We’ve got a lot of fun stuff going on on campus.

An Open-Mic Poetry/ Spoken Word reading is tonight at Sparta Cafe  in downtown Newark (16 W Main Street). Free coffee drinks for readers (and if show up to listen rather than read,  your coffee’s on me).

Contribute to a fundraiser for Newark students raising money for a spring break Habitat for Humanity trip. Order from  City BBQ tomorrow (Thursday) and give them this City BBQ flyer. You can also pick up flyers in the Honors lounge and in the box outside my office (245  Warner).

Sophomore Erin Hedrick play the role of Bella.

The Victorian thriller Angel Street continues this weekend at the Black Box Theater, with Newark student  Erin Hedrick debuting in a major role. Check it out–it’s good.

Join the football watch party Saturday, beginning at 3:39, in  Warner 126 at 3:30.

It’s Geography Awareness Week. Complete activities successfully and earn prizes including a globe, spices, coffee mugs and gift certificates to the bookstore and dining services.

Finally, make sure to put Dec. 7 in your calendar (and not because it’s Pearl Harbor Day). That the next meeting of LCS, with pizza this time: 5:30 pm, Warner 126 (platform).

The morning of Dec. 7, Student Life has arranged for free massages, cookies, hot chocolate, aromatherapy and stress balls in Warner, 10 am -1:30 pm.

Don’t forget to join LCS officers tonight (5:30 pm) in Warner 126 (platform) for the LCS meeting. I’ll be there to answer questions and get your opinion on study abroad options for next year: Cuba, Berlin, or Quebec?

Literary Locations: Bath, Wessex and London, England

The English Department has extended its deadline for applications to its May study abroad in England. If you’re an English major or a fan of the novels of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy or John Fowles, this is the trip for you. You will read the novels and then spend time in the resort town of Bath, Lyme Regis (familiar to fans of Austen’s Persuasion), the Wessex countryside, and finally, London.

Please note that students accepted to the program will need to attend the accompanying course on the Columbus campus (Tu/Th 12:45-2:05). If you’re very interested but cannot make the drive every Tu/Th, let me know and I’ll inquire about remote access options.

The campus and university offers numerous scholarships to cover the program fees associated with study abroad, and financial aid can be used as well. Details and information on scholarship opportunities for study abroad are here and in the program description: Lit Locations Info Sheet. Come see me if you have questions (245 Warner).

Greece – Introduction to Western Tradition and Contemporary Issues in Corfu, Greece

Prefer something warmer? Regional campus students are given priority in this four-week course on the Greek island of Corfu. In some years, that means that very eligible regional campus student who applies will be accepted.

Students will to attend class and take part in organized excursions to museums and archaeological sites, such as ancient Dodona and Roman Nicopolis. On the return trip the group will spend two nights in Athens to provide an opportunity to explore the Acropolis.

Don’t be scared off by the program fee: There are many scholarship opportunities, and I can help walk you through them. Deadline is early January.

• Tentative Dates: May 5 – May 31
• Credits: History 2798 (3 hours, for GE credit)
• Eligibility: 2.5 GPA
• Priority to regional campus students
  
• Cost: $5,141