The English department sponsors and supports several student organizations. Some of these organizations provide professional development and academic expertise, and others are just for fun.

English students and faculty, if I have missed your organization, please send me an update for inclusion on this web page. Sometimes students form special ad-hoc groups to write poetry together or to promote a series of student readings, etc. If you hear of such a group, please send us information so we can help promote English-related organizations and events.

Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Tau Delta is an English student honor society which meets on a regular basis and plans events throughout the year. Several of our students have attended the national Sigma Tau Delta convention and presented at related conferences. Watch for news about this year's Sigma Tau Delta activities. See the STD web page.

The Decaturian

Millikin students with newswriting experience or interest are encouraged to write for the award-winning student newspaper, the Decaturian. Located at: http://decaturian.millikin.edu/

The Decaturian is a biweekly student newspaper published during the academic year. The paper is written, edited, and managed by students. Each issue reaches about 2,500 readers and is a primary source of news on campus.

You can get course credit for writing and working as a staff member for the Decaturian. The course is EN120, Journalism Workshop. If you don't have journalism experience, or if you want to develop more professional newswriting skills before writing for the Decaturian, you will want to enroll in EN215 Newswriting I.

An English professor serves as adviser to the DEC and teaches journalism courses. If you have any questions about writing for the Decaturian or earning academic credit for journalism work, contact the adviser, Dr. Priscilla Meddaugh.

Contact any editor for information about joining the staff. Everyone is welcome to attend regular story meetings. The Decaturian office is located in the basement of Corner House, on the south east corner of West Main Street and Fairview Avenue. Email the Decaturian editors at decaturian@mail.millikin.edu

Collage

Millikin's student literary and fine arts magazine is Collage. Peer judges select the best work, fiction, poetry, drama, and essays. Art and photography also are included. Collage is published by students who are responsible for judging, copy editing, and designing the publication. All Millikin students are invited to submit writing and artwork, and to work on the staff of Collage. Submit your work with your name and title of the work on a separate sheet of paper. Turn in your submissions to the English Department office, Shilling 402.

Dimensions

Millikin's student fantasy and science fiction club. Dimensions is an alternative entertainment organization at Millikin University. For questions about Dimensions, contact Elizabeth Richardson (earichardson@millikin.edu).

As one of Millikin University's only non-profit entertainment organizations, Dimensions' main objective is bringing together students with interests in numerous genres, sharing the common goal of entertainment. Members include a variety of students from the Millikin campus with a diverse interests in topics such as anime, fastasy, science fiction, and the supernatural, among others.

Actual topics of discussion and events presented depend on the current members, focusing on non-mainstream entertainment. Through our organization, we hope to share a wide variety of interests and experiences with each other and thereby bring a new facet to the Millikin community.

The DRUM

Many English majors enjoy writing for the DRUM, the newsletter for the Office of Multicultural Affairs/International Student Services. You can see archives of last year's issues at the DRUM website:

http://www.millikin.edu/multicultural/newsletter/DRUM_index_of_issues.htm

Office of Multicultural Affairs/International Student Services

Pej Clark, Secretary
Richards Treat University Center
1184 W. Main. St.
Decatur, IL 62522

(217) 362-6411