Audience at Career Workshop
Thurs., March 22 @ 8:00 a.m.
Pavillion, 4th Floor
Join Student Leadership in an interactive workshop to find, develop, and utilize your strengths as we engage in team-building exercises, logic puzzles, and communication skills. Leadership skills are transferable and variable—the best teams have a balance and we’re here to help find one.
Student Leaders will work with chapter leaders and members to build skills that will help to increase, improve, or discover:
Come with friends or come and make new ones!
Thurs., March 22 @ 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Pavillion, 4th Floor
So, you chose English as your major and now you’re thinking, what’s next? English majors are incredibly versatile, so now it’s time to sell that major. This interactive workshop will discuss everything from transferable skills to the search, interview, and landing that offer. You won’t want to miss a moment of it!
Presenter: Jessica Heller is the Sigma Tau Delta Alumni Representative and an Account Manager with Avenica, formerly GradStaff, a company that specializes in helping college graduates find career opportunities that match their skills.
Thurs., March 22 @ 9:30 a.m.
Continental, Mezzanine Level
For English majors, the end of Paradise Lost almost perfectly encapsulates which scholarship opportunities are relevant: “The World was all before them, where to choose / Thir place of rest.” Whether graduate school, public service, international research, or teaching English abroad, English majors can “give to airy nothings a local habitation and a name,” to paraphrase Shakespeare. This workshop will introduce you to some of these possibilities, such as the variety of Fulbright programs and other opportunities.
Presenter: Dr. Uschi Appelt has been the Scholarship Advisor at Hanover College for twelve years. She is also Director of Study Abroad and an Assistant Professor in English specializing in Early Modern Studies.
Thurs., March 22 @ 9:30 a.m.
Rue Reolon, Street Level
In Session I, all Sponsors are invited to learn and share ideas about recruiting new members, member motivation/engagement, and raising funds, with time for sharing your best practices and strategies for solving common problems.
Presenters:
Felicia Steele, The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Marybeth DeMeo, Alvernia University (PA)
Thurs., March 22 @ 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Rookwood, 4th Floor
Education around the world is advancing rapidly due to both digital technology and new, emerging markets. This workshop underscores the many international professional opportunities for persons with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English & Humanities and explains the need for English language learning, critical thinking, and creative thinking for K-12 international education and for globally located English Language Institutes or Schools, or for other career opportunities, such as with the State Department. Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops or other mobile devices. The workshop is delivered through Course Networking: www.thecn.com; attendees will be encouraged to create a CN ID# and join the workshop through this platform.
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Kulmala has had experience administering and helping to develop international partnerships in China and Cambodia for Fort Hays State University and is a Professor in the Department of English.
Thurs., March 22 @ 11:00 a.m.
Rue Reolon, Street Level
In Session II, all Sponsors are invited to learn and share ideas about chapter activities like service projects and campus events and about promoting Sigma Tau Delta scholarships and convention and journal submissions, with time for sharing your best practices and strategies for solving common problems. Session II will conclude with time for networking with other Sponsors.
Presenters:
Felicia Steele, The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Marybeth DeMeo, Alvernia University (PA)
Thurs., March 22 @ 2:00 p.m.
Rookwood, 4th Floor
Presenter
Shannin Schroeder, Scholarship Committee Chair
Scholarship applications are due on April 9, 2018! Members of the Scholarship Committee will share how to craft the best application you can. Even if you are not planning to apply for a Sigma Tau Delta scholarship this year, this session can help you with other scholarship applications in the future. Past Scholarship recipients will also share their experience with the process.
Sat., March 24 @ 9:30 a.m.
Rue Reolon, Street Level
Presenters
Diane Steinberg, Sigma Tau Delta Historian, The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Students from The College of New Jersey (NJ)
This workshop focuses on Shakespeare as a dramatist, and helps teachers use the same acting exercises that professionals use to understand Shakespeare’s characters and plots. We’ll look at ways to actively introduce plays with a few simple props that help students understand what they are about to read. We’ll practice reading a few short scenes that open up character. We’ll help students create tableaux that capture the emotions of key moments. Dress comfortably and casually. There will be handouts to take home.
Sat., March 24 @ 2:00 p.m.
Rue Reolon, Street Level
Presenters
Diane Steinberg, Sigma Tau Delta Historian, The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Students from The College of New Jersey (NJ)
This workshop focuses on Shakespeare as a dramatist, and helps teachers use the same acting exercises that professionals use to understand Shakespeare’s characters and plots. We’ll look at ways to actively introduce plays with a few simple props that help students understand what they are about to read. We’ll practice reading a few short scenes that open up character. We’ll help students create tableaux that capture the emotions of key moments. Dress comfortably and casually. There will be handouts to take home.