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Announcing:

The 2013 Betty Creative Writing Awards

 Deadline: April 5^th, 2013

Through the generosity of Dr. Stafford Betty, the 2013 Betty Creative Writing Awards are presented annually to honor the creative work of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at California State University, Bakersfield and California State University, Bakersfield - Antelope Valley Campus.
 

Complete submission guidelines can be found at:

 http://www.csub.edu/EnglishClub/Betty_Creative_Writing_Contest_Rules.htm

 Applications can be found at:

 http://www.csub.edu/EnglishClub/Betty_Awards_Application_2013.htm

Awards will be presented at the Annual Sigma Tau Delta Induction and Awards Ceremony on April 26^th, 2013.

 For more information, please contact Dr. Emerson Case at 654-6281 or at ecase@csub.edu.

Awards sponsored by Dr. Stafford Betty, Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, and the Department of English.

 Deadline: April 5^th, 2013

The Xi Tau Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta

Purpose

Sigma Tau Delta is a coed honor society designed to confer distinction for high achievement in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies in English language and literature. The society aims to provide cultural stimulation on college campuses, furnish community interest within English departments, and encourage creative and critical writing. Members are eligible to wear honor cords/honor stole at graduation, can gain valuable leadership experience, and qualify for several scholarships, grants, internships, and awards. Members also receive copies of The Rectangle, Sigma Tau Delta's literary publication. One of the largest members of the Association of College Honor Societies, Sigma Tau Delta has over 600 active chapters, more than 900 faculty sponsors, and inducts approximately 7,000 members annually. Members have the opportunity to be recognized for their outstanding achievements, enrich their education, help them make career choices, and advance their careers.

Eligibility

Membership is available, in general, to students who:

• Are a current undergraduate or graduate student, majoring or minoring in English
• Have a B average overall (3.0 GPA), as well as a B average in English
• Have taken a minimum of 2 college courses in English language and literature
• Have completed 5 quarters of undergraduate work

Cost

Sigma Tau Delta has a one-time application fee of $75.00. This fee covers membership, initiation pin, certificate, and honor stole. 

How to Apply

Interested in applying for Sigma Tau Delta membership? Simply click on the link below to download a membership form. 

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English Club

Purpose

English Club is the social equivalent of Sigma Tau Delta. Every week, students (both graduates and undergraduates) and instructors meet and chat about everything from books to movies. 

Eligibility

You do not have to be an English major or minor - the only requirements are that you like good food and good conversation. 

Cost

There are no fees to join the English Club. Just show up!

When Do We Meet?

We meet every Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Lengthwise Brewery at the Marketplace (9000 Ming Avenue, Unit T-1). Feel free to join us! 

The 2012 Betty Creative Writing Awards
 

Through the generosity of Dr. Stafford Betty, the 2012 Betty Creative Writing Awards are presented annually to honor the creative work of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at California State University, Bakersfield and California State University, Bakersfield - Antelope Valley Campus.

Congratulations to the following winners!

Poetry

First Place - $500
Anthony Box
"Polaroids"

Second Place - $300
Dallas Plater
"I Plead the Fifth"

Third Place - $200
Laura E. Harris
"Earthen Ware"

Short Story

First Place - $500
Jana Wong
"Lucky Man"

Second Place - $300
Joelle Milholm
"The Exposé of the Nipple"

Third Place - $200
Barbara H. Ward
"Patchwork Dreams"

Drama

First Place - $500
Christopher Murphy
"The Albatross"

Second Place - $300
Drew Hallum
"The Perfect Fairytale"

Third Place - $200
Roia Liljeroos
"With a Grain of Salt"

The Li’i Pearl Outstanding Student in English Award

Supported through the great generosity of the Pearl and Bandy families since 2007, The Li’i Pearl Outstanding Student in English Award was created by an anonymous donor and named in honor of Julia ‘Li’i’ Pearl to honor a student who has made a special contribution to the department, the school, the university, and the community at large and who serves as a "proud representative" of the department.

 Congratulations to Veronica Wilson! 

Veronica Wilson is a double major in English and Religious Studies, and she will graduate in June 2012. Her current GPA at CSUB is 3.7. She has twice been a T.A. for Religious Studies 100, twice as well for English 101 and Greek (RS 303).  A member of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, she works as a tutor in the Arts and Humanities tutoring center for both English and Religious Studies. As president of the Interfaith Student Alliance, a new club on campus that she helped start this year, Veronica works closely with the Muslim Students Association, Club GEN and the Gay Lesbian and Straight Student Network (GLSSN) in an attempt to encourage community understanding and discourse among different religious and social groups. Recently she was invited to present her paper “The Style of Holocaust Memoir in Night and How it Contributes to Reader Experience” at the Philosophy and Religious Studies Conference at CSUB on April 28^th. Off campus, Veronica a member of the California Peoples of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty and is helping to plan a visit to CSUB from Author Sister Helen Prejean, writer of Dead Man Walking. She is also involved with a group called Progressive Peoples of Faith, recently founded in Bakersfield, that attempts to bring together politically liberal people from different religious organizations in the community and combine efforts in political activism. This fall, she plans to begin the M.A. program in English at CSUB.