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The 12th Annual Frederick Douglass Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference
April 19-20, 2012
Kehr Union
Bloomsburg University
Conference Theme: Consumption
Students may interpret this term in a variety of ways and approach it from any discipline. For example, students may examine
consumption of natural resources
consumerism and economics
consumption of alcohol or drugs and its consequences
consumption of food and poverty
literature that focuses on some type of consumption
consumption of images and media, etc.
Students should submit a description of their project, a title, and their contact information to bentzmin@bloomu.edu at any time before the April 2, 2012 deadline. Students may read papers, give PowerPoint presentations, give talks, or participate in a poster session. If you have ideas for other types of presentations, please contact Betina Entzminger.
Annual Spring 2012 Conference Update
The Spring 2012 undergraduate conference will be hosted by Kutztown University of Pennsylvania on April 7, 2012. Details, such as a conference schedule and hotel information, will be posted as they become available.
In the meantime, the Call for Papers has been released: Call for Papers
Sad News
Dr. Arnold Newman, retired, of Kutztown University, passed away on Oct. 18, 2011. Arnold was a founding member of EAPSU, had served in every office in the organization, and received the EAPSU Distinguished Service Award. EAPSU remembers his twenty years of service, his leadership, and his great kindness. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that contributions be made in Arnold’s name to St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 368, Trexlertown, PA or the Kutztown University Foundation, P. O. Box 151, Kutztown, PA 19530.
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then you shall truly dance."
~ Khalil Gibran
EAPSU Online 2010 Published and Available
The Fall 2010 edition of EAPSU Online has been published. To view the archives, click here.
CFP: EAPSU Online 2011
Submissions are now being accepted for EAPSU Online 2011. Please click here to view the CFP.
EAPSU Description
The English Association of the Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) is a regional professional organization whose members come from the faculty and students of the 14 state university English Departments in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Click here for a list of member institutions.
EAPSU has been in existence since 1980 as an organization dedicated to excellence in English studies, and we have prided ourselves in being inclusive. Our conferences showcase the best in many disciplines within English Studies: composition, creative writing,, literature, film, technical/scientific writing, and, of course, pedagogy.
Conferences
EAPSU sponsors an annual Fall Conference for faculty and an annual Spring Conference for undergraduate English majors.
EAPSU Online
In 2004, EAPSU established a peer-reviewed online journal to supplement our conference and its proceedings. We wanted to continue our practice of allowing many voices to be heard at our conferences while enabling a more exclusive, competitive venue for scholarly and creative work.
We have received manuscripts from all over the world and have published a variety of material that might not have an audience without us. Each submission goes through a blind review process and is sent to two readers initially for input; marginal works are asked to resubmit with revision. For additional details, please visit the related pages on this site.
