed, and we had about ten people read their pieces.  It went very smoothly, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves!
As for the magazine itself, it is an entirely student-led publication; we’ve got quite a few students from the Language and Literature Department that participate, but we’ve also got students from other departments as well.  We started accepting submissions for the publication at the beginning of this semester so we’d have enough time to go through all of them, as well as edit all of the pieces.  We had a lot of people submitting pieces of poetry, short stories, as well as photographs.  In the end, we had about 40 more pages of content than last year so we really had a great turnout for submissions.  There are so many talented writers and photographers and this university, and I believe The Shinnery Review is a fantastic opportunity to showcase their work!
*written by Sarah Bateman
13087301_10207231712965698_8849481436624637115_n DSC_0644 DSC_0649

Sigma Delta Pi, Going Strong

0 Commentsby   |  05.05.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Uncategorized

This year, Sigma Delta Pi has over 20 members. It’s fantastic to see this great organization growing and doing so well!  Pictured below are current members, though several are missing.IMG_0497IMG_0493-2

Celebrating Our Seniors

0 Commentsby   |  04.22.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Awards and Honors, Events and Readings, Student Spotlight

Yesterday, four of our graduating seniors were honored during the University Scholars chapel. Congratulations to James Churchill, Alyssa Johnson, Kirby Lemon, and Lauren Shrader on the recognition of all their hard work over the years! Pictured below are the recipients and their nominating faculty.

From left to right: Kirby Lemon, Paul Roggendorff, Joe Stephenson, Alyssa Johnson, James Churchill, Al Haley, Steve Weathers, and Lauren Shrader

From left to right: Kirby Lemon, Paul Roggendorff, Joe Stephenson, Alyssa Johnson, James Churchill, Al Haley, Steve Weathers, and Lauren Shrader

Celebrating Hispaniola and new inductees

0 Commentsby   |  04.20.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Awards and Honors, Events and Readings, Spanish Majors, Spanish Minors

On Thursday, April 7, Sigma Delta Pi had a night of celebration for the presentation of the new volume of Hispaniola and to induct 12 new members. Current senior members were also given their graduation cords and many well-wishes for the future. The speaker for the night was Dr. Doug Foster, and other department directors showed their support for SDP as well, including Dr. Gary Green, Dr. Ron Morgan, and Dr. Pat Hernandez. Pictured below are some of the new SDP members. Felicitaciones! Congratulations to them all on their great achievement.

12967262_613330072148816_1827363288795454026_o

Current senior members of Sigma Delta Pi with cords for graduation

12970853_613330015482155_867449078144623533_o

New inductees into Sigma Delta Pi

Poetry reading by award-winner Jonathan Fink

0 Commentsby   |  04.06.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Creative Writing, Department Chapel, Events and Readings

Flyer - Jonathan Fink Reading - myACU

The Department of Language and Literature is delighted to announce that the award-winning poet Jonathan Fink will be coming to campus on Thursday, April 14. Fink has authored two poetry collections and received the Bronze Medal in Poetry in the 2015 Florida Book Awards, as well as been named by Poets & Writers magazine as one of America’s 10 best “2015 Debut Poets.”

Fink will be a guest host for a special departmental chapel at 11 a.m. and give a public reading at The Grace Museum ballroom from 7-7:50 p.m. The evening poetry reading will be followed by a book signing of Fink’s new, highly praised collection of poems, The Crossing.

Before his reading at The Grace, Fink will also have the following schedule on Thursday:

  • 11 a.m. Talk about poetry and read poems in a special department chapel
  • Noon. Discuss writing over lunch with English M.A. students
  • 3 p.m. Talk about literary nonfiction techniques to Prof. Haley’s Eng. 320/520 Creative Nonfiction Workshop

The Department of Language and Literature is also hosting a “Dress as Your Favorite Poet” costume contest. Any ACU student can enter, and the winner will receive $50. To enter, just dress up and come to The Grace Museum ballroom on Thursday night, April 14 at 6:45. Participants will be judged before the poetry reading begins at 7 p.m.

Fink has received several other poetry awards and fellowships, including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His poems and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Poetry, New England Review and others. It is an honor to have this Abilenian poet come back to his hometown and share his work, so come out and show your support.

To learn more about Fink and his work, visit his website: http://jonathanfink.com/

 

Internship Opportunity

0 Commentsby   |  02.17.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Job & Volunteer Opportunities

Communications Intern for the Anglican Church in North America

Type: Full time

Deadline: Mar. 1, 2016

Duration: Mid-May through June

Where: Near Atlanta, GA

Perks:

  • projects that matterAnglican Church
  • opportunities to grow
  • mentorship
  • church family
  • housing
  • stipend

What they are looking for:

  • creativity
  • motivation
  • hard work
  • personal transportation
  • laptop
  • “can do” attitude
  • technical skills in Adobe products (e.g. InDesign and Photoshop)

Application process: submit the following information

  • name
  • educational institution
  • resume
  • portfolio

Submit to: Rev. Cn. Andrew Gross – andrew.gross@anglicanchurch.net, Director of Communications and Media Relations

Description: It provides opportunity to contribute to communications efforts of four different levels of an international church: the congregations, the diocese, the province, and a parachurch organization. It is a unique chance to experience the distinct priorities of each entity and the interrelationship between them.

Example Projects:

  • Congregation – writing stories to highlight members and ministry of Holy Cross; develop video series explaining Anglicanism
  • Diocese – develop network of “citizen journalists” across diocese
  • Province – develop flyers and booklets for the Council; setup interviews with key leaders of the Council
  • Parachurch – produce video of Archbishop Beach to publish on the web

Technical Writing Internship

0 Commentsby   |  01.24.16  |  Announcement, Announcements, Job & Volunteer Opportunities

Technical Writing Internship

If you are looking for an internship opportunity where you can get paid for your writing, apply today!

Student Internship Opportunity

0 Commentsby   |  09.09.15  |  Announcement, Announcements, Job & Volunteer Opportunities

Hanger Ventures

Organization: Hangar Ventures

Contact: Ed Ireson

Contact Information: ed@hangar-ventures.com

Site of Internship: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX

Dates for Internship: 1-2 per quarter for 3-6 month internship

Intern Responsibilities: marketing, pitch deck review and editing, document drafting and copyediting, minimal press interaction

Qualities of Intern: excellent communicator in both verbal and written form; interest in technology, startups, and related industries

Remuneration, if any, for internship: DOE

Deadline: ongoing

For more information, please visit Hangar Venture’s website

Read about what the company has been doing here

Completed applications should be sent to Dr. Stephen R. Weathers, Chair, Student Internship Committee, Department of Language and Literature, Abilene Christian University, ACU Box 28252, Abilene, TX 79699 or emailed to weatherss@acu.edu.

FilmFest – Pitch Your Script Idea!

0 Commentsby   |  11.30.13  |  Announcement

script

Entra a La Plaza

0 Commentsby   |  09.24.13  |  Announcement

EALP FINAL 1

Join us for Entra a La Plaza in the Hunter Welcome Center Friday, September 27th!

There will be FREE Food, Music, Dancers and Fun!