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CEA Executive Board Meetings at April 2003 ConferenceThe CEA Executive Board meetings at the April 2003 meeting start on April 2, one day before the general conference begins.The board committee meetings begin at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. The Ongoing Concerns committee meets in the Skyway room at 3:30 p.m.. The Publications Committee meets in the Pier room at 3:30 p.m. The Executive Committee meets in the Bayboro room at 5:00 p.m. The full board meets at 8:00 p.m. in the Harbor View room.
On Thursday, April 3, the Board meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in Harbor View, with the board meeting to follow. Registration for the general conference begins from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on April 2 and continues at noon on April 3; sessions for the general conference begin at 2:00 p.m. on April 3.
Robert Hacke Scholar-Teacher Award Deadline for Applying for 2004 Award: November 15, 2003
What Is the Award?The Robert Hacke Award is available every year on a similar schedule, so pass the information along to your junior colleagues. Robert Hacke served as Executive Secretary of the CEA from 1978 to 1981. The award honors his commitment to the profession and CEA.
CEA is accepting applications for the annual Robert Hacke Scholar-Teacher Award. The award provides $500 to help support a CEA junior teacher who is involved in a scholarly or pedagogical project related to English studies. The recipient of the $500 award will be announced at the annual CEA meeting in April. The grant will begin May 1, 2004.Who Can Apply?
Those persons who are adjuncts or who hold the rank of instructor or assistant professor in a post-secondary institution, including community colleges, and who are members of the CEA at the time of application are eligible to submit project proposals.When Is the Deadline and How Does One Apply?
Applicants must provide to the evaluating committee through the office of the Executive Director the following documentation by November 15, 2003:1. A detailed rationale (maximum of five pages) for the project, including title, purpose and goals, methodology, proposed results, and work schedule.The recipient will be expected to attend the annual spring meeting to receive the award. By March 15, 2005, the recipient will submit a report on the progress of his or her project to the Executive Director, who will present it to the Board of Directors at their spring meeting. Reports of previous award winners are online at <http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/hacke_2002_reports.html>.
2. A complete vita.
3. Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a CEA member.Address applications or inquiries to
Robert V. Hoskins, Executive Director
College English Association
Department of English
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Changing of the Guard: New CEA Treasurer
Welcome to new CEA treasurer Joan Frederick of James Madison University, and many thanks to outgoing treasurer Ron Nelson (pictured left), James Madison University, for his years of outstanding service as treasurer of the organization.
Nancy Dasher Award Presentation
Lee Martin (left), Ohio State University, accepts CEAO's Nancy Dasher Award. The Nancy Dasher Award, one of the most prestigious awards given by the College English Association of Ohio, "each year recognizes a publication by a faculty member from a CEAO-member department in one of three areas: literary scholarship, creative writing, and professional and pedagogical issues." CEAO, the College English Association's Ohio affiliate, met simultaneously with CEA at the Cincinnati conference.
Association of Advisors of EnglishThe Association of Advisors of English, a new association that focuses on advising English majors and other issues critical to the profession, is now a reality. As some of you may recall, the founders of the association have made presentations at recent CEA conferences. The AAE newsletter and membership form are available at the following link: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~english/cea/AAEnewsletter2.PDF.
Note of GratitudeThe College English Association would like to thank the following publishers for their participation in the 2002 CEA Book Exhibit at the Cincinnati conference:
Bedford/St. Martin's Press Random House, Knopf, and Crown Publishing Groups Cambridge University Press Rutgers University Press Candlewick Press SUNY Press Curbstone Press Theatre Communications Group (TCG) Harvard University Press University of Arkansas Press Kent State University Press University of Illinois Press Louisiana State University Press University of Nebraska Press Medieval Renaissance Text Society (MRTS-Arizona State University) University of North Carolina Press Miami University Press University of South Carolina Press Michigan State University Press University of Toronto Press Ohio State University Press University Press of Florida Oxford University Press W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Puckerbrush Press
2004 CEA Conference Site
The 2004 annual CEA conference will take place at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, April 1-3, 2004. Stay tuned for more information.
Other News
Books by CEA Members: Bege Bowers, assistant provost and professor of English at Youngstown State University, is the coeditor (with Mark Allen) of Annotated Chaucer Bibliography 1986-96, published in December 2002 by the University of Notre Dame Press (xxxii, 720pp.).Notice to Affiliates: Affiliate officers, please send the web address for your affiliate, as well as announcements about your upcoming CEA affiliate meetings, to CEA Forum editor Bege Bowers, Office of the Provost, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555 or via e-mail at bkbowers@ysu.edu. Please send calls for papers as virus-checked e-mail attachments (Word files with .doc extension or in rich text format).
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