http://blogs.messiah.edu/english Anything interesting in English Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ryan Lauko ('04) finished a Master of Liberal Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania this past December.  He's currently looking for a job teaching English, and hopes to go back for doctoral studies in religious studies in the not too distant future. http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/07/24/ryan-lauko-04/ The U.S. National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Fall/Winter 2008 cycle of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.  As you may recall, this fellowship will help fund a proposal designed by the applicant--a U.S. ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/07/09/fellowship-for-study-and-travel/ YORK LITTLE THEATRE'S 2008 PA Original Playwright Competition Now seeking plays which meet the following requirements: Full-length Unproduced Non-musical Written by a Pennsylvania resident Minimal set A cast of approximately 10 or less The winning play will premiere as part of York Little Theatre's 2009-2010 Season. The playwright will also receive an Honorarium ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/07/09/playwrights-wanted/ Witf welcomes students to submit their statements of personal belief in essays of 500 words or less to witf.org. All submissions will be considered and selected essays will be chosen for broadcasting on the witf radio station. Submissions can be sent to FM@witf.org with the phrase "This I ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/06/10/broadcast-what-you-believe/ John Francis (Maher), '98, will have a live show on XM Radio on the following dates. Sunday 6/8 and 6/15 @ 6pm EST Tuesday 6/10 and 6/17 @ 11pm EST Thursdays 6/12, and 6/19@ 3am EST Here"s the link for free listening http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/api/show_trial_form.jsp Some other news about John. In February a film for which ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/06/05/john-francis-live-online/ Sarah Ginolfi ('08) will be a NYC teaching fellow this fall. She's started a new blog, Sarah in the Bronx, where she'll keep us all informed of her goings on. http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/06/03/sarah-ginolfis-new-blog/ Alicia Watkins ('03) been writing an op-ed column for three local papers for the past three months or so. Her columns have been appearing on the New Britain Herald's Web site at newbritainherald.com, but since the platform doesn't support archiving, she also has a blog with her work at ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/06/03/alicia-watkins-03-pundit/ Marissa (Brown) Harris '04 and her husband have relocated to Pasadena, CA. Starting in August, she will be teaching 9th grade Honors English, 12th grade AP Literature, and Journalism at Pacifica Christian High School in Santa Monica, CA. http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/05/27/marissa-brown-harris-04-to-california/ This in today from the Chronicle of Higher Education: About Editorial Internships The Chronicle of Higher Education seeks interns for the fall 2008 session, which will begin in September. The Chronicle is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining a diverse work force. The internships are full-time in our Washington, D.C., office and ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/05/09/2471/ The following comes from Julie Adams, who just finished her PhD in Microbiology.  Julie was an English and Biology double major while at Messiah.  She's currently looking for a job where she can combine her expertise in microbiology and writing.  Many congratulations and best wishes to Julie. After graduating from Messiah, ... http://blogs.messiah.edu/english/2008/05/09/congratulations-dr-julie-adams/