Category: Announcement
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State of the University in 2016
On Saturday, June 4, Dr. Corey Olsen, President and Founder of Signum University, delivered the 2016 State of the Union address. The full address is available on the Signum YouTube Channel, split into three parts by topic (also embedded below). In the address, Dr. Olsen introduced the new website and outlined three new developments designed to grow Signum…
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The Signum Eagle has landed
Signum University now has a new way for students, faculty and other interested parties to keep tabs on the many and sundry pursuits of Signumites: the Signum Eagle. The first issue takes a look at the upcoming conferences and conventions to be attended by Mythgardians.
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Mythmoot II Proceedings Available from Mythgard
For the past two years, Signum’s graduate literature program, the Mythgard Insitute, has sponsored a convention in New England. Signum University is happy to announce that the proceedings from the second of these conventions, Mythmoot II, is now available through the literature program website! Additionally, we would also like to announce that Mythmoot III is…
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Spring 2014 Courses are Open for Registration
This Spring 2014, Mythgard Institute invites you to join old friends Dr. Amy H. Sturgis and Dr. Corey Olsen – as well as a new, visiting professor, Dr. Dimitra Fimi for three epic courses. Understand the history and impact of Gothic literature, meet the mind behind Chaucer’s works and discover what it means to be…
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Fall 2013 Courses Enrolling Now!
This Fall: investigate the world’s most iconic detective, discover Tolkien’s epic inspirations and works and use those same works to examine the field of comparative philology at Signum’s Mythgard Institute. The Courses In “Sherlock, Science and Ratiocination,” students will spend 12 weeks uncovering the origins of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved and enduring character, Sherlock Holmes…
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Summer 2013 Courses Are Here
Get ready for an exciting Summer term at Signum University! We’ve got three great courses on offer for the upcoming semester and can’t wait for you to dive in and learn more about each of them. Here goes: From Mythgard Institute comes both The Dystopian Tradition and Beyond Middle-earth. In the former, Dr. Amy H.…
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To the Top of the Class
Just one week after debuting on iTunes U, Signum University has been featured on the service’s homepage. Nestled among courses being highlighted from the top schools and educational institutions from around the world is Dr. Olsen’s course on The Hobbit – now available for download on iTunes U! We’re very proud of this featured honor and we…
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Check It Out: We’re On iTunes U
Signum University is pleased to announce that you can now get access to great content from all of our learning channels via iTunes U. The new site features the best of The Tolkien Professor podcast, full lectures from Signum and Mythgard Institute, course promos and more! Even better, we are debuting two reformatted courses on…
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Creative Writing is Back
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming an author, now’s your chance to hone your skills! Benjamin Wilkins will be leading Signum’s second Creative Writing seminar this March and the new five-week course is not to be missed. There’s no previous experience necessary, just passion and enthusiasm for your own work. Participants will be given the opportunity…
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Just One Week Left!
We can hardly believe it, either, but there’s just one week left before Signum and Mythgard’s Spring 2013 courses kick off! The professors are all hard at work on putting together their course pages and materials for the new classes and can’t wait to welcome you into the virtual classroom. Haven’t decided what you are going to take yet?…