The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

The first annual Villanova Graduate English Thesis and Field Exam Symposium was a great success thanks to those who took the time to present and attend. Special thanks go out to Ashley Bentivoglio, who helped to organize the event, as well as the six presenters: Becca Burnett, John Keir, Laura Heinrich, Tiffany DeRewal, Ted Howell, and Andy Owens. Thank you to all in attendance for helping to make the event an enjoyable one!

The first annual Thesis/Field Exam Symposium has now been rescheduled and will be held on Saturday, March 27th, at 10:00 a.m., in the Honors Seminar Room. There are six presenters scheduled, and we welcome additional presenters to participate, as well. If you would like to present or attend, please RSVP by Monday, March 15th. Thank you!

Due to the inclement weather, the first annual Villanova Thesis Symposium has been postponed. Dr. Hicks will send out an e-mail alerting students to the new date as soon as possible. Stay in and stay warm!

The Villanova Graduate English Program's first annual Thesis and Field Exam Symposium will be held this Saturday, February 6th at 10:00a.m in SAC 300. There are six students slated to present their work; if you would like to attend this event please RSVP as soon as possible as a concrete head count is needed for lunch. Each presentation will be approximately 10 minutes long, followed by a question and answer period; the plan is to have three students present before lunch, and three after. This is a great opportunity for second year students to get valuable feedback on all of their hard work and for first year students to get an idea of what is in store; we hope to see you there!

As part of the 12th annual Villanova Literary Festival, novelist Arthur Phillips will be reading from his recent novel, The Song Is You , on Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 pm in SAC 300. His other critically acclaimed novels include Prague , The Egyptologist , and Angelica .

We have now scheduled our first annual Thesis and Field Exam Symposium for February 6th at 10:00a.m in the SAC.  Dr. Hicks will send out a formal call for submission in January.  The plan is to have two consecutive one hour sessions, in which students offer brief presentations of their research.  We intend to structure the event so that there will be plenty of time for comments and questions by audience members and other presenters.  After the second session, there will be a catered lunch provided by the Office of Graduate Studies.  This is a great opportunity to get valuable feedback on all of your hard work and we hope to see you there!