UNA English Department

08/25/2026

SOHASS WELCOME BACK IS FINALLY HERE! 🎉💜
Tomorrow, Tuesday, 08/25/26, we’re taking over the Willingham Hall Front Lawn from 12–2 PM — and trust us, you do NOT want to miss it! 👀

🍕 FREE PIZZA
🧊 FREE KONA ICE — just visit 3 tables!
🥤 FREE DRINKS
🎁 FREE SWAG

Come hang out, grab some goodies, and discover everything SOHASS has to offer! 📚✨ Learn about our departments, find a major or minor, or discover some awesome classes to add to your schedule as electives.

Bring a friend, bring your appetite, and come see what SOHASS is all about! 💜

📍 Willingham Hall Front Lawn
⏰ Tuesday, 8/25 | 12–2 PM

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08/21/2026

Welcome to the Fall 2026 semester!

Last night faculty and English Club members shared information about English programs at the Big deal

08/18/2026

📚✨ Calling all readers, writers, thinkers, and people who just really like cake! ✨📚

The UNA English Club is back, and we’re kicking things off with an Interest Meeting! 🎉

📍 Stone Lodge
📅 August 31
⏰ 5:30 PM

Come hang out, meet some awesome people, play games, eat cake & cookies 🍪🎂, and find your people on campus! 💛

And the best part? You do NOT have to be an English major! Everyone is welcome.

Consider this your official invitation to join the fun. 👀📖

08/03/2026

🎭 Support local theatre and celebrate original storytelling!

Join us August 14 & 15 at 7:00 PM at Shenanigans Comedy Theatre in Huntsville for the 10th Anniversary Rocket City Playwrights' Series. Each night features six original 10-minute plays by North Alabama playwrights, performed live in a readers' theatre format.

We're especially proud to celebrate Dr. John Gulledge, University of North Alabama professor, whose play Troll Bridge is one of this year's featured works. This witty, absurd satire follows a medieval troll reinvented as a modern corporate brand, taking aim at cancel culture and the monetization of internet trolling.

📍 Shenanigans Comedy Theatre
2650 Leeman Ferry Rd SW, Suite A
Huntsville, AL 35801

🎟️ Tickets: theatrehsv.org theatrehsv.org

07/06/2026

🎉 Kick off the semester the SOHASS way! 🎉

Join us for our Welcome Back Lawn Party with 🍕 pizza, 🍧 Kona Ice, 🎶 music, 🎯 games, giveaways, and plenty of swag! Whether you're new to campus or a familiar face, this is the perfect chance to meet friends, connect with your department, find a major/minor and start the year off right.

📅 Tuesday, August 25
⏰ 12:00–2:00 PM
📍 Front Lawn of Willingham Hall

See you there! 💜💛 UNA School of Humanities and Social Sciences CASEatUNA University of North Alabama

06/05/2026

This week the English Department hosted its 2nd annual Creative Writing Summer Camp, led by Professor Jason McCall and GA Katelee Smith. Below, Students pose with copies of their creative work. Congrats to All on a great camp!

UNA School of Humanities and Social Sciences

06/05/2026

Professor Katie Owens-Murphy discusses her work with the Restorative Justice Lab on UNA Talks: What Higher Education Offers Incarcerated Students

Today, we take a closer look at one of our most outreach-oriented programs. Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy serves as UNA's "Inside-Out" coordinator, working directly...

05/28/2026

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Lindsay White, an English Major, who won an Isabel Sparks President’s Award of $200 at the Sigma Tau Delta 2026 convention:

3rd Place, Critical Essays: American/Multicultural Literature

Her paper and presentation was titled “‘Far from These Red Hills’: Distance, Disability, and Religious Ableism in Flannery O’Connor’s ‘Good Country People’”.

Under the mentorship of Dr. Rachael Falu, Lindsay presented the paper at the Sigma Tau Delta 2026 convention, held in New Orleans from March 29- April 1, 2026. Sigma Tau Delta is an International English Honor Society.

04/28/2026

One of our groups in EN 222: American Literature II was able to bring a mock version of part of their final multigenre project! They created a "Heads Up" adjacent game based on characterization and symbolism from The Great Gatsby. The class had so much fun testing the game out today!
Student creators: Ruthie Windsor, LaShaya Jackson, William Ryals, and Emily Vandiver.