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Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta’s central purpose is to confer distinction upon outstanding students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies; Sigma Tau Delta also recognizes the accomplishments of professional writers who have contributed to the fields of language and literature.
A member of the Association of College Honor Societies, Sigma Tau Delta is composed of over 600 active chapters located throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean. Visit the national organization’s website for more information.
The CSULB chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, is currently accepting applications for membership! Sigma Tau Delta seeks not only to recognize high-achieving students in English language and literature, but it also promotes interest in English on college campuses and in the surrounding community. We’re looking for motivated students: people who would like to create a community of English enthusiasts on campus and people who would like to promote our field at CSULB and in southern California.
Membership Information
- Candidates for undergraduate membership must have a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond the usual requirements in freshman English. The candidate must have a minimum of a B or equivalent average in English and in general scholarship, must rank* at least in the highest thirty-five percent of his/her class, and must have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college course work. (Local chapters may raise, but not lower, these criteria.) *This requirement may also be interpreted as “have an overall B average in general scholarship.” (e.g., 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale).
- Candidates for graduate membership must be enrolled in a graduate program in English, or one of its specializations, have completed six semester hours of graduate work or the equivalent, and have a minimum grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
Membership Enrollment Information
To apply for membership and for information about fees and requirements, contact Dr. Martine Van Elk (English) or Dr. Crystal Lie to make an appointment.
The CSULB Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies seeks to advance the interdisciplinary study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by offering an environment for academic exchange. The Center’s events are open to scholars at CSULB and beyond, students of any discipline, and to interested individuals from outside the university.
The CMRS sponsors a regular lecture series featuring speakers from on and off campus, including our recent roundtable: Race, Nationalism, and Fantasies of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
We organize special seminars or workshops and regularly host the CSU Shakespeare Symposium. The Center also offers courses on a wide range of medieval and Renaissance issues, supports faculty research, and is associated with most of the local and national societies relevant to research in these fields, while sponsoring panels at the annual International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo and at meetings of the Renaissance Society of America.
The CMRS has established interdisciplinary programs that offer students interested in these periods the opportunity to pursue a course of study leading to a Minor or a Certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Courses that are used to meet the certificate requirements may be counted, where applicable, toward the General Education requirements, the major, and minor requirements.
Interested students may request information from the Directors of the Center, located in the Macintosh Humanities Building 506, or may turn to members of the supporting faculty for further information.
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Office: MHB-506
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-2403
email: Ilan.MitchellSmith@csulb.edu or Heather.Graham@csulb.edu
Faculty
Part-Time Lecturer: The English Department has many 3-year and 1-year entitled Lecturers. If the Department has need for new Lecturers in the coming academic year, the Department will consider those who’ve applied to the PTL pool.
All application materials can be sent electronically to heather.ross@csulb.edu.
Graduate Students
Creative Writing TA (Teaching Associate) Positions: All second-year MFA students are eligible to apply to teach a lower-division creative writing class, English 205 for prose writers and English 206 for poets. Due to budgetary constraints, there are only two positions awarded in each section of the MFA department, so the application process is competitive. Students may apply during the spring semester of their first year.
Composition TMAC (Teaching Masters of Arts) English TA Positions: All MFA students are eligible to apply to teach lower-division English courses, English 100 (Composition) and English 180 (Appreciation of Literature). Students normally apply at the end of their first year of study. MFA students will be competing with MA students for these positions.
Application deadline is May 17th, 2025.
All application materials can be sent electronically to heather.ross@csulb.edu.
