Thursday, February 16, 2012

HUST Week 2012

Monday, 2/20 - HUST Club "Movie Night" (Shakespeare in Love with pizza) @ 7 p.m. in the HUST room (food to be eaten outside)

Tuesday, 2/21 - bagel breakfast @ 9 a.m. in HUST suite

Thursday, 2/23 - HUST Club "Trivia Night" in HUST room @ 6:30 p.m. (with popcorn & drinks; food to be eaten outside)

What can you do with a HUST degree?


A talk at Notre Dame: 

What CAN You Do With an Arts and Letters Degree? 
presented by Ava Preacher, Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Letters

Thursday
2/16/12
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
102 O’Shaughnessy Hall

This presentation will give you information on the versatile curriculum and the rich variety of majors Arts and Letters offers to help you become qualified for almost any career. 

It will also include a Q&A with a panel of seniors who have been hired before graduation, providing you with information on Arts & Letters career opportunities from a student's perspective

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

SonnetFest 2012

Notre Dame is holding its third annual SonnetFest on Valentine's Day. Stop by to listen or volunteer to read a sonnet or two.

Tuesday, Feb. 14
11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The Great Hall of O'Shag

Email scottjackson@nd.edu to sign up for a sonnet reading. Extra credit to those who do :).

Thursday, October 13, 2011

John Shinners, Bruno P. Schlesinger Chair




On Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Professor John Shinners was installed as the Bruno P. Schlesinger Chair in Humanistic Studies. The installation was happily attended by faculty in Humanistic Studies, English, Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Modern Languages as well as Humanistic Studies students and staff. Professor Shinners offered a characteristically witty and enlightening acceptance speech following thoughtful remarks by Professor Gail Mandell, the former Schlesinger Chair.

Graduate School in the Humanities

Graduate School Night
Monday, October 24th
5:00-6:00 p.m.
140 Spes Unica

Please join us for an informal presentation and discussion on applying to and attending graduate school, led by Humanistic Studies professors John Shinners and Laura Williamson Ambrose. Topics will include the application process, an overview of traditional graduate programs in the humanities (M.A., Ph.D., and professional programs), information about funding options, general advice from faculty, strategies for writing the personal statement, and a "how to" session on describing your major and your liberal arts experience. For more information, contact Laura Williamson Ambrose at lambrose@saintmarys.edu.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

HUST Hooding




This year, hooding took place campus-wide on the Sunday before finals week. HUST hooding tradition begins with a food spread, including the much-talked-about mini-quiches, continues with a presentation by Professor Shinners on the history of university apparel that dates back to the Middle Ages. What better way to commence the ceremony than to make connections from history to our own lives, in true HUST fashion! Each of the eight seniors, in turn, was hooded by the department staff--Professor Hicks, Professor Shinners, and Professor Ambrose. During the toast portion of the ceremony, students gave sentimental toasts focusing on the bonds formed between each other and between the students and professors. The moment was bittersweet, but the now graduated seniors are all on their ways to do great things--Teach for America, Law School, Graduate School, and the workforce.