On Wednesday, May 7, English faculty represented the department at the annual Cavalier Craze event. No, we didn’t have street tacos to share or a mechanical bull to ride, but students did appreciate the Scrabble game, crossword puzzle, and diverse giveaways. Plus, people actually talked about our course offerings. Do you see those smiling faces? They’re genuine. It was fun.
On Sunday, August 13, Bob Sykora gave a poetry reading at Flagship Books. Dean Brian Shawver reports “Bob did a great job at the reading.” He also did a reading two days later in Lawrence.
Beth Gulley represented the English Department at the JCCC Night at the Nelson on Friday, April 11.
On Friday, April 11, the English Department hosted another Cavalier Conference. With an attendance that filled up the main meeting room and a host of JCCC faculty helping out, it showed the college in a very favorable light as well as providing great ideas and networking opportunities for English teachers from around the region.
Who was in that host of JCCC faculty presenting?
With co-editor Daniel Wolff and Danny Alexander was featured on an episode of the Rock’s Backpages Podcast regarding their Dave Marsh anthology and the legacy of Curtis Mayfield. Rock’s Backpages is the most extensive database for music journalism (which historically has often been published underground or in commercial formats that long went uncollected in academic archives). The Billington Library carries it for music research. the only one of our databases focused on popular music journalism.
