Category: Students

November 2, 2017

New English Courses on Mindfulness and Contemplation

In the upcoming Spring 2018 semester, Dr. Karolyn Kinane will be teaching two new ENDI courses that have a focus on Contemplative and Mindful studies. The Canon interviewed Dr. Kinane to learn more about these courses. What are courses you will be teaching this spring? I’ll be teaching two General Education courses this spring. One is Curiosity, Playfulness, and Creativity,...

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October 22, 2017

Data Visualization in Studies in English–a New Approach

As part of our new four credit curriculum at Plymouth State University, our intro to the major course, Studies in English, took on a new learning goal: data visualization. Our general education program requires all majors to have a “Quantitative Reasoning” connection within the discipline, so we thought we’d introduce students to new ways of thinking about reading, research, and...

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October 20, 2017

Resume Keywords for English Majors

English majors do more than just read and write. As a junior English student, I am certain that I do more than simply consume and regurgitate words onto a page. But words that explain all the things I do often escape me. What skills does an English major use on a day-to-day basis? “Can explicate the works of Flannery O’Connor through...

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October 8, 2017

Reading Juvenilia with MESA

This past Thursday, MESA members and English students gathered at Plymouth State’s Frost House for a reading of juvenilia. Participants showed off their childhood and adolescent work, which included poetry, picture books, diary entrees, videos, and even fan fiction. About twenty English Department students participated in the reading; MESA hopes to bring the event, titled “MESA Memories”, back for the...

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October 7, 2017

What’s in an Open Textbook?

Who has the authority to make textbooks for a college course? Instinct gives us this answer: big-name publishers. This authority, however, is being challenged by educators and learners who believe that education should be not just open, but adaptable. When people talk about textbooks, they typically refer to old-fashioned paper and ink pages. These texts are static: they can’t be...

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May 2, 2017

In Case You Missed It…A Few Resume Tips From MESA

Here’s a sampling of what MESA went over at the resume workshop last Thursday! 1. Keep your resume concise, to the point, and specific. 2. Only include information in your resume that is pertinent to the job that you’re applying for. 3. Do your research! Make sure you know what the organization stands for and does on a daily basis...

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April 21, 2017

MESA Brings English Majors Along For The Ride

On April 6th, MESA brought students to Plymouth’s The Flying Monkey to see the film Paterson. The event was the first film outing of the semester and it brought students and faculty together to view the literary motion picture. Paterson follows the life of a bus-driving poet, the poet’s eccentric wife, and their trouble-making bulldog. The film stars Adam Driver,...

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March 15, 2017

The Five Stages of Pre-Graduation For An English Major

Well, mere months stand between many of us and the conclusion of our undergraduate career. Graduation. I’m sure my fellow almost-graduates are all over the board when it comes to how they feel about finishing college: happy, sad, excited, anxious. It’s pretty safe to say that we’re feeling all of these things at once. Here’s a breakdown of the five...

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March 10, 2017

10 Jobs That English Majors Are Pretty Much Perfect For

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February 28, 2017

Summer with the Sanford Mainers: Q & A with Justin Siewierski

Where are you interning? I will be interning this summer for the collegiate summer baseball team, the Sanford Mainers, in Sanford, Maine. The internship starts in the end of May and goes to mid-August. How did you learn about the internship? I used to do a lot of volunteer work when I was in high school, and one of the clubs...

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