News & Kudos
Monday, September 19, 2022 Dear Colleagues, I have two important reminders for this week: We will hold an English Department coffee break TOMORROW Tuesday 9/20/22 in the Lounge from 10-11. Please join your colleagues for coffee and conversation. We will also have a Department Meeting in the Seminar Room on Friday 9/23/22 from 11-12:30. Angie will soon send out the agenda and the minutes from the […]
Monday, August 22, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the first week of classes! Frewtwell started off hot this morning, but the temperature has now improved. Here are a couple reminders for this week: 1) Make sure to send Monica your syllabi and office hours for the semester; and 2) We have a department meeting this Friday […]
Thursday, June 9, 2022Dear Colleagues,I hope your summer is off to a good start. I’d like to share recent accomplishments of our faculty and students. Our students have done amazing things in recent days, which should come as no surprise to anyone. Thank you for the outstanding teaching and mentoring you provide to our students to […]
Monday, May 16, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Whether you have research, recreation, or respite planned for this summer, I hope the next few months are beneficial in every way possible. Thank you for your hard work, dedication to the English Department and its mission, and tireless support you give to students each semester. You make real and […]
Monday, March 28, 2022 Dear Colleagues, Here are some recent accomplishments for us to celebrate on this last Monday in March. Faculty have been very busy and students continue to impress. Congratulations to all! KUDOS Rhonda Waterhouse, a graduate student in the MA Creative Writing Concentration, has been accepted to UNC Wilmington’s MFA in Creative Writing for Creative […]
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Dear Colleagues, I hope your week is going well. It is hard to believe that spring break is around the corner. I hope you are looking forward to a little downtime (or maybe catch-up time). In the meantime, I have a few reminders to give you: In case you missed Gary […]
Monday, January 17, 2022 Dear Colleagues, I hope your first week of classes went well and that the winter weather this weekend did not cause you any difficulties. As you know, the university is closed today for the Martin Luther King holiday. I hope this day provides you with the opportunity for reflection and remembrance, and, […]
Thursday, January 13, 2022 December 15, 2021 Dear Colleagues, It was great seeing you at our hybrid holiday party last week. Thank you for attending and for helping us celebrate our wonderful staff. As Mark mentioned at the party, the English Department is a community and a special one, at that. I want to give […]
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 November 23, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I’d like to wish you and your families the very best for the Thanksgiving holiday and to thank you for all that you do on behalf of the English Department. Your dedication and hard work over the past two years have made an enormous difference and […]
Friday, October 29, 2021 Dear Colleagues, I hope you are doing well and that your classes, research, and daily life are rich in every way possible. It has been wonderful to see many of you in the department and to talk with you in person. Please drop by whenever you are on campus, even if for […]
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Dear Colleagues, It is hard to believe that September is coming to a close. I hope your semester has gone smoothly thus far and that you and your students are staying well. Campus vaccination rates are strong and, while cases of COVID-19 have occurred, those numbers are not high: https://emergency.charlotte.edu/covid-19-dashboard. I […]
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Dear Colleagues, We are more than halfway through August and classes begin next week. I know you are busy working on your syllabi and courses. I thought I’d share with you some COVID-related FAQ pertinent to the start of the semester. Please see the attached document, which contains information from the […]