If you are interested in studying at another school in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, attend an information session. Pay tuition and fees to Towson while studying at another school in the U.S. Application deadline for fall 2017 and spring 2018 exchange is Wednesday, November 30, 2016. INFORMATION SESSIONS […]
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Freshman Students: Is there a TSEM 102 in your future?
All freshman students are required to complete a Towson Seminar (TSEM 102) in their first year at TU. If you have not completed TSEM 102 and are not registered for a TSEM for the spring, there are 10 sections available including recently added topics. Log onto your TU account and check out the options! Questions?? […]
Do you have a plan to finish your degree on time? Save Time; Save Money; Please Read On
“By failing to plan, you are planning to fail.” These words attributed to Benjamin Franklin ring true two and one half centuries later. Nobody wants to fail. And the Towson University administration, faculty, and staff want all of our students to have a plan to SUCCEED! Sophomores and Juniors, this is especially for you. Please read on! Degree […]
Are You Looking for an Adventure? Experience a Different View of American Life via the National Student Exchange
The National Student Exchange (NSE) allows undergraduates to study for a semester or year at another NSE school in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada. Broaden your personal and educational perspectives, live and go to school in a new environment, and pay Towson University tuition while you study somewhere else. […]
Student Success Collaborative (SSC) Advising Platform: Open Training Session
You are invited to an open training session for the Student Success Collaborative (SSC) advising platform this Friday, September 18th. All faculty and staff are encouraged to join the University-wide initiative to manage student advisee lists and class rosters more efficiently and effectively using the SSC. Chairs, department heads, and class coordinators can also utilize […]
Pre-Searching before Researching: The Key to Research Paper Success
As the semester cranks up you might be starting to get those dreaded research paper assignments. Sometimes the hardest part of the paper is getting started. Check out the latest edition of the Thriving Tiger Blog in which a librarian answers that key question, “How do you write a whole paper on a topic that […]
OSPR Orientation Express
ALL ABOARD the OSPR Orientation Express! Tuesday, September 23rd 8:00am – 10:30am Continental breakfast provided University Union Chesapeake Room Please join the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research for the annual faculty orientation breakfast! This event is your ticket to discover and learn about the OSPR services available to faculty that support externally […]
New from the Thriving Tiger: How Study Groups Empower Students to Learn
In this week’s article on the Thriving Tiger Blog, learn how to put together an effective study group that can enhance your learning of course material, increase your confidence, and strengthen your network of motivated peers. Experts from the Academic Achievement Center drawing upon research and their professional experience will outline the benefits of group study, the dynamics […]
TODAY – Grub Street’s Publication Party!
The Towson Literary reading series would like to present Grub Street’s publication party. Thursday, May 8, 2014 CLA 3150 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Enjoy: Readings, Refreshment, Free Current Issues Grub Street has won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Silver Crown Award for 2013. Winning was the sweeter because the magazine was one of only […]
TODAY: “Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modernist Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Grub Street’s Publication Party
The Towson Literary reading series would like to present Grub Street’s publication party. Thursday, May 8, 2014 CLA 3150 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Enjoy: Readings, Refreshment, Free Current Issues Grub Street has won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Silver Crown Award for 2013. Winning was the sweeter because the magazine was one of only five […]
Redoubtable Dons
The Dons, now in their 25th year, are cross-disciplinary gathering of faculty who share scholarly interests or works in progress in a non-specialized way with academics from accounting to zoology. One hope is to make our large campus smaller and its collegiality stronger. You are welcome to any or all of the spring talks listed […]
“Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modernist Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
“Monsters and the Pleasures of Divine Justice in Early Modern English Popular Print, 1560-1675”
TODAY Dr. Joel Slotkin – Sabbatical Presentation 1 p.m. in LA 2317 Dr. Slotkin will discuss his book project on “sinister aesthetics” and the appeal of evil in early modern English literature, with a particular focus on his chapter about representation of monstrous births and divine punishment in broadside ballads and sermons.
“Between the Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modern Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
“Between The Idea and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Varieties of Modernist Dystopia”
Masters of Humanities Graduate Program thesis by Jonathan Moore is an examination of modernish dystopia as social critique in the work of Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Samuel Beckett and Anthony Burgess. Monday, May 5, 2014 Liberal Arts room 3150 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
“Posthumanism, Environmental History, and Narratives of Collapse”
TODAY Dr. Dana Phillips – Sabbatical Presentation 3 p.m. in LA 4317 This paper will ask whether posthumanism might not be the “proper” point of view for evironmental history and thus for ecocriticism as well. It will ask that question by exploring the uncanny effects of adopting a posthumanist outlook on the fate of human […]
Redoubtable Dons
The Dons, now in their 25th year, are cross-disciplinary gathering of faculty who share scholarly interests or works in progress in a non-specialized way with academics from accounting to zoology. One hope is to make our large campus smaller and its collegiality stronger. You are welcome to any or all of the spring talks listed […]
TODAY – Conversations on Teaching and Writing – I-Search or Re-Search
The CLA Writing Center invites you to join us for the next of this term’s series of conversations about teaching and writing. These conversations are open to faculty across the university who would like to develop more effective teaching strategies in innovative pedagogy, in teaching writing and in using of writing as a pedagogical tool […]
Conversations on Teaching and Writing – I-Search or Re-Search
The CLA Writing Center invites you to join us for the next of this semester’s series of conversations about teaching and writing. These conversations are open to faculty across the university who would like to develop more effective teaching strategies in innovative pedagogy, in teaching writing and in using of writing as a pedagogical tool […]
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