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
This fall, the English Department is revitalizing the Alumni Spotlight feature with a new series of interviews conducted and written by current students. These dialogues will investigate how the alumni’s English degrees have helped them along their career paths. Interviewed alumni may give a bit of advice for students, as well.Etta Madden, Assistant Department Head of English, … [Read more...] about Introducing The Alum Report