News & Events
English 411 event
Come find out what some of the possibilities are for you when you are in the English program. What can I do with an English degree after I graduate? What careers are possible? Can I go to graduate school? How do student loans work? These are just some of the areas of information that will be presented on January 26, 3:30-5:30 in Gorman's Grotto (AE third floor common area). Free snacks and drinks. Check out the poster.
The Wonder a Semi-Finalist
George Johnson's new screenplay, adapted from an Edwardian novel that he teaches, was a semi-finalist in a major American screenplay competition. The play is about a child genius who devours all the knowledge of humankind before rejecting it, with disastrous consequences. To find out more about the competition, see:
http://www.firstglancefilms.com/screenplaycompetitions/featuresemifinalists
Dr. Johnson is teaching Engl 3330: Writing for the Stage and Screen in Winter 12.
Nick Beauchesne and Luke Kernan win Bombardiers
Two EML students won the prestigious--and generous--national Bombardier scholarship, and they are both off to pursue further graduate work. SSHRC describes "the Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master's Scholarships" as a "funding opportunity ... to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies". Congratulations to them both.
TRU English Club formed in 2011
After a decade long hiatus and newly named, the English Club was founded by Chelsea Tuyttens, Danna Pierlot and Brittany Nelson, with a lot of help from faculty Karen Hoffmann and Elizabeth Riemer. The students are all nearing the end of their programs now, but they hope to create a strong foundation for the English club to flourish after they graduate. They hosted a successful social this year, and because the club is in its infancy, they are going to be concentrating on getting the word out to younger students and would love to hear their ideas about fun future events. Chelsea spoke with high school teachers to arrange English Club volunteers to speak to interested high school students not just about the Club, but university life and all the options that are available to them in the Arts programs. The founders of the club are encouraging everyone to check out the Facebook page and ask questions and share their thoughts about the direction the club will take in the upcoming years.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRU-English-Club/166849003354707
EML grad Conrad Scott off to U of A
EML Alumni Conrad Scott is pleased to be attending the English and Film
Studies Doctoral program at the University of Alberta, starting in Fall
2011. This summer, Conrad will be finishing up his current English MA with a
Concentration in Literatures of the West Coast at the University of
Victoria, then moving to Edmonton for his PhD studies. In addition
to his minimum four year funding package, he recently was awarded a Doctoral
Scholarship from U of A.
Announced recently by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC), the awards are for high-calibre scholars at the master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. TRU grads, Conrad Scott, Melanie Perreault, Maxine Crawford, Eden Dovauo and Brant Shapka have each been awarded Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships of $17,500 towards their master’s degrees.
The following link goes to the TRU news release:
Kamloops Film Society
Every year the Kamloops Film Society presents a variety of independent and foreign films (with subtitles in English).
See http://www.kamloopsfilmsociety.org/