English Spring Assembly

Calling all English major, minors, and interests! Did you miss the English Spring Assembly? Do not fret! I will catch you right up. Firstly, the auditorium was set so nicely with snacks and refreshments right outside. Alongside those, The List and the calendar were set out for our pursual! During the presentation, each English professor talked about what events they encourage the students to attend, as well as more details about events that were released during! All bolded events are options for Colloquia! Remember, if you’re graduating this year, you need two, 2025 graduates need four, 2026 and beyond need six.

To start off, let’s run through the events during February!

Tuesday, 2/6 at 2:30pm in Shouvlin 105: Sierra Leone – Poet “Not my dust, But my story”

Wednesday, 2/14 at 3:30pm in Ness Auditorium: Valentine’s Day Party
 SAGE is throwing a Valentine’s Day Party, similar to the one thrown for Halloween. There will be snacks and refreshments, as well as a sonnet contest! Write a sonnet, submit it to either Kristina Withem at withemk@wittenberg.edu or on the @witty_english Instagram page! There will be a $25 Sip’s Coffee Bar gift card for the winner, and all voting will be done on the Instagram.

Monday, 2/19 at 3:30pm in Ness Auditorium: Hanif Abdurraqib Q&A

Monday, 2/19 at 7pm in Bayley Auditorium: Hanif Abdurraqib Lecture

Tuesday, 2/27 at 5pm in Emporium Wines & Underground Cafe: FIRE Week Public Literary Reading
Andy Graff will be reading an excerpt, hopefully from his newest book, True North!

Wednesday, 2/28 & Thursday, 2/29 at 5pm in Yellow Springs Public Library: FIRE Week Public Literary
Both Dr. Marlo Starr and a guest reader will be reading their creative works!

March! National Reading Month, National Women’s Month, how could the month be any better?

Friday, 3/1 at 5pm in Founder’s Pub: FIRE Week Public Literary Reading
 Come together in Founder’s Pub to listen to the FIRE Week Creative Writing Retreat pieces! The students participating in the retreat will spend the week working on their creative project and at the end of the week, the First of March, they will be presenting and reading aloud their work!

Wednesday, 3/13 Read-a-Thon! (Location/time TBD)
 For national Reading Month, SAGE members Hannah and Carmella will be holding a Read-a-Thon with prompts relating to Women Authors, to honor National Women’s Month!

Tuesday, 3/19 at 2:30pm in Koch 111: Kent Brooks “Black Musical History Blurring the Sacred vs Secular Line”

Friday, 3/22 Dungeons and Dragons with Dr. Gulledge
With a mix of D&D and Literary figures, Dr. Gulledge has curated a one-shot session (limited to 8 people) that portrays a group of literary figures and their time traveling adventure. Make sure to RSVP and email Dr. Gulledge!

Friday, 3/29 Bookmark Making!
Join SAGE members Hannah and Carmella in making bookmarks! It’ll be a fun space to hang out and get those creative thoughts flowing!

April!

Eclipse Poetry

4/7-4/13 (Date window): Outdoor Hiking with Andy Graff

Tuesday, 4/9 at 7pm in Ness Auditorium: Leventhal Lecture: Eli Saslow

Wednesday, 4/17 at 7pm in Ness Auditorium: Study Session

Friday, 4/19 at 2pm in Hollenbeck: Senior Symposium

4/21-4/27 (Date window): White-water rafting with Andy Graff
Have you been white water rafting before? Whether the answer be yes or no, watch your emails for the experience! Prof. Graff will take the group on a day trip to North Carolina where, with a guild, you will raft down level five waters!

Tuesday, 4/23 at 5pm in Founder’s Pub: Pub Fest and CRWT Reading

With that! The semester ends. I think the mass of these events are important to attend, even just for a little while. Thank you for reading! I hope you find an event that most interests you!
James Kazy 2027