Winter 2009 Residency Schedule

Friday, January 2nd

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 Art Gallery,Price-Doyle Arts Bldg.)
9:00 p.m. Graduate Celebration (Faculty Club)

Saturday, January 3rd

8:30–9:30 a.m. Student meeting with Program Director, Faculty Hall 208
9:30–10:15 a.m. Campus & LibraryTour, 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.

2:00–3:15 p.m. Genre Seminar, Poetry, (FH 409)
7:30–8:30 p.m. Reading, Linda Bierds (Clara Eagle Gallery)
8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)

Sunday, January 4th

12:00–1:30 p.m. Craft Lecture, Linda Bierds, Faculty Hall 208
1:45–3:45 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
4:00–6:00 p.m.   Family Picnic

7:30 –8:30 p.m. Reading, Scott Russell Sanders (Clara Eagle Gallery)

8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)
 

Monday, January 5th

8:30- 10:00 a.m. Craft Lecture,Scott Russell Sanders (FH 208)
10:15–12:30 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group

Afternoon: Scheduled First Conferences with Mentors
1:30-2:45 p.m. Genre Seminar, Fiction, (FH 106)
3:00–4:15 p.m. Genre Seminar, (FH 105)
7:30–8:30 p.m. MFA Faculty Reading,(Clara Eagle Gallery)

8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)

Tuesday, January 6th

Morning: Scheduled First Conferences with Mentors
9:00–10:30 a.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, Ann Neelon - New Madrid (FH105)
4:15–5:15 p.m. Meeting for Field Study, Ann Neelon - All other students (FH105)
7:30–8:30 p.m. Reading, (Clara Eagle Gallery)

8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)

Wednesday, January 7th

9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group
1:00–2:30 p.m. Craft Lecture with (FH 208)

2:45-4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion, (FH 208)

7:30-8:30 p.m. Reading, (Clara Eagle Gallery)

8:30 p.m. Reception (Faculty Club)

Thursday, January 8th

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)
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Friday, January 9th

9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group

Afternoon: Scheduled Conferences with Program D irector and/or Mentor
7:00–9:00 p.m. MFA Student Reading, (The Frap House, which will open at 5:30 p.m. to accommodate coffee and sandwich orders.)

Saturday, January 10th

9:00–12:00 p.m. Workshop with Mentor and Writing Group

Afternoon: Scheduled Conferences with Program Directorand/or Mentor

5:00 p.m. Closing Dinner and Student Testimonies/Remarks (Stables)

Sunday, January 11th

Check-out-12:00 noon from campus housing.