by Charlie Crane and Hank Essman, Alum Series Editor Marcia Nichols, a 2000 graduate with a BA in English, uses her passion for literature to enhance her work as an Associate Professor in the Center for Learning Innovation at the University of Minnesota Rochester. Nichols now teaches classes that use an interdisciplinary lens. For example, she uses poetry to … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Marcia Nichols
by Kathy Busch Recently the English Department spoke with Liz Breazeale, a 2012 graduate with a focus on creative writing. Breazeale works as a technical editor at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where she edits technical reports, journal articles, and other documents written by researchers, as well as outreach materials such as brochures, posters, or fact sheets for … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Liz Breazeale
By: Fatemeh Taheri This week the English Department would like to highlight Antony Lepage, a 2013 graduate from the English Department with an emphasis in creative writing, as a Publications Specialist for the Missouri House of Representatives in Jefferson City. His position includes editing and proofreading official documents, from legislative drafts to constituent … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Antony Lepage
By: Hank Essman The Department of English celebrates and highlights the achievements of alumni as they find careers with their degrees. This week, Ingrid Bohnenkamp, current Kindergarten teacher and former Springfield-Greene County Library manager, discusses how her English degree has prepared her for her job. What is your current job? What does that job entail? Until … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Ingrid Bohnenkamp
By: Alyssah Morrison Finding a Purpose in Community-Based Journalism Christian Middleton believes that studying English and technical writing is perfect training for the inevitable drudgery of the task at hand, the task of being an attentive and active human in a flawed world. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Christian, an MSU alumnus and freelance writer living … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Christian Middleton