English
English Graduate Organization (EGO)
About
EGO represents all English graduate students, providing a space for dialogue among graduate students and the graduate and writing committees, advocating for graduate curriculum in the English Department, networking with other English graduate organizations nationally and regionally, furthering the work and interests of graduate students in this organization by providing assistance in areas of academic and professional development, and critiquing ideas important to the discipline of English.
The English Graduate Organization is, as the name indicates, an organization whose focus is on English graduate students. The organization meets once a week throughout the school year to plan and discuss upcoming events, allow students an opportunity to share thesis work with peers and faculty, and cater to other needs of the English graduate students. The EGO Conference is a graduate conference the English Graduate Organization plans and funds every fall semester during which students have the opportunity to present papers they have been working on and gain experience in the conference setting. Students are highly encouraged to take part in the conference.
All English graduate students should get involved with EGO in some capacity; if not from a sense of institutional or communal pride, then because EGO offers graduate students the opportunity to build their Curriculum Vitae.
Members of EGO also typically have more intimate relationships with faculty--which can open the proverbial door for other, perhaps more prestigious opportunities!--than do non-members, and are also better acquainted with second-year graduate students.
Contact
If you would like to become involved with EGO, we need volunteers to help with each year's conference, please contact us at ego@wiu.edu.
Please find us, and "like" us, on Facebook at English Graduate Organization.
Instagram: wiuego
Tweeter/X: wiuEGO
EGO Officers 2024-2025
- Co-Presidents:
- Joshua Stinson (jd-stinson@wiu.edu)
- Chris Perez (c-perez14@wiu.edu)
- Treasurer: Maram Alsufyan (mmm-alsufyan@wiu.edu)
- Secretary: Jailene Gonzales (j-gonzalez9@wiu.edu)
Events 2025-2026
October 31, 2025
Spooky Simpkins: Simpkins Hall 027, 5:00pm
November 7, 2025
Data Analysis Workshop: Dr. White will host a workshop on analyzing data, 4:00-5:00pm Zoom
December 5, 2025
Self-Care Night: Simpkins Hall, 5:00pm
January 30, 2026
Alumni Roundtable: Simpkins Hall, 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Join us and WIU English alumni in a Q&A session to discover more about the graduate program and what you can do with your degree after graduation.
February 20, 2026
Hot Chocolate and Reading: Simpkins Hall, 5:00pm
March 28, 2026
English Graduate Colloquium: Simpkins Hall, 9:30am-3:00pm
April 11, 2026
Silly Slides Night: Simpkins Hall, 5:00pm
May 1, 2026
"The Blur": End-of-Year Party, 5:00pm
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