DePaul SWS Looking for New Hosts!

Don’t forget– TOMORROW May 25th, is the Threshold  Release Party from 3:00-6:00PM at DePaul Art Museum on the 2nd Floor. Pick up a free issue of the magazine and grab some refreshments as you listen to Threshold’s exceptional authors read from their work.

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Among those who will be graduating from the DePaul English Graduate Programs in a few short weeks are DePaul Student Writers Series’s two talented co-hosts, Marcy Farrey and Colin Harris. Fortunately, the folks at Radio DePaul would like to keep the DePaul Student Writers Series going next year, and they would like to fill the positions now.

DePaul Radio is looking for two students to co-host the DePaul Student Writers Series, an hour-long show featuring original creative writing by DePaul students that airs every other Friday on the award winning college radio station, Radio DePaul.  The new positions will start in the Fall Quarter.   Apply to Professor Dan Stolar with an application letter less than a page stating your qualifications and any ideas for the show by Wednesday, June 6th.  Put the letter in Prof. Stolar’s mailbox on the 3^rd Floor of Arts and Letters Hall or e-mail him at dstolar@depaul.edu.  To find out more you can visit the show’s blog at depaulsws.wordpress.com.

End-of-the-Year Recognitions, Interdisciplinary Student Conference, & More

Each year at our End-of-Year celebration the English Department takes time to recognize the achievements of our students. On June 1st, 3-5pm, at the DePaul Art Museum, we will be honoring graduate students who earned distinction on their Comprehensive exams and/or are receiving their master’s degree “with distinction.”

We also want to recognize graduating students who have presented scholarly papers or given public readings of their creative work as well as those who have published their work, completed a thesis, or been accepted to a doctoral or M.F.A. program.

If you have accomplishments you want to have recognized at the English department celebration, please send them to the graduate office care of Jan Hickey at jhicke11@depaul.edu.

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All are invited to attend DePaul’s First Annual Interdisciplinary Student Conference: MOVEMENTS, MIGRATIONS, CROSSING BORDERS on Wednesday, May 30th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the SAC, Room 154. Student presentation topics will include:

• Race, Rhetoric and Nationalism
• Transnational Migrations
• Contending Conversations in Ethnic Studies
• Border Crossers
• Latin American and Latino Students

The Keynote Lecture will be presented by Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration. Wilkerson’s presentation will take place from 6:30—8:30 p.m. in the Student Center Room 314A. Food will be provided.

Click to enlarge the flyer for more information.

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Chicago Magazine has a job opening for a Social Media Manager. They are seeking someone who has a hunger for emerging technologies and a passion for news. You must enjoy connecting with people, have a deep understanding of journalism ethics, and proven experience growing online communities.

Chicago Magazine is attached to the biggest monthly city magazine in the country. In the Chicago area, they out-circulate national publications like People, Newsweek, and InStyle. Much like the magazine, their digital products offer a high-quality, local, authentic lifestyle guide for an affluent, intelligent, and active audience. The digital products are Web-focused, not magazine-focused. Everything from site design to stories to integrated social media properties reflect this view.

Skills needed:

• Two years experience managing social media channels on behalf of a brand or organization
• Degree in journalism, English, or communications preferred
• Solid understanding of SEO, both generally and how it relates and applies to specific social media platforms
• Excellent self-management, organization, and project management skills
• Strong understanding of the social media industry
• Strong research and communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to extract relevant information
• Strong editorial writing skills
• Ability to quickly master new processes, technologies, and tools
• Strong interpersonal skills, including negotiation and executive interaction, and the ability to coach and mentor others
• Strong public speaking skills

Please visit  http://chi.mg/MDSw0m for position and application details.

Career Panel and Job Postings from Chicago Artists’ Resource & More

This Thursday, May 24th, Chicago Artists Resource invites you to a panel entitled “Market Your Art Experience for Your Day Job” at 6 pm on the 5th Floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Details are as follows:

Can directing plays get you a job leading a creative team? Does curating art exhibits constitute “event planning” on your resume? Surveys indicate that artists are more highly educated than the general population, and yet many earn their livings in low-skill, low-wage jobs—waiting tables, temping, and walking dogs. What other kinds of jobs are available to people who want to schedule their lives around their art, not around their day job? Join this panel discussion on how arts workers can reposition their skills to get better paying employment. Admission free.

Panelists:

Christie Andersen is the Career Development Specialist at Columbia College Chicago. She helps students prepare for careers after graduation. This often involves helping them translate creative skills into job options, juggle job versus passion, and understand what companies look for when hiring. Eventually, this also involves weaving skills and strengths into resume and cover letters that get results.

Keith Griffith is Editorial Project Manager for Groupon Getaways. At Groupon, he oversaw the interviewing, hiring, and tonsuring of more than 100 writers. A writer and editor, Griffith is also a theater critic for the Chicago Reader.

Nick Keenan is Chief Technology Officer at Marshall Creative, an interactive agency founded by directors, designers, and producers from the Chicago theatre and comedy community. Nick worked for eight years as a sound engineer at the Goodman Theatre, while designing sound as a freelancer throughout Chicagoland. He began his life in web programming by automating the popular theatre jobs site BackstageJobs.com, and has since developed web sites and web applications for corporate brands and individuals in the real estate, financial, health care and cultural sectors.

Rose Walker is a recruiter with the Chicago office of Creative Circle, a national creative staffing business offering both freelance and full-time opportunities to candidates in design, creative technology, marketing and advertising functions.

Produced and moderated by John Carnwath, CAR Theater Researcher.

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The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has posted 3 full-time positions and 10 paid student internships. All have application deadlines of May 31, 2012. Follow the links for details on each.

• Cultural Affairs Coordinator II – Creative Industries (Music)
• Program Director (Grant Making)
• Finance Officer
• Student Internships (Film, Performing Arts, Special Events, and more)

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The Printers Row Lit Fest is on Saturday and Sunday, June 9th and 10th, 2012, and they are looking for volunteers! Volunteers that sign up are asked to work 6-8 hours shifts, can sign up for one or both days, and can choose up to three volunteer roles that you think you’d enjoy best. Volunteers get a free Printers Row Lit Fest T-shirt, free lunch, and behind-the-scenes access to the biggest literary event in the Midwest.

To volunteer for the Printers Row Lit Fest, please read the full instructions and register online. For more information about the Fest in general, visit  chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowlitfest.

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Reminder: Are you graduating/have you graduated from the DePaul MAE or MAWP during the 2011-2012 academic year? Would you like to see your profile on the Alumni section of Ex Libris? Email Maria at mhlohows@depaul.edu with your info by Tuesday, May 28th!

New Job & Internship Info

All are encouraged to attend a RESUME AND JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS on Wednesday, May 30th from 5:00-6:00p.m. in Arts & Letters Hall Room 308. The workshop will by run by Ed Childs of the DePaul Career Center.

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Current MAE and MAWP students looking for a summer internship should check their email for six summer internship opportunities available exclusively to DePaul students at this time.

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In These Times has a job opening for a Web Editor. In These Times, a not-for-profit national monthly magazine based in Chicago, seeks an editor to manage inthesetimes.com and guide the magazine’s continued expansion into the digital frontier. Who are we looking for? A journalist and digital strategist who:

• loves to think big about how serious journalism can survive on the Internet.
• has experience managing a journalistic website, and knows what CMS and SEO stand for
• has edited everything from blog posts to 3,000-word feature stories—quickly.
• wants to play a multifaceted role in a mission-driven progressive organization.
• is comfortable managing writers and interns.

The person hired will also help edit the print edition of the magazine. A demonstrated understanding of and commitment to In These Times’ mission is required. The successful applicant is expected to be fully involved in working with the staff in planning the magazine’s expansion and growth. HTML/CSS and photo editing skills strongly preferred.

Salary based on experience. Four-weeks paid vacation. Employer matched 401(k). Employer-paid medical and dental benefits. Please send cover letter, resume, two writing samples and two editing samples to webeditor@inthesetimes.com. No phone calls. This Chicago-based position will remain open until filled. In These Times is an equal opportunity employer. People of all ethnicities and genders are encouraged to apply.

End-of-the-Year Celebration, and a Job Posting

All DePaul English graduate students, undergrads, and faculty are invited to the English Department’s End-of-the-Year Party on Friday, June 1st. Stop by the DePaul Art Museum from 3:00-5:00pm for refreshments, awards, and fun to celebrate the end of a successful year.

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The American Bar Association Section of Litigation is seeking an editor/project manager who can work on a contract basis for two months, with renewal or permanent position possible. Work consists of editing and posting content of 12 Section of Litigation committee e-newsletters. Additional responsibilities include choosing articles for social media release and writing blurbs to suit, copyediting and proofreading materials prepared by other Section departments, tracking and reporting data, and other tasks for the Section and ABA Publishing as needed.

Requirements:

• Solid copyediting/proofreading skills as demonstrated by performance on a test
• Ability to handle numerous simultaneous projects and overlapping deadlines with equanimity
• Highly developed project management/time management skills
• Sophisticated communication skills for daily interaction with lawyer volunteers and cooperative engagement with staff of numerous departments

Experience that is a plus:

• Web content production/rewriting for web
• Working with volunteer contributers/editors
• Working with freelancers
• Writing/rewriting headlines and decks
• Editing legal materials
• Curating editorial for social media distribution

Minimum of three years publishing experience required.

If you are interested in applying, please contact Anna Sachevda, a DePaul MAW alum, at anna.sachdeva@americanbar.org.

You’re Invited: Threshold 2012 Launch Party!

Threshold, DePaul’s literary and arts journal, invites the DePaul community to the Threshold 2012 Launch Party, May 25th, 3-6pm to join in supporting the work of exceptional student writers and artists featured in this year’s edition.

There will be complimentary refreshments, mingling, and readings from outstanding authors and award-winners. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a copy of the issue, FREE!

To RSVP and invite your friends, check out the official Threshold 2012 Launch Party Facebook Event! (RSVP is not required to attend.)

Mark Turcotte Selected for Featured Illinois Poet & This Week’s Reminders

Faculty News: One of the duties of Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein is to feature outstanding Illinois poets in order to “highlight the poetic legacy of Illinois and showcase the bevy of fine poets currently writing within the state.” We are pleased to announce that Stein’s most recently selected Featured Illinois Poet is DePaul’s own Mark Turcotte.

To mark this occasion, five of Prof. Turcotte’s poems are featured on the state poet laureate Website– including brand new audio recordings of several of them.  You can see Prof. Turcotte’s Featured Poet bio and read and listen to the selected poems at bradley.edu/poet/featured/. (You can also follow this link to profiles and poems from previous Featured Illinois Poets, including Haki Madhubuti and Richard Jones.) Congratulations, Prof. Mark Turcotte!

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Just a reminder that tomorrow, May 15th, this quarter’s Career Panel for English Students is taking place. See the previous Ex Libris post for details.

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And one final reminder: because of traffic congestion and disruptions anticipated in and around the Loop during the NATO summit, DePaul’s Loop Campus will be closed from Friday, May 18th, through Monday, May 21st.

During this time, there will be no access to offices, labs or classrooms in the Loop on those days. The Loop Campus is scheduled to reopen and regular classes are to resume on Tuesday, May 22nd. The Lincoln Park, O’Hare and suburban campuses will maintain normal business operations on those days. The DePaul Central Lincoln Park Office will be open on Friday, May 18th and Monday, May 21st. Student services also will be available via phone and Internet.

For more information on the Loop closure, visit http://newsline.depaul.edu/Info/Pages/NATO.aspx.

Career Panel for English Students

Reminder: TONIGHT, May 10th, is the Threshold Awards Judges Reading at 6 p.m. in the Richardson Library. See this post for details.

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CAREER PANEL FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 6:30-7:30

ARTS & LETTERS HALL #211

Graduate students in both programs are invited to attend a Career Panel for English Students next Tuesday, May 15th, which will feature three DePaul English professors discussing their various career paths and responding to students’ questions.

Gioia Diliberto is a Chicago based writer and the author of five books – two historical novels and three biographies. Her acclaimed 1992 book, Hadley, the ground-breaking true story behind Ernest Hemingway’s memoir A Moveable Feast, was recently reissued as Paris Without End. Ms. Diliberto specializes in writing about women’s lives. She has been a contributor to many publications, from The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune, to Smithsonian and Vanity Fair, and she has been a judge for prominent literary contests, including The National Book Award. Her work has been translated into several languages, and The Collection, her novel set in Coco Chanel’s 1919 atelier, has been optioned for a movie.

Chris Green is the author of two books of poetry: Epiphany School and The Sky Over Walgreens. His poetry has appeared in such journals as Poetry, Verse, Court Green, North American Review, and RATTLE. He edited the anthology, A Writers’ Congress: Chicago Poets on Barack Obama’s Inauguration and is co-editor of Brute Neighbors: Urban Nature Poetry, Prose & Photography. He teaches in the English Department at DePaul University.

Kathleen Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press and the author, most recently, of the essay collection For You, For You I Am Trilling These Songs (Counterpoint, 2010) and the forthcoming novel in poems, Robinson Alone (Gold Wake Press, 2012). With Elisa Gabbert, she is the author of the collaborative poetry collection That Tiny Insane Voluptuousness (Otoliths, 2008).

Photos from the EGSA Spring Conference 2012

If you were at the 2012 EGSA Spring Conference in April, you may have noticed a photographer wandering the conference and documenting some of the panels. That photographer was Ryan Jones of RJ Photography, and he has graciously sent us the photos he took of the conference to share with everyone in the program.

You can see a selection of the photos from the EGSA conference featuring DePaul English graduate students and professors throughout the day’s events on the DePaul English Graduate Programs Flickr page, in the set titled “EGSA Spring Conference 2012.” You may download the photos from Flickr for your own personal use. For more information about RJ Photography, please visit www.facebook.com/BlackLotusphtography.

Once again, thank you and congratulations to everyone who participated in the EGSA 2012 Spring Conference and made it a great success. Special thanks to the members of EGSA who volunteered so much of their time and energy to put it all together!

Have any pictures of your own of the 2012 EGSA Conference that you’d like to share with your fellow grad students on Flickr? Email them to Maria at mhlohows@depaul.edu.

Upcoming Literary Events and Sister Helen Prejean at DePaul

This Thursday, May 10th at 6 p.m. in room 300 (The Rosati Room) of the John T. Richardson Library, all three Threshold Award judges will be giving a reading for students.

Please join Threshold in showing your appreciation for Kimberly Dixon, Victor Giron, and Eileen Favorite and listening to the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of these three great writers.

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As the academic year winds down, DePaul POETS will be hosting its annual “We Are POETS” event on Saturday May 12th from 7-10 p.m. in the DePaul Student Center 314AB. The event is free and open to the public, and all are more than welcome to attend. The evening will feature a short open mic, a showcase of poetry by POETS members, and featured poet Kelly Tsai. Doors open at 6:30 and the showcase will start promptly at 7PM.

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Next week, May 14th through May 17th, Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States will be visiting DePaul University. Sr. Prejean will be featured at a number of public events, all detailed on the flyer posted above.

Of special interest to English students is the week’s final event. On Thursday, May 17th from 12:00-1:30pm in the Lincoln Park Student Center Room 220, Prof. Michele Morano and Ann Stafford will be asking Sr. Prejean questions about the process and ethics of memoir writing and how writing can lead to social transformation in a panel entitled, “Thinking Back/Writing Forward:  A Dialogue on Memoir Writing with Sr. Helen Prejean.”

MAWP students should look forward to an email from Prof. Morano with more details about the event, although all are welcome to attend.

For more information about Sr. Prejean’s public lecture, the collection of notes she has donated to DePaul, and how to get involved in a staged reading of some of her work, please refer to the DePaul Newsline’s article Sister Helen Prejean Returns to DePaul.