Tag: bsuenglishworks


  • Dear Alumni: We need your help!

    English department chair Sean Lovelace has delegated this year’s Letter from the Chair to Prof. Cathy Day. She has some important news to share with you from #bsuenglish! Cathy has been teaching creative writing and career-oriented classes at Ball State since 2010. She is an Indiana native and author of The Circus in Winter and […]

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  • #bsuenglishworks: What’s in a Degree?

    By Marisa Sloan Welcome back to our careers class, English majors! So now that we’ve established that you need to find what you want from a career rather than mold yourself into one, it’s time to address the obstacles to finding that fulfillment. There is no linear path Whether you’re relatively early in your college career […]

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  • #bsuenglishworks: Welcome to the Class

    by Dino Ljubijankic Wanna watch a horror movie, English majors?        80% of jobs are found through networking.        Upwards of 70% of jobs are not advertised.        The odds of landing a job by sending in a resume are 1 in 152. The odds of landing a job through a referral are 1 in 16. As it […]

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  • Come to Our Career Class: #bsuenglishworks

    This semester, Prof. Cathy Day is teaching a special topics course entitled “Careers for English Majors.” Even if you’re not in the course, you can come to hear guest speakers and other presentations billed as “open sessions.” Undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the English department are all welcome. Freelance Editor Gretchen Stelter, “Making Books […]

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