Issue 2.8 the week of 10/25/2021 |
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The Weekly Undergraduate E-Newsletter
Coming to your inbox Mondays with updates to calendar, events, and information for our English Concentrators.
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Looking Ahead: Academic Dates
& Deadlines Fall 2021
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November
November 2
Common Works Essentials: Paradise Lost
12:30 p.m. McCosh 40, Registration
November 8
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Common Works Essentials: Sula & The Bluest Eye; 12:30 p.m. The Hinds Library, McCosh Basement Registration
- O.U.R. Winter Research Funding Application Opens in S.A.F.E.
November 11
12:00 p.m. Princeton University Press Event
November 12
11:59 p.m. Undergraduate Deadline to Drop Fall Term Courses
November 24
Bread Loaf Application DUE
November 24 - 28
HOLIDAY - THANKSGIVING - OFFICES CLOSED
November 29- CHANGED DATE
SENIORS - DUE to Advisors & DropBox 20-page (min) thesis chapter
November 30
7:30 a.m. Senior Spring Term Course Selection
December
December 1
- 7:30 a.m. Junior Spring Term Course Selection
- O.U.R. Winter Research Funding Application Closes in S.A.F.E. -DEADLINES are early.
December 2
7:30 a.m. Sophomore Spring Term Course Selection
December 3
7:30 a.m. First-Year Spring Term Course Selection
December 6
Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes
December 7-14
READING PERIOD
December 14
DEAN'S DATE
December 15- 21
FALL TERM FINAL EXAMS
December 18
DEADLINE Submission of Fall Term Take-Home Exercises
December 22
LAST DAY FALL SEMESTER / WINTER BREAK BEGINS
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Department's Undergraduate Research Funding Information |
Undergraduate research funding happens from a variety of source, through our Department, other departments, and the Office of Undergraduate Research (O.U.R.).
The below funding opportunities are available to English Concentrators only. You may search for additional funding opportunities through S.A.F.E.
S.A.F.E. has streamlined your application process: for each funding cycle, you submit only one application for all funding opportunities; however, the earliest funding opportunity deadline is the due date for your entire application.
Check your deadlines as they are often early for other departments and programs within the University. Please review the section below for more information about O.U.R.'s deadlines and processes.
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The Maren-Annan Grant for Departmental Research
The Maren-Annan Grant for Departmental Research supports student research for the Junior Paper and, under special circumstances, for other work for juniors or seniors within the context of a course in the English Department (excluding the senior thesis).
Applications should be made through SAFE, by choosing “Undergraduate Independent Projects” under “ACTIVITY.”
Please apply to all funds for which you are eligible along with the Maren-Annan Grant.
Allowable expenses correspond to those listed for senior thesis research on the OUR website.
Applications may be made at any time, but we recommend submission at least four weeks before any planned travel.
Awards are typically between $200 and $1200.
Consultation with your JP advisor or the instructor for your class is essential.
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The Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research
The Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research supports work toward the thesis for seniors in the English Department. Students should apply through SAFE, and choose the Maren Grant among their funding sources.
Please apply to all funding sources for which you are eligible.
Applications to the Maren Grant for Senior Thesis Research may be made in any of the three OUR funding cycles:
- for thesis research in the summer before senior year;
- in the fall of senior year;
- or in the winter before the thesis is due.
Awards are typically between $200 and $1200.
Deadlines in S.A.F.E. are early: be sure you consult O.U.R. and plan ahead.
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Additional Dates for Juniors: |
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Additional Dates for Seniors:
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2021
November 24
Bread Loaf Application DUE
December 1
7:30 a.m. Junior Spring Term Course Selection
Please see the below information regarding O.U.R.'s funding cycles and the Departmental resources for research funding support.
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2021
November 29
SENIORS - DUE to Advisors & DropBox 20-page (min) thesis chapter
November 30
7:30 a.m. Senior Spring Term Course Selection
Please see the below information regarding O.U.R.'s funding cycles and the Departmental resources for research funding support.
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LINK TO DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UG WEBSITE
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The COVID-19 Dashboard now includes data from the undergraduates living on campus and those living locally with access to campus for the spring semester. Please keep in mind that the Dashboard is updated weekly on Mondays with results from the previous week, not in real time.
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Find Help When You Need It |
Princeton is a caring and relatively small place, so it is not difficult to find support if you look for it. The University strives to provide you with the academic, personal and health resources to succeed on campus. We do assume, however, that you will seek out the help you need.
To make the most of your academic experience, you’ll want to take advantage of the many resources designed to enhance your approach to research, writing and problem solving.
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A. Scott Berg Fellowship
Cammie Lee '22
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Cammie Lee '22 was one of recipient of the 2021 A. Scott Berg Fellowship. Endowed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg `71 h03. The scholarship provides a stipend of up to $3,500 and is designed to meet the living, travel, or research expenses of undergraduate English majors who wish to use the summer for writing or research in connection with their Princeton independent or course work. The scholarship will be allocated by a special committee of the English Department on the basis of proposals submitted by students.
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Concentrators, did you know? You can access supplemental information about our Common Works through the website linked in the above Common Works image. |
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Common Works Essentials: Paradise Lost
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
McCosh Hall 40
Registration
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A lunchtime conversation with Profs. Russ Leo and Jeff Dolven about Milton's epic, for beginners and seasoned readers alike (and anyone who just might be taking the Common Exam in the spring). We will read some passages together and dare to ask the question, what is this poem about, anyhow?
Lunch provided to those concentrators who RSVP by Thursday, October 28, 2021.
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Common Works Essentials:
Sula & The Bluest Eye
Monday, November 8, 2021
12:20 - 1:30 p.m.
The Hinds Library, McCosh Hall
Registration
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A lunchtime conversation with Profs. Anne Cheng and Kinohi Nishikawa about Morrison's novels, for beginners and seasoned readers alike (and anyone who just might be taking the Common Exam in the spring). We will read some passages together and dare to ask the question, what are these novels about, anyhow?
Lunch provided to those concentrators who RSVP by Thursday, November 4, 2021.
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Other Events & Opportunities
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Winter Semester Research
(Dec. 22 - Mar. 21, 2022)
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Summer Research
(May 15 - Sept. 7, 2022)
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Application Opens: Monday, November 8, 2021 |
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Application Opens: Friday, February 18, 2021 |
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Application Closes: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Application Closes: Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
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Funding Decision Posted: Friday, December 20, 2021 |
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Funding Decision Posted: Friday, April 15, 2022 |
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Your application for all funding must be made through S.A.F.E.
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Students applying to the OUR senior thesis research funding program are required to apply for all departmental and programmatic funds for which they are eligible in one single application.
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You will be able to save your application in SAFE and go back to it, but you must complete and submit the application by the earliest deadline of all the funding sources to which you are applying; no changes will be accepted once applications are submitted and locked, except for the selection of additional funding opportunities when eligible.
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Student Activity Funding Engine (S.A.F.E.)
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Meet:
John Logan
English's Library Liaison
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John is readily available for any and all requests, advice, information, from faculty and graduate students, and undergrads developing JPs and Senior Theses.
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Useful Services & Information |
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The Center for Career Development is here to help all undergraduate and graduate students of all years to identify their interests and strengths, explore a diverse range of opportunities to build experience and clarity about their goals, and empower them to pursue paths they find personally meaningful.
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Humanities Council Faculty Bookshelf:
Visit the Humanities Council's Faculty Bookshelf! Browse by author or discipline to explore the University's cutting-edge humanities scholarship.
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University Center for Human Values offers events of interest:
To access the events that the University Center of Human Values presents please use this:
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Writing Program
For Juniors and Seniors:
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80-minute, Discipline-Specific Appointments: From formulating a plan for semester- and year-long projects to conducting research and drafting and revising, our trained Graduate Fellows are available as students tackle the challenges of independent work! Make an appointment now: https://writingcenter.princeton.edu/s/80MIN
The Virtual Writing Lab (Sunday-Thursday 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET): Having a hard time getting motivated working on your JP or Thesis? Looking for a sense of community? Don’t go it alone! Join our Zoom-based virtual lab to write with peers, consult Fellows as needed, and tackle your short and long-term writing goals! Join here any time we’re open.
Writing Partnerships: Pair up with an experienced Graduate Fellow for a standing weekly appointment to structure the JP or thesis writing process and avoid a pile-up of writing at the end of the semester. If you’re interested in setting up a partnership, write to Dr. Creedon (greedon@princeton.edu).
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Murray Professor of English Literature
Director of Undergraduate Studies
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Undergraduate Administrator
(609)258-4093
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Suggestions, events, additions, or questions?
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