To Strive, To Seek, To Find

New semester: slate’s wiped clean, tabula rasa, new strivings, etc. Time to stretch those intellects and soar aloft!

Or, on a more down to earth note, be sure to notify the Graduation Office  by January 22, 2010, of your intent to graduate if you’re planning that big event for this spring.  Follow this link http://db.metrostate.edu/webapps/drep/Intent_to_Graduate_12_07.doc to find the form.    Then schedule an appointment with your advisor for the Graduation Review, to ensure that all your credits are in order.

If you’re new to the English Major, it’s worth checking how many of your transferable English and Literature classes count toward Metro’s English Major. Advisors can be helpful.

Everyone else, have a wonderful semester of reading and writing….and playing on the blog!

Goethe in Italy by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbien (1787)

Edited to add this special update: LIT 390: Topics German Literature fulfills the ‘ethnic or world literature’ requirement for the English Major — another great reason to take this course!

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Question:  I was curious about the spring Capstone course.  Does the topic change every year? If so, what was the topic last year? Is there any hint of what the topic might be in 2011? read more »

It’s that time of year again!  Here are the offerings in the Literature and Language Department for Spring 2010. Questions about your English Major requirements?  Make an appointment right now to see your advisor. See the Links in the sidebar to the right for a link to the English Major requirements. read more »

Ever imagined – or wished to create – a more equitable human community? Find your voice in Metro State’s new multidisciplinary Gender Studies Program.

The program’s core courses examine the intersections of gender with a range of social categories. Majors and minors choose electives from disciplines across the university.

Go online to learn about our Spring 2010 offerings and be a part of it!
• GNDR 201 Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
• GNDR 345 Global Perspectives on Gender
• GNDR 365 The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality

For more information contact Professor Anne Aronson, Professor Janet Enke, or me.

Gender Studies is a great minor to partner with an English major!

Hey, Everyone! Come see me tomorrow (Thursday, Oct 15, 3:00-6:00) in New Main. A whole bunch of graduate programs will be setting up tables and displays in the Great Hall. You can talk to representatives of several different kinds of programs — from professional schools in nursing and business to traditional scholarly programs.

I’ll be camping at Metropolitan State’s very own MLS table. MLS, you ask? Why, the Master’s of Liberal Studies Program, I reply with great excitement. See me at the fair or contact me via my campus email to discuss this interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences master’s degree in more detail.

There really is life after the bachelor’s!

“Would you like fries with that?” read more »

If you’re planning to graduate this semester with a December diploma, be sure to  fill out the Declaration of Intent to Graduate form. The deadline is this Friday, September 18, 2009.  The form itself has a link for submission, so you’ll know exactly where to send your completed form.

It’s a good idea to zip an email to your advisor when you’ve submitted the form – just an FYI to keep him or her in the loop.

• The Declaration of Intent to Graduate form available at: http://www.metrostate.edu/msweb/pathway/registration/forms.cfm

• Other information about 2009 Fall Graduation is available here: http://www.metrostate.edu/msweb/pathway/registration/graduation/index.html

And…..CONGRATULATIONS!

Jane Austen by szlea (Creative Commons)

My last discussion of Student-Designed Independent Studies must make it seem as though it’s impossible to get your proposal approved. It’s not impossible, however, and I’ll cite some of my experiences to show you how it just might be done. read more »

Forgotten Classroom by ne* (Creative Commons)

Are you interested in leaving the traditional classroom behind as you pursue an independent study you designed for yourself? Today’s blog frankly discusses whether you’re a good candidate for a student-designed independent study (SDIS) — and whether the University has the resources to support it. read more »