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Summer 2008 Residency Schedule
Friday, July 11th
9:00a.m.–2:00 p.m. Thesis Committee
Meetings, Faculty Hall Conference Room, Suite C
2:30–4:00 p.m. Registration, 1st floor Curris Center, W. Chestnut St.
4:00–5:00 p.m. Faculty Meeting, Tennessee Room, Curris Center, (faculty
mentors only)
5:30–7:00 p.m. Opening Banquet and Welcome, (The Stables, Curris Center)
7:30–9:00 p.m. Reading, 2008 MFA Graduates (Clara Eagle Gallery, Price-
Doyle Arts Bldg.)
9:00 p.m. Graduate Celebration (Faculty Club)
Saturday, July 12th
8:30–9:30 a.m. Student meeting
with Program D irector, Faculty Hall 208
9:30–10:15 a.m. Campus & Library Tour, leave from rear (east) entrance,
Faculty Hall
10:30–12:00 p.m. First meeting with Faculty Mentor and Workshop Writing
Group: Introductions, Receive Manuscripts, Schedule and Guidelines.
- Fiction 1: Dale Ray Phillips (Faculty Hall 105)
- Creative Nonfiction 1:Christina Hale (FH 106)
- Creative Nonfiction 2: Karen McElmurray (FH 106)
- Fiction 2: Lynn Pruett (FH 107)
- Poetry: Brian Barker (FH 409)
- Writing for Young People: Lorraine Lopez (FH 107)
2:00–3:15 p.m. Genre Seminar, Poetry,
Nicky Beer (FH 409)
7:30–8:30 p.m. Reading , George Singleton (Clara Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
Sunday, July 13th
12:00–1:30 p.m. Craft Lecture
and Q&A, George Singleton, Faculty Hall 208
1:45–3:45 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
4:00–6:00 p.m. Family Picnic, Kentucky Lake
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Reading, George Ella Lyon (Clara Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
Monday, July 14th
8:00-9:30 p.m. Craft Lecture
and Q&A, George Ella Lyon (FH 208)
9:45–12:30 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
Afternoon: Scheduled First Conferences
with Mentors
1:30–2:45 p.m. Genre Seminar, Fiction, Jolie Lewis (FH 106)
3:00–4:30 p.m. Genre Seminar, Creative Non-Fiction, Col. William Jordan
(FH 105)
4:15–5:45 p.m. Panel Discussion TBA (FH 208)
7:30–8:30 p.m. MFA Faculty Reading : (Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
Tuesday, July 15th
Morning: Scheduled First Conferences
with Mentors
9:00–10:30 p.m. Genre Seminar, Poetry (FH 409)
10:30–12:00 p.m. Genre Seminar, Fiction (FH 106)
1:30–3:00 p.m. Genre Seminar, Creative Nonfiction (FH105)
3:15–4:15 p.m. Meeting for Field Study - New Madrid (FH105)
4:15–5:15 p.m. Meeting for Field Study - All other students (FH105)
7:30–8:30 p.m. Reading, Lynnell Edwards (Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
Wednesday, July 16th
9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with
Mentor and Writing Group
1:00–2:30 p.m. Craft Lecture with Lynnell Edwards (FH 208)
3:00-4:30 p.m. Craft Lecture with Lee Martin (FH 208)
7:30-8:30 p.m. Reading , Lee Martin (Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
Thursday, July 17th
Scheduled Conferences with Mentors
9:00–10:15 a.m. Genre Seminar, Fiction, (FH 106)
10:30–11:45 a.m. Genre Seminar, Poetry, (FH 409)
1:00–2:15 p.m. Genre Seminar, Creative Nonfiction, (FH 105)
2:30-4:15 p.m. Southern Illinois University Student Reading
Friday, July 18th
9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
Afternoon: Scheduled Conferences
with Program Director and/or Mentor
7:00–9:00 p.m. MFA Student Reading, (Frap House)
Saturday, July 19th
9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
Afternoon: Scheduled Conferences with Program Director and/or Mentor
5:00 p.m. Closing Dinner and Student Testimonies/Remarks (Big Apple)
Sunday, July 20th
Check-out by 12:00 noon from campus housing.