The summer months provide a window for the English Department Faculty to read those books that have been sitting on the bookshelf reprimanding us with "Crack my spine, you dolt! What kind of person are you, having not read me?"
We hear you, books.
Brooke Hughes hopes to finally get to Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing; however, realistically, she'll be reading Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Marit MacArthur plans on reading Ange Mlinko's Shoulder Season, Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle, Book 4, and Elena Ferrante's Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay.
Rebecca Hewett plans on reading The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve, Think Like a Freak by Levitt & Dubner, The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball, Hay Fever by Angela Miller, and Punching In by Alex Frankel; if she's really feeling deep, she's going to finally tackle The Challenge of Affluence by Avner Offer.
Carol Dell'Amico plans on reading Per Petterson's I Refuse.
Greg Miller plans on reading Tove Jansson's The Woman Who Borrowed Memories, Roberto Calasso's Ardor, and Kamel Daoud's The Meursault Investigation.
Matthew Woodman plans on reading László Krasznahorkai's Seiobo There Below, César Aira's The Musical Brain: And Other Stories, and Kirstin Valdez Quade's Night at the Fiestas.
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Our Working Summer
For the tireless CSUB English Department, "summer break" provides the time and space for sharpening our minds on the grindstone. Here is what we'll be studying, contemplating, meditating, and enjoying during the summer of 2015.
Monica Ayuso will be attending an NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty called "What Is Gained in Translation" at Kent State University, Ohio, June 7-27.
Steve Frye will complete editing The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American West and writing Understanding Larry McMurtry (University of South Carolina Press), both due out in 2015.
Steve Frye will complete editing The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American West and writing Understanding Larry McMurtry (University of South Carolina Press), both due out in 2015.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Share Your Words!
Each month as part of Bakersfield's First Fridays, Dagny's Coffee and Kern Poetry host an open poetry reading. Come out and share your words!
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The 2015 Betty Creative Writing Award Winners
Supported through the tremendous generosity of Dr. Stafford Betty since 2010, The Betty Creative Writing Awards are presented annually to honor the creative work of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at California State University, Bakersfield and California State University, Bakersfield – Antelope Valley Campus. Awards are given in three categories – Poetry, Short Story, and Drama.
Congratulations to the 2015 winners!
Poetry
First Place - $500
Robyn Rowley
"Saw this morning; Seven; The Leap"
Second Place (tie) - $300
Mateo Lara
"America’s Hum"
Second Place (tie) - $300
Kara McDonald
"Road From Grief: A Collection of Poems"
Third Place (tie) - $200
M’Alyssa Bundy
"Bzzzz"
Third Place (tie) - $200
Ashley Rae Fischer
"Proofs Hurt"
Short Story
First Place - $500
Kristen Watts
"Steps"
Second Place - $300
Marlin Morales
"Punch"
Third Place - $200
Nona Linnea Stone
"The Blue Dot"
Drama
First Place - $500
Kristen Watts
"Trust Me"
Second Place - $300
Anthony Jauregui
"Michigan"
2015 Sigma Tau Delta Inductees
Congratulations to all the students who were inducted into Sigma Tau Delta during the Fourteenth Annual Induction and Awards Ceremony on April 23, 2015:
Kelly Aragon, Donald Burke, Kaylynn Clark, Kristen Flores, Ashley Fischer,
Cody Ganger, Kevin Goodwin, Rebecca Grant, Tracie Grimes, Anthony Huffaker,
Joy Hughes, Briar Keeler, Kaitlyn Kretsinger, Emily Lentini, Kasey Lewis,
Shawn McQuilliams, Richard Miller, and Tiffany Wong
Congratulations to the newly elected Sigma Tau Delta Executive Board members:
President: Nancy Vera
Vice President: Keith Kirouac
Secretary: Briar Keeler
Treasurer: Milissa Ackerley
Public Relations Officer: Kelly Aragon
Historian: Kristen Mercer
Kelly Aragon, Donald Burke, Kaylynn Clark, Kristen Flores, Ashley Fischer,
Cody Ganger, Kevin Goodwin, Rebecca Grant, Tracie Grimes, Anthony Huffaker,
Joy Hughes, Briar Keeler, Kaitlyn Kretsinger, Emily Lentini, Kasey Lewis,
Shawn McQuilliams, Richard Miller, and Tiffany Wong
Congratulations to the newly elected Sigma Tau Delta Executive Board members:
President: Nancy Vera
Vice President: Keith Kirouac
Secretary: Briar Keeler
Treasurer: Milissa Ackerley
Public Relations Officer: Kelly Aragon
Historian: Kristen Mercer
The 2015 Li’i Pearl Award Winners
Congratulations to Jessica Flores and Dayai Youn!
Supported through the great generosity of the Pearl and Bandy families since 2007, The Li’i Pearl Outstanding Student in English Award was created by an anonymous donor and named in honor of Julia ‘Li’i’ Pearl to honor a student who has made a special contribution to the department, the school, the university, and the community at large and who serves as a "proud representative" of the department.
Jessica Flores served as a Peer Mentor for incoming freshmen through AARC for the 2013-14 school year. She has consistently been on the Dean’s List. She has also been involved with the local Bakersfield Pageant since 2009 and was crowned first runner-up Miss Bakersfield for 2013-14. Jessica wrote for The Runner during Fall 2014 and one of her opinion articles was nominated for an award. She also serves as a student assistant for the GRaSP Office and will be presenting on gender violence at the upcoming Gender Matters Conference.
Dayai Youn has been on the Dean’s List numerous times, helps to run her family’s clothing business, and is part of a leadership team in the Korean church that she attends in Los Angeles, where she works with the church’s youth group, comprised of one hundred international students who are having a hard time adjusting to the new culture. As the youth group leader, she writes letters of encouragement to the students, plans hikes, field trips, and other fun activities. In this way, she has helped to smooth the transition for other international students.
Supported through the great generosity of the Pearl and Bandy families since 2007, The Li’i Pearl Outstanding Student in English Award was created by an anonymous donor and named in honor of Julia ‘Li’i’ Pearl to honor a student who has made a special contribution to the department, the school, the university, and the community at large and who serves as a "proud representative" of the department.
Jessica Flores served as a Peer Mentor for incoming freshmen through AARC for the 2013-14 school year. She has consistently been on the Dean’s List. She has also been involved with the local Bakersfield Pageant since 2009 and was crowned first runner-up Miss Bakersfield for 2013-14. Jessica wrote for The Runner during Fall 2014 and one of her opinion articles was nominated for an award. She also serves as a student assistant for the GRaSP Office and will be presenting on gender violence at the upcoming Gender Matters Conference.
Dayai Youn has been on the Dean’s List numerous times, helps to run her family’s clothing business, and is part of a leadership team in the Korean church that she attends in Los Angeles, where she works with the church’s youth group, comprised of one hundred international students who are having a hard time adjusting to the new culture. As the youth group leader, she writes letters of encouragement to the students, plans hikes, field trips, and other fun activities. In this way, she has helped to smooth the transition for other international students.
Monday, June 1, 2015
2015 MA Graduates
Congratulations to the 2015 CSUB MA English graduates!
Nate Boles
Ashley Fischer
Jeanette Jacobsen
Marissa Martinez
Raheela McGhie
Tracie Moss
Ronda Nogales
Chayane Ramos
Laraine Rosema
Robyn Thompson
Kim Collins
Rachel Duarte
Laura Harris
Jeff Lawlor
JessicaWojtysiak
Tiffany Wong
Furthermore, congratulations to those students who successfully defended their Master's Thesis:
Jeanette "Kat" Jacobsen for A Lexical and Syntactical Analysis of Beowulf: A Comparative Analysis between the Original Manuscript and Many Translations of the 19th- and 20th-centuries
Jessica Wojtysiak for The Colonization of Quincey Morris: The American Other in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Nate Boles
Ashley Fischer
Jeanette Jacobsen
Marissa Martinez
Raheela McGhie
Tracie Moss
Ronda Nogales
Chayane Ramos
Laraine Rosema
Robyn Thompson
Kim Collins
Rachel Duarte
Laura Harris
Jeff Lawlor
JessicaWojtysiak
Tiffany Wong
Furthermore, congratulations to those students who successfully defended their Master's Thesis:
Jeanette "Kat" Jacobsen for A Lexical and Syntactical Analysis of Beowulf: A Comparative Analysis between the Original Manuscript and Many Translations of the 19th- and 20th-centuries
Jessica Wojtysiak for The Colonization of Quincey Morris: The American Other in Bram Stoker's Dracula
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