CSUF Acacia Group

Reminder: Conference abstract deadline is extended to February 3rd

This year's CFP is our Facebook group page!

Please see the group page for the latest updates

Hi Everyone!

It’s that time of year when we want to show people that their hard work has not gone unnoticed. It’s time to nominate your faculty members and fellow students for department awards! Below you will find descriptions of each award:

Please nominate one (1) faculty member for each award and write a few sentences about why this faculty member deserves an award

Atara Stein Faculty Service Award
This recipient of the Atara Stein Faculty Service Award is a faculty member who demonstrates remarkable dedication to service. In and out of the classroom, this instructor is dedicated to helping students succeed and takes every opportunity to go where needed.

Mary Kay Crouch Award
This award is given to a faculty member who has provided excellent mentorship to students, aiding in their academic growth and helping them to become better people and scholars.

Acacia Faculty Champion Award
Acacia Faculty Champions inspire students to become better learners and make them work harder as students of English, pushing their boundaries and supporting them in their academic endeavors.

The following award is for your fellow students. Please nominate one (1) undergraduate and one (1) graduate student for the Inspirational peer award.

The Inspirational Peer Award
This award is given to graduating students who have been a source of inspiration for their fellow students, setting great examples through their work ethic, energy, enthusiasm, and personal relationships with peers.

Please make sure to have your nominations in no later than Sunday, May 15th by 5pm.
Send them to [email protected].

Sincerely,

The Acacia Group

Hi All! We still need some volunteers for the PKD Conference! Email us at [email protected].

Hi all! Our showing of a Scanner Darkly starts now! Come to the TSU THEATER! We have snacks! And we have Dr Sandner!

Come to our screening of A Scanner Darkly! Tuesday April 11th in the Titan Theater from 11-2pm. Dr. Sandner will be there to introduce the movie and give a short talk. Hope to see you then!

Hi everyone! Hope to see you at the final Acacia workshop of the semester! Nicky Rehnberg and Jamie Gruel are going to talk about project presentation planning! Tonight in UH 206 at 7!

"My number one piece of advice for English majors or recent graduates is this: don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you cannot find a job with an English degree. Don’t get discouraged. The communication and critical thinking skills you are honing right now are so important, and critical thinking is a topic that is sorely lacking in a lot of disciplines right now. That’s what you’re learning, and it is something that employers do value."

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Project Presentation Workshop! Tomorrow! (Wednesday) at 7! UH 206!

Hi All! Don't forget we have a meeting tomorrow at Aloha Java at 7!

Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying your spring break! As a reminder of upcoming events, we have a meeting on Monday, April 4th at Aloha Java at 7pm. We will be discussing the Philip K. Dick Conference. If you would like to help, in any capacity, be sure to come to that meeting. Additionally, we will be having a Project Presentation workshop on Wednesday, April 6th. All of you graduating (or not-quite-graduating) graduate students will be able to come and talk to some former grad students about what they did to plan their project presentations. We look forward to the last few weeks of school and seeing you there!