Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing One Med School’s Commitment to Accepting English & Humanities Majors 28 May 2015 Mt. Sinai Medical School in New York City has had a special admissions program designed to recruit English and humanities majors for almost 30 years. As a recent article describes…
Library/Information Science… English Alum Joe Koivisto Wins Grad of the Year as Master’s Student at Catholic University of America 18 May 2015 We're proud to boast that Joe Koivisto (BA, English 2010) has just been named Graduate of the Year by Catholic University where he completed his Masters in Library and Information…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta Local Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta Elects New Officers 13 May 2015May 13, 2015 After our May 10 induction, Mu Omicron chapter members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society, elected officers for the next academic year. Lizzy Polishan and Alex Wasalinko are…
Academics… Celebrating Plato, Women’s Studies, and the Poetry of Simon Ortiz 13 May 2015 When Sigma Tau Delta members Lindsey Pelucacci, Maria Cleary, Lizzy Polishan, and Alex Wasalinko first read this year's Common Reader--Simon Ortiz's book of poems, From Sand Creek--they wanted to discuss…
Academics… Alex Wasalinko and Chaucer’s Friar Celebrate Student Scholarship 13 May 2015May 13, 2015 When the University of Scranton held its 15th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars, Sophomore Alex Wasalinko presented her paper "Friar of the For-Profit Order." In her paper, Alex looks at…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta… Sigma Tau Delta Officers Host Induction 12 May 2015 On Mother's Day, May 10, the officers of Sigma Tau Delta welcomed new members to our Mu Omicron chapter and celebrated the year's achievements: the annual convention in Albuquerque, round…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Delta Members at Riverside 12 May 2015May 12, 2015 Photos from the Poetry Month Project our chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (the English Honor Society) held at Riverside Middle School, in Taylor PA--thanks to Alex Wasalinko for setting…
Awards… Graduating Senior Laura Fay Selected for Highly Competitive Teach for America Position 8 May 2015May 8, 2015 Laura Fay, an English minor and editor-in-chief of our college newspaper, The Aquinas, reports that she has been selected for the Teach for America program and will have the opportunity to…
Awards… Senior Ben Turcea Wins Fulbright to Teach English in Mongolia 8 May 2015 We're proud to announce that graduating International Studies major (and English minor) Ben Turcea has won a prestigious Fulbright grant. Fulbrights are national awards funded by the federal government to promote…
Miscellaneous… Graduating Senior Nick Healey Joins Navy 7 May 2015May 8, 2015 Graduating senior Nick Healey is using his degree in English in what might seem surprising fashion: he's joining the Navy. As Nick describes it, "My post graduation plans are to…
