Hi everyone, 

Thank you to all the faculty and friends that took time out of their day to support students in their movie event last night! It was a night full of many laughs, sappy tears, and moving conversations. After the movie showing, students stayed late to have a conversation with Professor Rowney about the time period Jane Austen was writing in, the differences between the novel and its 2005 film adaptation, the possible literary connections ranging from Bible allusions to later writers drawing inspirations from Austen's writing, among other topics! 

The donations received from this event will help fund students’ Sigma Tau Delta Conference trip to New Orleans this March!! Only $300 until we reach our goal!! 

Special thanks to our professors who promoted our event in their classes, sent reminders to students, stopped by for a bit or simply wished us a great event. Our success and drive to make these events happen would not be present if it weren't for our mentors that have encouraged and continue to encourage their students beyond classroom instruction. Community makes genius and genius starts in the simple acts of kindness shown by our wonderful faculty. 

- Glorian 

  Pictures of our event!

5-minute movie introduction by Professor Matt Rowney.

Students that attended the movie night and helped make this event possible!

More fun pictures!

Hi everyone!

We have hit 87% of our goal thanks to the continuous support of family, friends, and mentors. 

On February 13th students held a bake sale that included baked goods made by students themselves. We presented a variety of yummy goods packaged in cute, compact boxes with a literary sticker on top (just to add our bookish nature to the twist!). Some of the baked goods on display included: brownies, chocolate chip cookies, cheese cornbread, carrot cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes, chocolate muffins, among other delicious treats. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table to support our event (despite the extremely windy day!!) and to have a yummy treat. Our bake sale served as an important aspect of getting closer to our funding goal. Below are some pics of our colorful table on display during that windy windy day. Again, thank you to our wonderful community for continuing to support us! 

- Glorian 

The presenters for the Sigma Tau Delta Conference in New Orleans 
"rehearsed" their presentations this Friday (Feb. 13).  

The session began at 3:00 and lasted until 8:00 p.m.  Now THAT is dedication!

Hi everyone!

Thank you to everyone who has been continuing to support students efforts to fund their conference experience set to take place this March. Student presenters will be hosting two Valentine's Day themed activities this February. All the proceeds will go towards gathering more resources in order to fund our conference trip to New Orleans! 

Coming soon...

Wed, February 18th (11am-4pm) - Valentine's Bake Sale 

(outside Fretwell building)

• Student presenters will be tabling right outside of the Fretwell building from 11am-4pm displaying and packaging warm pastries for people to take home and enjoy or share with any loved one. Some of the pastries that will be on display include: chocolate muffins, carrot cake bites, peanut butter cookies, among other options!!

Fri, February 27th (5pm-8pm)- Pride & Prejudice Movie Night (Fretwell 113)

         There is nothing more romantic than the alluring words of the one and only Mr. Darcy...

"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

Join us as we show the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride & Prejudice with a 5-minute introduction by Professor Matthew Rowney!! Suggested donations will be available for these concessions throughout the duration of the movie: 

• Freshly popped and buttery popcorn 
• Home-made pastries
• Beverages
• Book stand 

We hope to see everyone there for a heart swooning evening full of good food and even better company! All the proceeds will go towards funding the expenses for students' attendance to the Sigma Tau Delta Conference! Stay tuned for upcoming pictures of our February events!!

Thank you again for everyone's continuous support. 

- Glorian :) 

Hello everyone, 

On behalf of the 10 students who are set to attend the 2026 Sigma Tau Delta Conference in New Orleans, we want to say thank you for everyone's unyielding support. We continue to receive donations from family, friends, and mentors as they support our endeavor to fund our conference trip to New Orleans. In order to reach a wider audience we have made a flyer containing a QR code that will take everyone to our crowdfunding page by simply scanning it. Next to the QR code is a list of students' critical and creative pieces that were accepted to this conference! Feel free to share these flyers with local businesses, your work establishments, or anyone that you think would support our project. 

Coming soon: On Friday, February 13th student presenters will be having their first conference practice session!!! Stay tuned as we will post some pictures from this gathering. Here you will be able to see the faces that are working behind the scenes to make this conference adventure a reality. 

Thank you for everyone's continuous support! Stay warm!

- Glorian

Papers Accepted for the 2026 Sigma Convention in New Orleans:

          Glorian Hidalgo-Vega - "Paul D as an Agent of Change in Toni Morrison’s Beloved"

Ainsley Latkovic - "The Boogie Man Ain’t Done" 

Anastasiia Malakhova - "Banshee" (A narrative about the war in Ukraine)

Olivia Marcoccia - "Cats and Women: A Hatred of Men"

Jason McNutt - "Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"

Gabby Pinto - "The Grief that Haunts" (Short story)

Marc Rebello - "Language Enforcement Attitudes: Quebec and Bilingualism"

Ian Reynolds - "Reconstructing Fairy Tales in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber"

Briana Sosa-Trejo - "los destinos son los que no creamos” (poems)

Julio Lopez Soza -"A Critical Analysis of Rabassa’s Translation of Chronicle of a Death Foretold"