Buckner Speakers
Joyce Carol Oates and John Updike are just two of the many speakers the English Department has helped bring to the campus. If you want to talk to the best minds in literature, the English Department is a great starting place. Check out who else we've brought to campus..
wentworth travel
Want to see England the way Jane Austin saw it? You can -- if you are awarded one of the dozen or so fellowships that Mr. Charles F.Green III provides. details are here.
application
Your first step to getting a Wentworth is to figure out what author or literary figure you'd like to follow. And then fill out this form.
Want to see where others have gone before? The complete list is here.
go global
Here is a handy map from International Programs -- just click on the country you'd lke to study in, and a list of programs will come up. Details here.
English in Action Showcase
Projects are not limited to paper and pen; many students opt for expressing themselves in film. See what these students had to say in this YouTube video about the English in Action Showcase.
Awards and Honors
Scholarships and Awards
The Department of English sponsors a number of scholarships, including:
The Michael D. Wentworth Student Travel Fellowship
The fellowship fund, the gift of Mr. Charles F. Green III, provides $23,000 annually to allow a select number of students to travel to sites, in America or abroad, associated with their favorite writers and works of literature.
Important Dates:
Upcoming Wentworth Fellowship Application Deadline: TBA
Wentworth Fellowship Presentation: TBA
Application (opens as Word document)
List of previous Wentworth Fellows
Contact Information:Direct all questions about the Wentworth Fellowship to committee chair:
Dr. Nicholas Laudadio (laudadion@uncw) or
Dr. Katie Peel (peelk@uncw.edu)
Find out more about about Wentworth Fellowships.
The Louise Jackson Green Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an English major based on merit as a first priority, with exemplary moral character and leadership potential serving as secondary considerations. The student must be a formally declared English major with a concentration in literary studies and must be a rising junior or senior. Application (opens as Word document)
List of Louise Jackson Green Scholarship recipients.
The University Bookstore Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to two English majors at $125 each, to be used for textbooks and supplies at the University Bookstore.
Click on the Application here. (opens as Word document)
The Anne Green Saus Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually to an English major with a concentration in literary studies or professional writing. The scholarship will be awarded with merit as the first consideration and need (confirmed through the financial aid office) as a secondary consideration. The scholarship will be valued at the in-state tuition and fee rate in effect at the time of award plus a $200 book allowance. Application
List of Anne Green Saus Scholarship recipients.
Jo Ann Seiple Composition Essay Contest
At the end of each semester, instructors in sections of ENG 101, 103, and 201 submit copies of exceptional student essays to the Director of Composition. Essays from the previous calendar year are read and judged each spring semester by a faculty committee. Essays from the previous calendar year are read and judged each spring semester by a faculty committee. Essays from ENG 101 sections are judged as a group, and essays from ENG 103 and 201 are judged together in a second group.
Awards of $50, $30, and $20 are made to the writers of the top three essays in each of the two groups. The award winners and their instructors attend a luncheon to celebrate the essayists and their accomplishments.
The Outstanding Graduating English Major Award
Awarded at spring graduation each year, English faculty choose a graduating major who, in their judgment, has worked hardest for the betterment of the department, its majors, and him or herself.
The Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Awarded at spring graduation each year, English graduate faculty choose a graduate student who, in their judgment, has worked hardest for the betterment of the department, its graduate students, and him or herself .
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