Conference on Southern Literature 31 Mar – 2 April 2005 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States http://www.artsedcouncil.org/csl/cslit.html – Contact: Susan Robinson – info@artsedcouncil.org – Nearly 40 writers convene for panel discussions, readings, lectures, book signings, and more. 2005 theme is The South: A Community of Outsiders. Keynote by Reynolds Price. Registration starts in January. Organized by: Arts… Read more »
Skype – http://www.skype.com Some have said that the Internet has made the world a smaller place, and it has, giving us easier and more instantaneous forms of communication than we could have imagined even ten years ago. What it hasn’t done, until the past couple of years, is bring us closer together via one of… Read more »
This column focuses on a wide range of issues affecting post-secondary students. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions and educational topics they are concerned about, or personal experiences with courses or university situations they feel other students should know about. If suggest a topic or a course alert for taking notes, contact djabbour@ausu.org FAKE TEST-TAKER… Read more »
RAWK GIRL Staff Writer Job Location: Anywhere, MA, United States Job Description: Rawk Girl needs talented, young music writers to contribute to our articles database and newsletter. Staff writers are people who can be regularly counted on to contribute articles to us including, but not limited to, women in rock profiles, interviews, CD and event… Read more »
Trans/national Film and Literature: January 27-29 2005 Cultural Production and the Claims of History Tallahassee, Florida USA – FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 555 West Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306 – filmlit@englishmail.fsu.edu – http://english3.fsu.edu/~filmlit2005 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “Making Films with an Accent: Transnational, Transitional, and Translational Strategies” Hamid Naficy, Department Chair, and Nina J. Cullinan Professor of Art… Read more »
Radio Bastet http://www.radiobastet.com/index.html Where, amongst other things, you can download a new how-to album on bellydancing on the 15th of every month. It’s a good way to get in the groove without the attendant embarrassment I know I’d feel! Top 100 Gadgets of All Time http://www.mobilepcmag.com/features/2005_03/top100gadgets.html Huzzah for the Pez dispenser! Did you have a… Read more »
This column focuses on a wide range of issues affecting post-secondary students. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions and educational topics they are concerned about, or personal experiences with courses or university situations they feel other students should know about. If suggest a topic or a course alert for taking notes, contact djabbour@ausu.org HIGH TUITION… Read more »
Ellen Richards – 1842-1911 Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards was credited with being the first female environmental engineer. As a child Richards eagerly helped her parents with farm work and domestic chores. After completing high school, Richards received her first B.S. degree from Vasca College, N.Y. and her second B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology… Read more »
BUNAC – Work Canada Internship types: Accounting, Agricultural Sciences, Business Admin, Management, Communications, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Forestry, Graphic Design, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Ad, PR, Museum Studies, Technology, Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality, Tourism, Cooking, National Park Employment, Resort Employment, Ski Resort Employment, Ranch Employment and State Park Employment Qualifications / skills needed: You must currently be a full-time… Read more »
LUCENT GLOBAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Two students attending Canadian universities will be chosen as Lucent Global Science Scholars in 2005. In Canada, the award competition will be administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education in cooperation with the Institute of International Education. The successful applicants will receive a one-time award of $US5,000 and an expense-paid… Read more »