News

PIT Journal Information Session

Daniel Anderson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:27:12 +0000

Come find out more about the People, Ideas, and Things Journal. Join those already working on the project. Learn how to get published in the journal.

Greenlaw 316

Event Date and Time:

12/02/2009 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

George Lensing wins Thomas Jefferson Award

Daniel Anderson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:40:36 +0000

On September 4, 2009, Chancellor Holden Thorp presented Professor George Lensing with the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor awarded to a faculty member by the UNC faculty. Professor Lensing's citation for excellence praises his "intellectual curiosity and acumen, facility with the written and spoken word, exemplary public service, and gracious hospitality," and recognizes his outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service. Professor Lensing specializes in twentieth-century British and American literature, and his recent work includes Wallace Stevens and the Seasons (2001) as well as articles on Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, and others.

Christopher Armitage wins Award for Excellence in Teaching

Daniel Anderson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:24:24 +0000

The UNC Board of Governors has selected Professor Christopher Armitage to receive the prestigious Excellence in Teaching award. This distinction recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching, and is presented to just one faculty member on each UNC campus.

Tyler Curtain wins Sitterson Teaching Award

Daniel Anderson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:23:51 +0000

Tyler Curtain, associate professor in the
department of English and Comparative Literature, received the J.
Carlyle Sitterson Freshman Teaching Award, which goes to a faculty
member teaching first-year students. The award was created in 1998 by
the family of the late J. Carlyle Sitterson to recognize excellence in
freshman teaching by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the
College of Arts and Sciences.

CD Exchange

siteslab — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:29:20 +0000

SOUL gathering to exchange CDs and enjoy music.

Event Date and Time:

09/28/2009 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm