On Wednesday, October 1st, 2008, Dr. Joshua Grasso (see the photo at right), Assistant Professor in the East Central University English and Languages Department, hosted a Graduate School Colloquium for ECU undergrads who might be interested in having an informal talk with the ECU English and Languages Faculty about the how's and why's of graduate school. The flyer Dr. Grasso sent out enticed students with the possibility that they could, as he put it:- LEARN why graduate school is among the top five ways to indefinitely prolong your college education!
- EXPERIENCE the thrill of wading into the depths of postmodernist thought and Lacanian analysis!
- MARVEL at the sheer amount of authors you've never heard of and have to read by next week!
- GASP at the off-color language of your eccentric and misanthropic thesis/dissertation director!
- REJOICE at the day when you finally get to do what you love for a living--READ BOOKS!
The event was (not surprisingly, given this appetizing intro) well-attended. In addition to Josh Grasso, ECU English and Language faculty members Steve Benton (I'm the one writing this), Jeanne Dunbar-Green, Ken Hada, Eril Hughes, Robin Murphy, Trisha Yarborough and John Yozzo talked to the assembled undergraduate throng about their own graduate school experiences, offered advice and invited questions.
In the aftermath, it seemed like a good idea to set up a booth in this little corner of the internet where some of collective wisdom imparted at this colloquium would be available to a broader audience. ECU students can also come here if they would like to pose new questions that someone on the ECU English and Languages Faculty might be eager to respond to.
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