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UPDATED: Issue 6.a the week of 10/24/2022

The Weekly Undergraduate E-Newsletter

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines, Events & Info

November

November 11

11:59 pm UG deadline to drop Fall courses and P/D/F


November 15

4:30 pm The Next Chapter:

Career Conversations

with Princeton English Alumni


November 22

Tuesday follows Friday Schedule 

Thanksgiving Recess Begins After Last Class


November 23- 27

Thanksgiving Break


November 28

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Careers in Academic Publishing: Princeton University Press Event


5:00 pm Bread Loaf Summer 2023 Due - SAFE


November 29

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Senior Spring 2023 Course Selection


November 30

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Junior Spring 2023 Course Selection


December

December 1

7:30 am - 11:59 pm Sophomore Spring 2023 Course Selection


December 2

7:30 am - 11:59 pm First-Year Spring 2023 Course Selection


December 8

Fall Classes End


December 9

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

JIW & Senior Thesis Boot Camp


December 9 - 16

Reading Period


December 16

Dean's Date

Seniors: 20 pages/ 1 Chapter Thesis Due

Juniors: 10 pages or Prospectus Due


December 17 - 23 

Fall Exam Period


December 23 

Winter Break Begins


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. This AY 2022 - 2023 O.U.R. Deadlines are shared below

LINK TO DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UG WEBSITE

Opportunities & Events

ENG '2023 Seniors - THESIS TOPIC SHEETS DUE & FLEECE IS IN!

Senior English Concentrators

in the Class of 2023,

Come by the English Department Office,

22 McCosh Hall (use entry #2)

to pick up your Department Fleece! 


Kelly Lake will be in the office Tuesday 10/25, Wednesday 10/26, and Thursday 10/27 between 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

The Next Chapter: Career Conversations with Princeton English Alumni

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

@ 4:30 pm

The Hobart Betts Auditorium, Architecture N-101


The Next Chapter: Career Conversations with Princeton English Alumni will return to its former in-person panel this year! The Department of English welcomes back eight of our recent undergraduate alumni to talk about their career paths since Princeton, and how they have used skills gained in the major in the fields of higher education, publishing, medicine, law, marketing, journalism, arts management, non-profit, tech, and library science. 


First-year students and sophomores interested in learning more about careers in the Humanities are encouraged to attend.


Panelists will meet at 4:30 pm in The Hobart Betts Auditorium, (Architecture Building N-101) and will include a Q&A with undergraduate attendees.


Reception with panelist following at Prospect House.  Registration is required:  https://bit.ly/2022-23TheNextChapter


For more information please reach out to Undergraduate Outreach Coordinator, Maddie Wolfert (mwolfert@) or Undergraduate Administrator, Kelly Lake (kalake@). 

Call For Papers

SCIVIAS JOURNAL IN LATE ANTIQUE AND MEDIEVAL STUDIES

DEADLINE OCTOBER 26


Do you want to get your academic work published before graduating from college? 


Scivias, Princeton's undergraduate-run journal that publishes student academic work relating to Late Antiquity and the Medieval Ages, is currently accepting submissions for our next edition. We will consider all undergraduate and graduate papers on any aspect of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages from any discipline.


Submissions should focus on material between the 3rd and 15th centuries CE, but we will consider papers that fall slightly outside of these parameters provided they are relevant to the study of Late Antiquity or the Middle Ages. We highly encourage the submission of papers that address themes, works, and issues that fall outside of Western Europe, including, but not limited to, the Slavonic World, the Islamic World, Eurasia, the “Far East,” and Africa. Papers written in departments outside of the humanities are also highly encouraged, such as STEM and the social sciences. See the Call for Papers document below for more details and for notes on formatting.


If accepted, our editorial board and faculty advisors would work with you to prepare your paper for publication in a high-quality, softcover journal that will be distributed widely to students, faculty, staff, and alums.


Please send your submission to princetonmedievaljournal@gmail.com by October 26th.


Contact our Editor-in-Chief, Andrew Matos (am76@princeton.edu) with any questions. We hope you consider sending something in, we would love to read it!  

Apply:

Project 55 Fellowship


Project 55 offers Fellows leadership programming and wrap-around support from local volunteers and our national staff with the goal of supporting the transition to full-time nonprofit work. Fellows are placed across the country in organizations across nonprofit and public service sectors. What makes a Project 55 Fellowship unique is our holistic approach to personal and professional development. Becoming a Project 55 Fellow is a chance to explore a lifelong commitment to social justice and join a community of more than 2,000 Princeton alumni who have launched their postgraduate lives through Project 55. Project 55 Fellows have found their experience influenced their personal and professional paths while being connected to valuable relationships that support them in multiple facets of their life.


Each year approximately 40% of our Fellows stay in their placement after their Fellowship concludes, and some have stayed with their organization for more than a decade. After completing their Fellowship, program alumni have continued work with their placement, started their own nonprofits, and built careers in the sector. They’ve stayed engaged with the network by becoming mentors, local area committee volunteers and connected Project 55 Fellows with new opportunities.

Application Process Information Session
Friday, November 4th (6-7PM Eastern)
Join Soraia Francisco, Program Manager as they guide applicants through the application process and offer tips and former applicant reflections. There will be a Q&R portion at the end. Bring your questions! Closed captioning will be enabled and the session recorded. Zoom Registration: HERE

December 1, 2022 Deadline to apply. 


Learn more about Project 55 Fellowship here.

Jeff Dolven, D. Graham Burnett, and Michael Wood in conversation

Labyrinth Books & Crowdcast

Wednesday, November 9, 6:00 p.m. 

Hybrid


Dream-scholars and archival fabulists, the artist-researchers of the ESTAR(SER) collective pursue the evasive angel of “pure attention,” creating occasions to test the power of the focused mind and the vital senses. To celebrate the publication of the group’s new book, In Search of the Third Bird, as well as the opening of the year-long exhibition, “THE THIRD, MEANING” at the Frye Museum in Seattle, ESTAR(SER) research associates D. Graham Burnett (Princeton) and Jeff Dolven (Princeton) will sit down with discussant Michael Wood (Princeton) to discuss history, attention, and scholarly metafiction.


Join us at Labyrinth or register here for the livestream.

Save the Date:

Tanner Lectures on Human Values


Known and Strange Things:

The Political Necessity of Art 


Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Thursday, November 10, 2022

4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Friend Center, Lecture Hall 101


Fintan O'Toole

Columnist for the Irish Times and book author


Nov. 9, Lecture 1: "Against Artfulness"

Nov. 10, Lecture 2: "Negative Capability"


The lectures are free and open to the public.

Each lecture will be livestreamed on mediacentrallive.princeton.edu


Click here to read additional information about the lectures.

Black Independent Film:

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

Speaker: Michael B. Gillespie, Assoc. Professor, NYU

Deep Focus Film Series

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

@ 7:30 pm 


Join Princeton professor Kinohi Nishikawa as Deep Focus Film Series' guest curator for the Black Independent Film series, he's recruited a roster of experts to speak on films ranging in release date, subject matter, and genre. Taken together, these films represent an evocative cross-section of the Black experience as reflected at the movies.


While Black voices have been unjustly marginalized in the dominant narratives of American cinema, Black talent has a long history of enriching the movies, often operating brilliantly within the restraints set by independent production and distribution. 


Register for series' seminars and read more about the Black Independent Film series, and other series available, here.


Please mark your calendar for the next seminar date: 


Brother to Brother, Tuesday, December 6 @ 7:30 pm  


Deep Focus is supported by a generous grant from the Vesta Fund. The series develops further on earlier Renew Theaters initiatives like “Film 101” and “Prof. Picks." Majestic Theater in Gettysburg is our first regional collaborator. Looking forward to the spring and beyond, we plan to make even more offerings available, including a crash-course on film appreciation.

Careers in Academic Publishing: Princeton University Press

Monday, November 28, 2022

12:00- 1:20 pm

Aaron Burr Hall 219


Come learn the ins and outs of academic publishing with Princeton University Press's staff. Find out about career paths, internship opportunities, and more.



This is a hybrid event with boxed lunches & Stay for Q&A.


This is event is open to current undergraduate English majors, and undergraduates in the Humanities.

11. 28. 2022 @ 12:00 - 1:20 pm

219 Aaron Burr Hall


RSVPs required https://bit.ly/PUPress2022

Questions?

Contact mwolfert@ or kalake@.


Office of Undergraduate Research

Office of Undergraduate Research (O.U.R.) and Student Activities Funding Engine (S.A.F.E.):

O.U.R.'s funding is considered "top-up" funding- this means that they meet the need (top up) that isn't met by other sources of undergraduate funding, so to receive their funding, you must apply for funding through other opportunities. 

Many departments and programs offer funding opportunities that coincide with O.U.R.'s, so you want to use the search function in S.A.F.E. to locate funding that might support your research. 

You may apply for the Maren's as well during O.U.R.'s funding cycle to qualify for O.U.R.'s funding support and other department or program funding. Just remember: you must apply by the earliest deadline set by all your funding sources. 


O.U.R.'s deadline is typically after all the other program and departmental offerings, but S.A.F.E. is one application for all opportunities, so you will want to get your full application in by the earliest deadline of all of the opportunities you are seeking-- this will likely be prior to O.U.R.'s deadline.  

AY 2023 O.U.R.'s Funding Timeline

Fall Research

Oct 12 - Dec. 05, 2022

Winter Research

Dec. 23 - Mar. 20, 2023

Summer Research

May 18- Sept 5, 2023

Application Opens in SAFE

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Monday, November 7, 2022

Friday, February 10, 2023

Application Closes in SAFE

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Sunday, March 26, 2023

OUR's Funding Decisions Posted

Friday, October 14, 2022

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Friday, April 21, 2023

Class Day 2023

Dear Senior & Junior Concentrators,


While Class Days 2023 and 2024 may seem like a lifetime away preparations are already underway! 


Seniors, please mark your calendars as Class Day 2023 is scheduled for Monday, May 29, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in McCosh Hall 50 with a small reception following. 

 

WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS! And we need your correct INFORMATION! 


SENIORS: What you will be asked for to assist with our Class Day Celebration

Your information: 

We will be asking for your name as you want it to be shared on Class Day 2023, and your final thesis title. Closer to the date you will receive messages with link to the google form to collect this information. 


Your Photos -- What we need: 

Please send us as jpeg/png/doc/pdf of your baby/ young person photo:

  • 1 - Your favorite baby/ young person picture (cuteness you, creative you, "little reader" you, or the one you like the most!)
Please also send us a jpeg/png/doc/pdf of a recent picture photo
  • 2 - Picture(s) of you now or recently -- this will be shared in our department film with your thesis and any prize(s) you may win.
Additional photos we would also greatly appreciate your help by sharing your photos from these past two years:
  • We would also love photos that we can share of you and other concentrators. Please think of ones that "express you" or a photo of you that you love (and your family might too.)
And a really short video (30 seconds please!)
  • If you'd like, please take a short video (no longer than a 30 seconds, of you sharing a favorite poem or passage that resonates with you, one which knocks you over, makes your heart sing, your brain buzz, or the one that captured your interest and brought you to your thesis!


WHERE TO SUBMIT?

Please submit your materials through the submission box on our webpage here

(Kindly label your files with your full name - pngs, jpegs, pdfs, word docs are all welcome.)

MATERIALS WILL BE DUE IN LATE MARCH 2023, BUT WE ARE BEGINNING TO COLLECT NOW! 

COVID-19 Dashboard

In preparation for the Fall term, the University has adjusted COVID policies to decrease the number of mandatory mitigation measures. However, if public health circumstances change, the University may need to reimpose mandates to appropriately mitigate COVID.


Of the full list of updates you may access through the link below, the most significant policy change is that boosters will no longer be mandated.


The second significant change is that participating in the asymptomatic testing program is no longer required. Students and employees are asked to voluntarily continue testing monthly to help the University monitor variants circulating on campus and community spread to inform our strategies.


We also have changed our Visitor Policy to eliminate the proof of attestation requirement for visitors to campus. Read full announcement and updates.


The COVID-19 Dashboard is still active and includes data from the undergraduates living on campus and those living locally with access to campus for the fall semester. Please keep in mind that the Dashboard is updated weekly on Mondays with results from the previous week, not in real time.

University monitoring the international monkey pox (MPX) outbreak

In an email sent to all university employees on August 11, the university addressed university concerns regarding the monkey pox public health emergency.



"The University’s Public Health Response Team is monitoring the global rise in monkeypox (MPX) cases and is taking a number of important steps to prepare for the likelihood that MPX infections will be identified on Princeton’s campus." Read full announcement.

Overwhelmed?

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.


ODOC's Support List

Effective July 22, 2022, WASE has been shut down


Princeton University will now be using Microsoft Bookings: bookings.princeton.edu 


Microsoft Bookings is the ideal scheduling tool for student advising, office hours, coaching, reservations, and more.


Functionality that will benefit you:

  • Self-service 24/7 to eliminate the wait
  • Set availability in advance
  • Sync with Outlook Calendar
  • Request specific information at time of booking
  • Provide specific instructions
  • Set custom reminders/notifications
  • In-person and virtual meetings
  • Offer multiple services from same booking page/URL
  • Manage your calendar from anywhere using mobile app


For additional information on how to use the new system, please follow the link to Get Help

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:

Visit the Humanities Council's Faculty Bookshelf! Browse by author or discipline to explore the University's cutting-edge humanities scholarship.



University Center for Human Values offers events of interest:

To access the events that the University Center of Human Values presents please use this:

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

Russ Leo 

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Kelly Lake

Undergraduate Administrator

Maddie Wolfert

UG Outreach Coordinator

Jeewon Yoo

Writing Boot Camp Co -Coordinator

Denise Xu

Writing Boot Camp Co-Coordinator

AY 2022 - 2023

Undergraduate Advisory Committee Representatives

Class of 2023

Beatrix Bondor

Alex Gjaja

Cassy James

Class of 2024

J.J. Scott

Sierra Stern

Beth Villaruz

Members of the UAC assist the DUS, Professor Russ Leo, as the student voice in departmental matters concerning policy and curriculum. These students also help with undergraduate events and provide the DUS with insight to community. We meet on average 3 to 4 times per year.

Concentrators, please feel free to share your thoughts and insights about the Department's program with these individuals if you are not comfortable bringing them to the DUS or the UA, Kelly Lake.  

Access Past Issues of The Weekly Here.

Suggestions, events, additions, or questions?
Contact The Department of English's Undergraduate Administrator, Kelly Lake kalake@princeton.edu
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