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Arizona State University
Department of English
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
480.965.3168

Main Office Location:
G. Homer Durham Language and Literature Building - LL 542

ASU English > The English Club

The English Club

The English Club offers undergraduate students a voice in the affairs and events of the English Department. The English Club will have representatives on departmental committees, offer workshops in areas of interest and concern to undergraduate students, plan social events, facilitate access to funding and awards, and be an effective and visible presence in the English Department and in the university as a whole.

English Club Officers, 2008-2009
Ginger Hanson, President
Beverly Tryk, Vice President
Elizabeth Dern, Co-Secretary
Julie Bogen, Co-Secretary
Natalie Perkins, Outreach Coordinator
Rena Ehlert, Recruitment Officer & Den Mistress (Undergraduate Lounge Supervisor)
Jacob Leveton, Director of Undergraduate Peer Mentoring

Fall 2008 Meeting Schedule:

Friday, September 12, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 165

Friday, September 26, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 316

Friday, October 10, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 316

Friday, October 24, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 165

Friday, November 7, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 165

Friday, November 21, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 316

Friday, December 5, 2008, 3:00 pm, LL 316

Coming Events:

An Undergraduate Workshop with Dr. Neal Lester

Applying to & Preparing for Academic Conferences

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Language & Lit Bldg Rm 316
1:00—2:00 pm

Download Printable Event Flyer: PDF

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The English Club Presents: Meet the She-Beats!

Meet the She-Beats
Friday, October 3, 2008
Language & Literature Building Room 316
2:00—3:30 pm

Join the English Club as we pay homage to the unsung heroines of the Beat Movement. This unique event will feature an informal talk on feminist writing delivered by Dr. Elizabeth McNeil, followed by English Club members presenting on the lives and works of several major female Beats.

Beat poetry will be distributed to those in attendance and audience members will be invited to perform readings.

All are welcome. Refreshments provided.

Download Printable Event Flyer: PDF

Details on past English Club events, spring 2008:

"Sensual Shakespeare: A Sumptuous Banquet of Sweet Desserts and Erotic Poetry"

As part of the ASU Department of English celebration of William Shakespeare's 444th birthday, the English Club is hosting a reading of his erotic poetry along with a Shakespeare-themed dessert bake-off. The audience members attending the reading will get to sample the desserts and vote for their favorites. 1st Prize is $50.00 in new books and the runner-up will receive a bundle of Deparment of English merchandise. The reading/dessert sampling will take place in LL 316 from 2 to 3 pm on Wednesday, April 23rd. If you are entering the bake-off, please arrive at least half an hour before the event begins.

Download printable "call for desserts" flyer: PDF
Download printable event flyer: PDF

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The English Club and WORD: Creative Writers at ASU present:

A Gathering in the Garden with Warrior Poets and Papermakers

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 4:30 p.m.
West Hall Secret Garden

Download printable flyer: PDF

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In Celebration of Black History Month, The English Club Presents:

"A Panel Discussion: The Politics of Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential Election"

Panelists: Dr. Mary Fonow, Professor and Director of Women's and Gender Studies, Dr. Stanlie James, Professor and Director of African and African American Studies, and Dr. Matthew Whitaker, Associate Professor of History

Moderator: Dr. Ayanna Thompson, Assistant Professor of English

Thursday, February 28, 2008
9:00-10:30 am
LL 165

All are welcome, refreshments provided.

Printable Event Flyer: PDF

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For further information on the ASU English Club, please contact Ginger Hanson, club president, at Ginger.Hanson@asu.edu. You can join the club by contacting Ginger or by signing up through the student clubs and organizations site at http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/mu/clubs/.