{"id":1524,"date":"2020-10-02T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1524"},"modified":"2024-04-01T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T01:56:09","slug":"honors-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-interdisciplinary-studies\/undergraduate-programs\/honors-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors &amp; Organizations for English Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society<\/h2>\n<p>Both undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate strong academic performance are eligible for membership in\u00a0<a title=\"Sigma Tau Delta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.english.org\/sigmatd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sigma Tau Delta<\/a>, the international English Honor Society, which sponsors a visiting scholar lecture each fall.<\/p>\n<h2>Lectures, Presentations, and Theater outings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty share their research and creative work with students at Works-in-Progress presentations every semester.<\/li>\n<li>Visiting poets bring their latest work to campus each semester. Recent guests include Carolyn Forche, Linda Pastan, Jamaal May, and Kyle Dargan.<\/li>\n<li>The department regularly sponsors discount student theater outings to performances at many local venues including Arena Stage, the Kennedy Center, and the Shakespeare Theater Company.<\/li>\n<li>The annual\u00a0<a title=\"Student Research Conference\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/programs-of-study\/discover-research-program\/student-research-conference\/\">Student Research Conference<\/a>\u00a0provides an opportunity for majors to share their outstanding research with a University wide audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/students-at-Sidney-Harmon-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" \/>Online communities provide yet another public forum for students and faculty. Connect with us on Facebook (@marymount.english), Twitter (@MU_English), and Instagram (@mu_litlang).<\/p>\n<p>The department blog,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.marymount.edu\/english\">A Literary Newsletter<\/a>, helps students, faculty, and alums communicate about on-campus and Washington-area literary events.<\/p>\n<h2>Alumni Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5618 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Adrianne-Morris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"166\" \/>The faculty at Marymount largely shaped my experience, and <strong>my relationships with my professors are some of my fondest memories.<\/strong>\u00a0I think the\u00a0<strong>personalized attention<\/strong>\u00a0I received from faculty significantly contributed to my success. 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