I work every Thurs, Fri, and Sunday nights from 7pm-3am so those night are pretty much out for me unless they are early afternoon meetings.
Shaun

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From: William Prescott <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:58 pm
Subject: [pwa-l] IMPT -- PWA MEETING, etc.

> Dear All,
>
> PWA still hasn't met this semester. I vote we do so
> soon. My personal preference is sometime between
> Thursday - Sunday.
>
> This week is probably too short of notice. Any
> preferences for Thursday, Oct. 19th to Sunday, October
> 22nd?
>
> Where should we meet? Bookstore? The PW lounge in
> Copeland Hall?
>
> OTHER ISSUES
>
> 1. PW LOUNGE
>
> Based on our meeting with the Deans last fall, we have
> a room allocated to PW students now. It is in Copeland
> Hall: we have bookshelves, deks, etc. Unfortunately,
> you need a key to open it, so access is tricky.
>
> Still, we need to use this resource. The Deans are
> still under the impression that PW students don't need
> resources - books, additional faculty, screenplays,
> DVDs, etc -- because all we need is "time to write."
>
> We finagled this space, and even though it is far from
> perfect, we need to use it.  Otherwise, we risk
> confirming their suspicions that the PW department
> doesn't need more resources.
>
> Speaking of resources...
>
> 2. LENDING LIBRARY
>
> OU's libraries do not have popular fiction novels.
> Public libraries often have long waiting lists.
>
> Prof. Chester suggested that we donate any unwanted
> novels to the PW Lounge and create our own lending
> library. The shelves are there. We just need to fill
> them.
>
> We could also do this...
>
> 3. NORMAN LIBRARY BOOK SALE
>
> Every year the Norman Library sells off books at
> minimal cost. The last day of the sale, the let you
> stuff as many books as you can in a large grocery bag
> and sell it to you for $3.
>
> If we could get a group of us to go, we could stock a
> lending library easily. Even better, if we go armed
> with those handy dandy readers guides from Category
> Fiction, we could stock up on well-crafted fiction.
>
> The info for the sale:
>
> 3:00 PM  -  8:00 PM
> Annual Friends of the Norman Public Library Booksale -
> Bag Sale
> Contact: Susan Gregory   405-701-2620
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> Bag sale - bag of books for $3.00 - we provide the
> bag.
>
> 4. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
>
> We need to devise future goals and keep organizing and
> pushing for more resources, faculty, and attention.
> Any ideas on how to proceed are needed and perhaps we
> can discuss this at our next meeting.
>
> 5. Reading Club
>
> Prof. Chester frequently mentions in class that we
> need to keep reading fiction to stoke our
> imaginations.
>
> I am starting some impromptu reading club. Nothing
> formal. Just pick a fiction novel every couple of week
> and analyze how it was crafted.
>
> (Note the emphasis on "craft" i.e. plates,
> viewpoint,etc. -- if I have to sit through any more
> presumptous philosophical rambling sessions
> masquerading as book clubs, I'll lose it.)
>
> We could meet and discuss the over coffee, beer,
> whatever. I know we are all busy, so I would like to
> pace it so you'd only have to read 20 pages or so a
> day.
>
> Right now, this writing club consists of me. If
> interested in joining, either write to the listserv or
> e-mail me at [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
> William D. Prescott
>
> University of Oklahoma
>
> office no. 405-325-2710
>
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