Issue 2.8 the week of 11/1/2021
The Weekly Undergraduate E-Newsletter
Coming to your inbox Mondays with updates to calendar, events, and information for our English Concentrators.
Looking Ahead: Academic Dates
& Deadlines Fall 2021
November
November 2
Common Works Essentials: Paradise Lost
12:30 p.m. McCosh Hall 40. Registration

November 8
  • SENIORS: By Special Permission, Prof. Rachel DeLue The Bluest Eye lecture,AMS 101, 11:00 - 12:20 p.m. Guyot Hall 10

  • Common Works Essentials: Sula & The Bluest Eye; 12:30 p.m. The Hinds Library, B14 McCosh Hall 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 - 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

  • 12:00 p.m. Bread Loaf Application Due (Juniors)

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
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.
Junior Independent Work
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.
Funding for Seniors
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.

For information on deadlines and eligible expenses, see the Office of Undergraduate Research Thesis Funding Page.

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.
Additional Dates for Juniors:
Additional Dates for Seniors:
2021
December 1
7:30 a.m. Junior Spring Term Course Selection

December 13
12:00 p.m. Bread Loaf Application DUE


Please see the below information regarding O.U.R.'s funding cycles and the Departmental resources for research funding support.
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.
LINK TO DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UG WEBSITE
Concentrator's Corner
Student Work:
Margaret King '22
ENG 339 Jane Austen Then and Now
Fall 2020
In Fall 2020, Margaret King '22 was a student in Prof. Claudia Johnson's ENG 399: Jane Austen Then and Now, a Topics in 18th Century Literature course. Redesigned from the top down for a pandemic enforced on-line learning experience, the class explored Austen's modernity and her difference. King's final project video may be accessed below or by clicking on her photo.

Common Works
Concentrators, did you know? You can access supplemental information about our Common Works through the website linked in the above Common Works image.
Class of 2023

Common Works Texts Are In!

Sign-up to pick up:
Monday, November 8 or Wednesday, November 10
JUNIOR CONCENTRATORS!

Nine of the Common Work texts are in for the Class of 2023. Please sign up for a pick up time. Other times will be available if these do not work for you.

Common Works Essentials:

Sula & The Bluest Eye

Monday, November 8, 2021
12:20 - 1:30 p.m.
The Hinds Library, McCosh Hall
Registration
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. 
Additional Event: Prof. Anne Cheng has shared that on Monday, November 8, 2021 11:00 - 12:20 p.m. in Guuyot Hall 10, prior to Prof. Cheng and Nishikawa's session, Prof. Rachael DeLue will be lecturing on the topic of belonging and unbelonging in The Bluest Eye.
This lecture is by permission for our ENG SENIORS ONLY.
Other Events & Opportunities
Careers in Academic Publishing:
Princeton University Press
Thursday, November 11, 2021
12:30 p.m. via Zoom
Come Learn about the ins and outs of academic publishing with the staff of Princeton University Press. Find out about career paths, internship opportunitites, and more.
Q & A to follow.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in the Humanities.


Before you attend, please take a moment to fill out this quick survey. This is your opportunity to let the staff at Princeton University Press know what kinds of questions and concerns you might have. All responses will be kept anonymous. You may answer as many or as few questions as you like. Survey: https://bit.ly/PUPSurvey2021
Project 55 HPA Sessions with Alumni Guests
Monday, November 8, 2021
and Friday, November 12, 2021
Registration Required
Project 55 HPA Session with Alumni Guests
Date and Time: November 8th, 6:30-7:30 pm ET (Monday)
Description: Join 2020-21 Project 55 Fellow alumni Arielle Lawson '20, Connor Bridges '19, Jaein Jung '20, and Maggie Orlova '20 as they share about their experience in our program and their respective pre-health journey. Come learn about the ways you can make lasting change as a pre-health graduate. Project 55’s Program Manager will also be available to answer any questions you have around the 2022-23 application process. Applications are due Dec 1st!
Registration Link: HERE
 
Project 55 Alumni Panel and Q&R Session
Date and Time: November 12th, 5-6 pm ET (Friday)
Description: Join Project 55 program alumni Will Grear ‘20 and current Fellow, Gray Collins ‘21 as they share about their experience in Princeton AlumniCorps supportive program. Come learn about the unique Project 55 Fellowship program and get answers to your application questions. Project 55’s Program Manager will also be available to answer any questions you have around the 2022-23 application process.
Applications are due Dec 1st!
Registration Link: HERE
Bread Loaf School of English
Summer 2022 Program
in Oxford
Applications Due:
December 13, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EST
In collaboration with the Bread Loaf School of English, the department offers a six-week program of study at Lincoln College, Oxford for rising seniors. Students take a course from an Oxford/Bread Loaf faculty member, choosing among a rich range of topics, from the “Margins of Medieval Literature” to “Shakespeare’s Stage” to the “Modernist Novel.” A Princeton faculty member is also on hand to guide exploration of archives and other resources preparatory to writing the senior thesis. 


Winter Semester Research
(Dec. 22 - Mar. 21, 2022)
Summer Research
(May 15 - Sept. 7, 2022)
Application Opens: Monday, November 8, 2021
Application Opens: Friday, February 18, 2021
Application Closes: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Application Closes: Sunday, March 20, 2022
Funding Decision Posted: Friday, December 20, 2021
Funding Decision Posted: Friday, April 15, 2022

  • Your application for all funding must be made through S.A.F.E.

  • 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

  • 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.
Student Activity Funding Engine (S.A.F.E.)
University News
COVID-19 Dashboard
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.
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.

Library Liason
Meet:
John Logan
English's Library Liaison
John is readily available for any and all requests, advice, information, from faculty and graduate students, and undergrads developing JPs and Senior Theses. 
Useful Services & Information
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.

Questions? Send them an email at careerdevelopment@princeton.edu. 

Humanities Council Faculty Bookshelf:

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Writing Program
For Juniors and Seniors:
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).
Department Contacts
Murray Professor of English Literature
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Undergraduate Administrator
(609)258-4093
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Common Works Coordinator
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