Tag: career


  • 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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  • Taylor Townsend: Director of TNT Productions

    What’s a pilgrim soul? Yeats might say that it’s who we really are, not who we pretend to be. We say it’s someone who isn’t afraid to admit they’re searching, a current student who is on a path, but doesn’t know exactly where it will lead.  By: Marisa Sloan Taylor Townsend is a senior majoring in English […]

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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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  • So the Story Goes: A Conference for Future Educators

    For the first time ever, a committee of Ball State’s English Education Club is organizing a one-day conference. They want to foster professional development not just within their own program, but all secondary education programs at Ball State. So the Story Goes: A Conference for Future Educators will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from […]

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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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