Alpha Chi Kappa International English Honors Society

All students in the Department of English are invited to join Alpha Chi Kappa, the AUS Chapter of the prestigious Sigma Tau Delta: The International English Honors Society. Sigma Tau Delta is the foremost global academic society for students of English Studies. Membership in Alpha Chi Kappa offers students wonderful opportunities, including internships, scholarships, student publication, conferences, conventions and more.  Students in Alpha Chi Kappa exhibit high standards of academic excellence and serve society by promoting interest in literature and linguistics on campus and in our communities. To join the chapter and, by extension, the society, please contact Dr. Kathleen Hewett-Smith at khewettsmith@aus.edu.

Asrar: Dialogues from the Diaspora

Asrar: Dialogues from the Diaspora http://www.asrarjournal.com/ is a student-produced web journal which promotes student writing and creative activity across disciplines at the American University of Sharjah. All of Asrar’s essays, creative fiction and non-fiction, poetry and photography are written, created and edited by AUS students with the support and guidance of English Department faculty.

Carpe Librum Book Club and Movie Night

In the Carpe Librum Book Club and Movie Nights students meet to read and view and discuss fun and interesting fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and films.

The English Department Fellows Program

The English Department Fellows Program provides our best students with a developmental academic and professional experience. In addition to publishing Asrar: Dialogues from the Diaspora http://www.asrarjournal.com/), the DoE Fellows organize departmental activities and events, work on research projects with faculty, and mentor new majors and minors.  To become an English Department Fellow, watch for the Call for Applications, which is posted each fall.