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Department Highlights

2009 Honors and Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to all award recipients at this year's Department of English Honors and Awards Ceremony. We would also like to extend a special thanks to the donors of the awards, without whom this very special annual event would not be possible. To view a photo montage from the ceremony, please click on the postcard.

Pat Rogers Named Distinguished University Professor

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Pat Rogers has been named USF's 2009 Distinguished University Professor (DUP). Being selected as a DUP involves an intensive internal and external review of the faculty member’s credentials that culminates in a selection by the Distinguished University Professor Recommending Committee. Being nominated for DUP status is a significant honor because it indicates that the individual has an outstanding scholarly record and has made significant contributions to USF and to her/his profession. We congratulate you, Dr. Rogers!

Fundraising Challenge!

We are grateful to Stacy Parker DeRaps, USF alumna and former creative writing student, who has donated $2100 from The Brian G. DeRaps Memorial Foundation in memory of her husband. $100 of her donation is to be used now; the remaining $2000 will be placed in a USF Foundation account, where it will be used in years to come to help fund our Florida-themed literary magazine, Saw Palm. Stacy challenges anyone interested in supporting great writing in Florida to add to this donation. Any amount helps and will be greatly appreciated!

Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence

We are pleased to announce that three Graduate Teaching Assistants from the Department of English were honored at the Provost's Award ceremony on April 13th. Quentin Vieregge, PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Composition, received the Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant; Cameron Hunt-Logan, PhD student in Literature, received the Provost's Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant; and Jessica McKee, PhD student in Literature, received the Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Congratulations to all three TAs on this truly significant acheivement!

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Upcoming Events

Semester Dates

Summer A: May 11-June 19
Summer C: May 11-July 17
Summer B: June 29-August 7

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