Friday, October 31, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
English Major Pat Williams in The Daily News
Pat Williams, Villanova English major and defensive lineman, was featured in a recent article in The Daily News. "'If I'm not writing, I'm reading,'" says Williams in the article. Click here to read the entire story.
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| Pat Williams |
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Fall Reception Pictures
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| Reception guests |
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| Prospective majors! |
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| Profs. Hicks, Dailey and Bader |
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| Profs. Foster and Hollis |
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| Prize winners |
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Internships with the NFCA
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, which works on empowerment, education, advocacy and advancing research for celiac disease and other gluten-related disorder, offers three internships for English majors. The organization is located in Ambler, Pa., about a 20-minute drive from campus. Internships may be tailored to meet your particular skills. The three types of internships are Communication, Graphic Design, and Video Production. Click here to learn about the Communication internship, here for the Graphic Design internship and here for the Video Production internship.
If interested, contact:
Claire Baker
Director of Communications and New Media
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)
P.O. Box 544
Ambler, Pa. 19002
215-325-1306 ext. 111
Remember that to receive credit for an internship, you must apply at our Internship Office.
If interested, contact:
Claire Baker
Director of Communications and New Media
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)
P.O. Box 544
Ambler, Pa. 19002
215-325-1306 ext. 111
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Department Reception This Friday!
The English department would like to invite you to a pre-registration reception on Friday, Oct. 24, at 1:00 at Speakers' Corner (Falvey Library first-floor). Even if you have a 12:30 class, please come to the reception after it. Join us for lunch, information about Spring 2015 courses and the English department in general, and the opportunity to socialize with your professors and other English majors.
The reception will feature not only free food but a raffle with literary prizes as well! We hope to see you there.
The reception will feature not only free food but a raffle with literary prizes as well! We hope to see you there.
Monday, October 6, 2014
The Great Catsby: A Wildly Entertaining Evening
Sheila McLaughlin, a student in Prof. Jody Ross' "Literature and Music" course, attended the Oct. 2. "Great Catsby event and wrote up the following narrative, "The Great Catsby: A Wildly Entertaining Evening." The photos of the event were taken by Brittany Schrader, also a student in Prof. Ross' class.
Professor Jean Lutes and four undergraduate and graduate English students arrived in the second-floor lounge of Good Counsel Hall to present an informal discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, on Thursday, Oct. 2. This event was available to all students at Villanova, whether they had previously read the novel or were newcomers to the epic tale of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. And I can’t imagine the Insomnia cookies, pizza, and ACS-approval went unappreciated either.
Professor Lutes began by giving a brief summary and discussing some of the main themes employed throughout the book, including racial conflict, treatment of women, and the American Dream. Each theme was then projected upon a character in the novel—Tom Buchanan as the racist, Daisy and her friend Jordan as mistreated women, and Gatsby himself as the American Dream. The more-than-100 students in attendance were then rewarded with a staged reading of Jay and Daisy’s reunion after five years of separation and longing.
After the oral recitation, those in attendance broke up into groups of 12 students to discuss the portion of the work just heard, and specifically Daisy’s reaction to Jay throwing his shirts around his closet, when she buries her face in them, crying over their beauty. The discussions allowed those who had read Fitzgerald’s work to revisit the topics featured in the book, while those who had not yet read the work gained insights into why it is considered by many to be a timeless piece of American literature.
Students were treated to a thought-provoking and enjoyable experience and discussion, thanks to Professor Lutes and her team of students. Overall, I would consider the night a “Great” success.
Professor Jean Lutes and four undergraduate and graduate English students arrived in the second-floor lounge of Good Counsel Hall to present an informal discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, on Thursday, Oct. 2. This event was available to all students at Villanova, whether they had previously read the novel or were newcomers to the epic tale of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. And I can’t imagine the Insomnia cookies, pizza, and ACS-approval went unappreciated either.
Professor Lutes began by giving a brief summary and discussing some of the main themes employed throughout the book, including racial conflict, treatment of women, and the American Dream. Each theme was then projected upon a character in the novel—Tom Buchanan as the racist, Daisy and her friend Jordan as mistreated women, and Gatsby himself as the American Dream. The more-than-100 students in attendance were then rewarded with a staged reading of Jay and Daisy’s reunion after five years of separation and longing.
After the oral recitation, those in attendance broke up into groups of 12 students to discuss the portion of the work just heard, and specifically Daisy’s reaction to Jay throwing his shirts around his closet, when she buries her face in them, crying over their beauty. The discussions allowed those who had read Fitzgerald’s work to revisit the topics featured in the book, while those who had not yet read the work gained insights into why it is considered by many to be a timeless piece of American literature.
Students were treated to a thought-provoking and enjoyable experience and discussion, thanks to Professor Lutes and her team of students. Overall, I would consider the night a “Great” success.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Majors Fair 2014
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| Danielle Sekerak at the English table |
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| Emily Crooker and Marielle Alexander at the English table |
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| Prof. Karyn Hollis, Director of the Writing & Rhetoric concentration |
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| Prof. Joseph Lennon (center), Director of Irish Studies |
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