WAC Activities 2003-2004
Poetry & Fiction Readings / Presentations
WAC sponsored two open poetry readings this year, one at Bedford in the fall and the other celebrating Shakespeare�s birthday at the City Campus. As in the past, both events were well attended, and a diverse group of student, faculty, and administrators presented the readings. WAC also funded a small luncheon for Lois Lowry on April 22 following her presentations and book signing at the Federal Building.
A Poetry Reading and Celebration of Words
Wednesday, November 5th at 12:00 noon
Student Lounge, Bedford Campus
Celebration of Poetry Month & Shakespeare's Birthday!
Wednesday, April 7th at 11:30
Lower Cafe, City Campus
One World Series Presents
Lois Lowry, author of The Giver
Noon, Thursday, April 22, Lowell Campus, Federal Building, Assembly Room
The Giver, MCC�s Common Book for 2004, deals with the college�s Learning Community theme of Freedom of Speech. It is part of a series that includes Gathering Blue and new this spring, The Messenger. Lois Lowry is a prolific, Newbery Award-winning author.
Common Book Discussions
These discussions of the common book were open to, and attended by, faculty, staff, students, and administrators.
The Common Book Club Party: Discussion Groups on The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Wednesday, September 17th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at City Campus, Room LC-302
& Tuesday, September 30th, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Bedford, Room CC-216
Improvisational Theater
Matter of Fact, Middlesex Community College's improvisational theatre troupe, performed a series of skits based on the question that the MCC Learning Community is posing this year (in connection with the Common Book and WAC Writing Contest), "In a Free Society, How free should we be to speak our minds? Is free expression free for all?"
Who's Freedom is it Anyway?
Matter of Fact, Middlesex Community College's improvisational theatre troupe
dates and locations
Writing Contests
The WAC committee and the MCC Learning Community co-sponsored two essay-writing contests during 2003-2004, one in the fall and one in the spring.
Publishing Workshops
The WAC committee sponsored two very well attended sessions of Professor Jean Trounstine's publishing workshop How to Work It, where faculty and students could come and find out about agents/editors, cover letters, where to send pieces, how to go about submitting, and other details about publishing.
Blackboard Website to Support Common Book
Middlesex Interactive in conjunction with Academic Support and the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee established a Blackboard site to support this year�s common book. The site contains resources that augment the novel and provide faculty with examples, ideas, and lessons that can be used in the classroom as well as audio clips from interviews with Lois Lowry. To request faculty access to this Blackboard site, please contact Phyllis Gleason at gleasonp@middlesex.mass.edu or ext. 3801.