This year's VCCS English/ESL peer conference is in Richmond

October 28-29. See details at https://www.vccs.edu/FacultyStaff/ProfessionalDevelopment/PeerGroups/EnglishESLCallforProposals2010/tabid/956/Default.aspx.
Deadline for proposals is the end of August.

Adjunct Orientation

It's that time again... the fall semester will be up and running before we know it! Kick off the new school year by attending the Adjunct Orientation event on August 18th! Join us in the Gallery (Georgiadis Hall) where the School of Humanities and Social Sciences orientation will begin at 5pm, with a breakout session for English department orientation to follow in Massey 117. All the info you need to get your semester started!

Full Time Faculty position open

Attention Adjuncts!

JSRCC currently has a job posting for a full time English position. See the job description here:

http://www.jsr.vccs.edu/jsr_hr/positions/Faculty/FO365.pdf

Closing date is August 12, so please send in your application if you are interested!

New Year, New Semester!

Happy New Year, and happy new semester! The first week is coming to a close, hopefully the wrinkles are getting straightened out and classes are coming together. On the Parham Campus, Burnette Hall is undergoing construction and renovation, which had made navigating the building a little more challenging. Please remember to submit your brand new Spring '10 syllabi: you can submit them through the "Bureaucracy" tab at the top of the page! Easy! Also check the "Cadres" tab for details on the ongoing teaching cadres project! Getting involved with your teaching cadre is a great way to start the new semester: fresh ideas and insights!

Finally, what would you like to see discussed on our blog this semester? What disciplinary topics and issues are foremost in your mind? What burning questions would you like to see English faculty debate? Send your suggestions, thoughts, comments to abourne@reynolds.edu.

English Cadres Forming!

As discussed in the August orientation and on the Cadre tab on the English Faculty webpage (jsrccenglishfaculty.weebly.com password: englishprof), this semester we will be forming cadres of English faculty. As we form these cadres, we need some information from you about who you might want to work with, what issues you want to discuss in your cadre, when you can meet, etc.

Find the link to the survey below. Depending on where and how you access this form, you may be asked to enter a password. It is "englishprof." Note the lower case. http://jsrccenglishfaculty.weebly.com/cadre-survey-form.htmlThanks for you time.

Please take the survey prior to Tuesday, 20 October. If you have any questions, contact Steve Brandon at prof.brandon@gmail.com or sbrandon@reynolds.edu.