Program Schedule
Program Schedule of Concurrent Sessions - 3/8/10 (Draft 4)
Program Index of Presenters - 3/8/10
Storytellers: Prologue
Approximately 800 members of English honor societies gather at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront to celebrate culture, language, literature, service, and writing.ACT I: Wednesday, March 17
- Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Registration desk open from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- Wear your school T-shirt, share your school spirit, and meet others at Wednesday evening’s Opening Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. featuring a high school marching band!
- Listen to our NEHS featured speaker, Li-young Lee at 7:30 p.m.
- Applaud members as they read works published in The Rectangle at 8:30 p.m.
- Get your groove on at the first Sigma Tau Delta dance party hosted by the student leadership! Snacks will be served. Bring your own beverage at 10:00 p.m.
ACT II: Thursday, March 18
- Learn from ΣΤΔ’s most successful chapters! The Student Representatives and Student Advisors are sponsoring Mastering Your Narrative: Stories of Leadership & Service on Thursday morning. The workshop features two breakout sessions on chapter management, student leadership, fundraising, publications, and service.
- Attend the Chapter Sponsor Workshop on Thursday morning. Discuss issues sponsors face in fostering chapter involvement, recruiting new members, and developing chapter leaders. This workshop is led by some of Sigma Tau Delta’s most successful chapter sponsors.
- Go to a presentation and book signing by our featured speaker, Chris Abani, at 8:00 p.m.
- Participate in the (Dry) T-shirt and Skit Competition/Bad Poetry Contest! Cheer and jeer while your peers and professors recreate humiliating childhood scenes, conjure up adolescent turmoil, and expose their wounded hearts!
ACT III: Friday, March 19
- Attend the Business Meeting and Regional Caucuses—chapters must send a voting delegate to both meetings in order to receive the $200 voting delegate reimbursement ($400 for chapters outside the 48 contiguous states).
- Participate in an Intellectual Freedom Read Out.
- Go to the President’s Reception for faculty and alumni.
- Enjoy our featured speaker, Azar Nafisi, at 8:00 p.m.
- Tell your story at Open Microphone night.
ACT IV: Saturday, March 20
- Attend a presentation and book signing by our featured speaker, Judith Ortiz Cofer, at 11:00 a.m.
- Work one-on-one with an alumnus or graduate student in the resume writing workshop at 2:00 p.m
- Enjoy food and music at the Red & Black Gala Celebration at 6:30 p.m.
- Celebrate excellence at the Awards & Scholarships Presentation & Closing Ceremony at 8:00 p.m.
Epilogue: Sunday, March 21
- If you decide to stay in St. Louis for an extra day, many tour options are available. Additional details will be posted as the convention date approaches.
- Tour Examples: Eugene Field (The Children’s Poet) House & Toy Museum; St. Louis Art Museum; Riverboat Tour; Historic Old Courthouse Tour.