Category: Our Opportunities

Write On (Campus)!

October 23, 2018 by cwcain

By: Grace Goze As English majors, it’s no secret we love reading, but let’s not forget about our passion for writing. Whether you’re a Creative Writing major or not, it may be hard to find groups on campus that just let you write for the sake of writing. Well, fear not writers, here is a […]

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Meaningful Moments as an Intern for the Indiana Writers Center

September 6, 2018 by bsapet32

Faint lights shined on the Indy Reads stage as the Saint Florian CASH Club high schoolers performed their spoken word writings; they worked hard all summer for this moment. For the past two summers, I have interned with the Indiana Writer’s Center as an intern with the Saint Florian CASH Club high schoolers. I remember […]

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To the Undecided English Majors

December 5, 2017 by rfcooper95

By: Kaitlyn Sumner So, you’re great at writing an 8-page research paper in under 24 hours. You’re able to finish an entire novel within a night and be ready for a class discussion the next morning. You can relate centuries old rhetorical arguments to modern-day marketing efforts. The question you ask yourself daily: “What am […]

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Hannah’s Internship Experience: Wiley Publishing

November 19, 2017 by coreyhalbert

By: Hannah Partridge This summer, I was fortunate enough to be offered an Acquisitions Internship at Wiley Publishing in Fishers, Indiana. Specifically, I was an intern for the For Dummies brand. Most people are familiar with the iconic black and yellow reference guides, and over the summer I had the opportunity to see exactly how […]

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Digital Writing Studio: Saving Lives, One Blog at a Time

November 16, 2017 by rfcooper95

By: Cecelia Westbrook The Nightmare: Blogging When it comes to doing things on the internet, I struggle. A lot. I didn’t understand Twitter at all until six months ago, and I still only understand basics. I have many friends with beautifully laid out blogs that I admire, but I’ve always told myself, “That is not […]

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4 Ways to Make an Unpaid Internship Work for You

October 31, 2017 by rfcooper95

By: Olivia Power If you work during the school year or in the summer, you probably think you don’t have the time or money for an unpaid internship. Or, you may think that these types of internships are merely a form of exploitation. If you find yourself nodding your head in agreement at this point, […]

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Immerse yourself

October 22, 2017 by emoreno

by Erin Moreno Registration for Spring 2018 is almost here, and I want to tell you why you really, really need to sign up for an immersive-learning class. ORIGIN STORY My sophomore year, I signed up for a 15-credit hour immersive-learning experience taught by a Religious Studies faculty member. I was an English Education major, […]

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The “Grand” Challenge of Dublin

October 10, 2017 by emoreno

by Amanda Belcher How I Got to Ireland Last year, I was in a Shakespeare class when a girl named Hayley came to talk about the opportunity to travel with a program called CAPA to Ireland the following summer. Having strong Irish heritage on both sides of my family, I’d heard so many stories about […]

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Now Hiring! Come Join Our Department!

September 26, 2016 by nedarnell

The English Department is currently hiring for two new positions. They are as listed: Assistant Professor for Early and 19th Century American Literature in the College of Science and Humanities Assistant Professor for Film and and Global Literatures in the Department of English For more information, check out the flyers!

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Advice for Graduating Seniors

April 29, 2016 by thereallukebell

In just one short week we’ll be saying goodbye to our graduating seniors, though we hope they’ll come back to visit. In the latest installment of our Department Dialogue series, our faculty offers them advice on starting this new chapter of their lives, and our #bsuenglish seniors share their plans for the future. Mai Kuha, Linguistics: Make friends. It’s […]

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