The official website of FUSE, the Fellowship of Undergraduate Students of English, a student organization for English students and fellow travelers at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Hello FUSE world:

After deliberating on the notecards, comments, and emails I've received about meetings times for the Fellowship, I've decided that Thursdays at 6pm are the best time for our weekly meetings. They will run from 6-7:30 in Coffman 326, but feel free to come late or leave early if you have to.

However--- I wasn't able to reserve a Thursday Coffman room until next week. That means our meeting for this week is still scheduled for Tuesday. It will be the last Tuesday Coffman FUSE meeting, at 6pm tomorrow in Coffman 326. We will discuss Banned Books Week (which is next week) and set up a FUSE Coffee Hour.

If you can't make Thursday meetings, there are still ways to be involved with the club. Keep tuned to find out when FUSE Coffee Hour will be held, in addition to various special events throughout the semester.

You can also interact with the facebook: www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/FUSE-Fellowship-of-Undergraduate-Students-in-English/111653988825
and the email: fusemn@gmail.com


So that's a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 9/22) in Coffman at 6pm in 326, and then subsequent meetings Thursdays at 6pm. Invite your friends!

-Max

PS: Check out the ALA's website on Banned Books Week. I was surprised to find how often books are still being challenged and banned in public schools and libraries. http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Preliminary FUSE meeting tomorrow!

Tomorrow (tuesday) we will be holding a preliminary meeting of the Fellowship of Undergraduate Students in English at 6:00 pm. It will be held in Coffman 326, the last conference room on the southwest corner of the third floor. Come anytime from 6:00-7:30. We'll spent our time talking about the purpose of the club and future events and collaborations we hope to sponsor. FUSE is going to be whatever you the members want it to be, so feel free to show up with ideas and opinions.

At this meeting the officers will take a poll to decide if we should change the meeting time or day. If you can't make this meeting time, feel free to respond to this email and let us know a better day/time. Because we can't obviously accomodate every interested English majors' evening schedule, we'll also discuss setting up an supplementary coffee shop hour each week.

So that's tomorrow, Tuesday, in Coffman 326 at 6 pm. Hope to see many of you there!


Max Schmetterer, president of FUSE