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English Students’ Club

Annual Report 2006/07

English Students’ Club Annual Report 2006/2007

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1. Introduction 2 2. People 3 3. Activities 5 4. Finance 6 5. Partners and Sponsoring 8 6. Media 9 7. Future Development 10 8. Photogallery 11

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1.1 Official Data Official name English Students’ Club Address Arna Nováka 1

602 00 Brno Czech Republic

Registration number1 27005003 1.2 Foreword This annual report brings information about the members and activities of the English Students’ Club and provides insight into its infrastructure as well as evaluating events which took place in the 2006/07 academic year and hinting at events to come in the near future. 1.3 History Roughly 600 students are enrolled at the Department of English and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. Thus it can be plainly seen that there is great potential for extracurricular activity as well as a need for socializing outside of lectures and seminars. The founding of the Club was the outcome of an effort to bring these students together outside of regular study time. The English Students’ Club – popularly known as ESCape – was founded on June 14, 2005 in Brno and subsequently registered as a non-profit civic organization with the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic on July 18, 2005. 1.4 Objectives The primary goals of the English Students’ Club are arranging and organizing social, cultural, and academic events for its members and for the students and teachers of the Department of English and American Studies.

1 Registration number, i.e. Identifikační číslo organizace (IČO) in Czech.

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2.1 Members The English Students’ Club currently comprises fourteen regular members. The Club invites any people interested in its activities to join its ranks: contacting the Club is possible at the email address listed on page 12. Members Barbora Brátová Katarína Mináriková Soňa Šašinková Lenka Filipová Lenka Papšová Alexandra Špoková David Konečný Michaela Pňačeková Jitka Škorvagová Lucia Konôpková Monika Pochylá Barbora Tabačková Lucie Krpalová Adéla Smažilová 2.2 Executive Committee According to the statutes, the executive committee (i.e. the president and vice-presidents) are elected at an annual general meeting for a period of one year. President June 2006 – June 2007 Barbora Brátová Vice-presidents2 June 2006 – June 2007 Michaela Pňačeková Nov. 2006 – Nov 2007 Lenka Papšová

2 One of the vice-presidents is elected in June, the other in September. This arrangement makes it possible to retain a certain continuity, eliminating the situation where the entire executive committee would be replaced at one time.

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2.3 Appointed Posts Apart from the executive committee, ESCape also has a treasurer, who oversees all matters of finance. The treasurer is appointed by the president. Treasurer June 2006 – June 2007 Barbora Brátová 2.4 Honorary Membership According to the statutes, people who have contributed to the development of the English Students’ Club can be awarded honorary membership. Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. has been an honorary member since 31 October, 2005. Jiří Ulip has held the title of honorary president since 18 May, 2006.

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3.1 Events The English Students’ Club organized several major events which took place in the past academic year. Film Club

The Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 film clubs organized by ESCape and Michaela Pňačeková were held as a continuation of the previously successful film clubs organized by PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Dr. since 2005.

Halloween Party 2006

The annual department Halloween party was attended by roughly 200 people and turned out to be a successful launch of the academic year, incorporating newly revived tradition including an initiation rite for first-year students where each of them is welcomed by the head of the Department of English and American Studies.

Christmas Party 2006

A real Christmas party complete with carols, Christmas contests and home-baked cookies. Creativity Night 2007

Possibly the most spectacular event of the year, Creativity Night 2007 was both the highlight of the year and a test of capability and organization skills for ESCape. Over 300 people gathered in Fléda, one of the biggest music clubs in Brno, to witness the creative powers of many performers from both inside and outside the Department, to listen to several bands, and generally to have a good time. Creativity Night 2007 was held as a follow-up to successful Creativity Nights in preceding years.

Lecture by Doc. PhDr. Michal Peprnik Dr. One of the first and definitely not the last academic lecture organized by ESCape took place in December 2006 and focused on aspects of American literature.

Some pictures from the above mentioned events can be found in the Photogallery on page 13. 3.2 Miscellaneous Apart from specific events the English Students’ Club also strives to help e.g. first year students, and aid the Department in other ways (see Future Development, page 12).

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4.1 Financial Management The English Students’ Club maintains a transparent account with eBanka. The current balance may be viewed by anyone at <www.ebanka.cz/tran_uct/2247529001.html>. The main sources of income for the English Students’ Club are membership fees and donations from sponsors. 4.2. Figures for the Year 2005/2006 Income Item Amount (CZK) Donations specifically for Creativity Night 2007 19,500.00Membership fees 2,000.00Revenue from Halloween Party 2006 4,500.00Revenue from Christmas Party 2006 1,600.00Revenue from Creativity Night 2007 5,000Other donations 2,000.00 Total 34,600.00 Expenditures Item Amount (CZK) Creativity Night 2007 and associated expenditures 29,881.00Halloween Party 2006 1,800.50Christmas Party 2006 301.50Other events 440.50 Total 32,423.50 Total Item Amount (CZK) Total Income for 2005/2006 34,600.00Total Expenditures for 2005/2006 -32,423.50Total 2,176.50

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5.1 Partners Rector’s Office of Masaryk University

Most notably through program “Partnerství ve vzdělávání” (“Partners in Education”) ESCape collaborates with the Rector’s Office, the most important official authority of Masaryk University. ESCape has been included in a list of student organization affiliated to Masaryk University (website listed below).

Website: <http://www.rect.muni.cz/> Website regarding student organizations: <http://www.rect.muni.cz/SPOLKY/>

Department of English and American Studies

The Department of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University has always supported the English Students’ Club in all possible ways. The Club is extremely grateful for the Department’s kind and lasting help; many events would have otherwise been impossible to organize. Without the Department ESCape would not have come into existence in the first place.

Website: <http://www.phil.muni.cz:8088/wkaa/>

Krmítko

Besides sponsoring Creativity Night 2007, student club Krmítko has been very helpful in aiding ESCape on several occasions including ticket sales etc.

Website: <http://www.krmitko.cz/>

Nadační fond studentů FF MU A not for profit student organization devoted to helping students as well as aiding other

student organizations in their activities. Website: < http://www.phil.muni.cz/wnfs/>

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5.2 Sponsoring ESCape As the English Students’ Club is a non-profit organization, securing sponsors was necessary for financing several of the larger-scale events, most notably Creativity Night 2007. The following legal entities have sponsored events organized by ESCape: Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Nadační fond studentů FF Student Club Krmítko Metodica – institut pro další vzdělávání HOPE – Educational Services Elmont A School Miramare

Several issues of ESCape magazine have also been sponsored by some of the abovementioned companies. Our big thank you goes to all of them! 5.3 Sponsoring Others Erasmus Days 2007 ESCape is proud to have aided with the organization of the 2007 Erasmus days Brno, which took place on April 16–19 2007 in celebration of the first twenty years of the Erasmus international student exchange program.

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6.1 Website ESCape has its own website, which can be found at <www.phil.muni.cz/angl/club>. The website runs partly on the Moodle-powered Elf (E-learning at FF MU) used by the Faculty of Arts. Several features of Elf have greatly contributed to the communication among ESCape members, in particular the widely-used discussion forums. The website contains:

articles and information about past as well as about upcoming events information about ESCape members an archive of photos and videos an archive of ESCape magazine a guestbook and bazaar public documents such as the statutes, meeting proceedings, etc. discussion forums

Apart from the official university-based website, some pictures have been already included in a new online photo gallery, which may be viewed at <picasaweb.google.com/esc.english>. 6.2 ESCape Magazine An important activity of the English Students’ Club is publishing its own magazine. The magazine is published several times per semester (every six weeks on average) and is a trilingual one with articles in English, Czech, and Slovak. The magazine focuses on reporting on ESCape events, on events taking place at the Department or at Masaryk University as well as informing its readers about upcoming cultural events and publishing restaurant reviews, interviews with people at the department, accounts of expeditions around Brno, etc. The magazine is also published online and articles including content not available in the print version are to be found at <esc-magazine.blogspot.com>. Editor-in-chief June 2006 – June 2007 Lenka Papšová Number of copies per issue ESCape 7 150 copies ESCape 8 150 copies ESCape 9 150 copies ESCape 10 150 copies ESCape 11 150 copies

2005/2006 academic year

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7.1. Afterword: Future Development As far as the upcoming semesters are concerned, ESCape would like to carry on with the events and activities it has organized throughout the 2006/2007 academic year. There are already plans for new installments of the Film Club as well as for several academic events possibly including a conference, a wider range of social events, enhanced collaboration with the Department of English and American Studies and so forth. 7.2. Contacts Address: English Students’ Club

Arna Nováka 1 602 00 Brno Czech Republic

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.phil.muni.cz/angl/club

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Halloween Party 2006 ▼ Traditional jack-o-lantern carved

out of a pumpkin donated by Jeffrey Vanderziel, head of the Department

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Creativity Night 2007

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