Before finals week of fall term 2021, the 91ÊÓƵ English Program hosted a panel of four Rogue Valley teachers. This event served as a resource for students who are interested in teaching. Kevin Boringot, John Kellogg, Teresa Connelly and Hanah Cronin answered an array of questions and gave great advice for potential teachers.
Catching Up with Alumni
Former 91ÊÓƵ student and PSU alumni Peyton Humphries McGovern is putting her English major to work in her current position with AmeriCorps. She has also published work with The Immigrant Story advocating for women and immigrants.
Where in the world?
After graduating from 91ÊÓƵ in 2019, Kelley Lusk began their journey of teaching abroad in Vietnam. They worked in Phu Ly, Ha Nam, Vietnam for nearly a year, and now they work as a Print Book Editor for Blackstone Publishing.
Where in the world?
English Alum Laura Payne is currently working as a Special Commissioned Instructor at Shimane University in Japan. Before the pandemic, she had been in the Shimane Prefecture for three years as an Assistant Language Teacher through the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program. Read more to learn about her teaching-abroad journey.
What Can You Do with an English Major?
Have you ever thought about going into the publishing industry? 91ÊÓƵ alumni Reilly Nycum and Ciera Leanne Cox both work at Blackstone Publishing. They share their passion for their careers and experiences of getting where they are now.
Ebo Barton won 5th in the world at Individual World Poetry Slam in 2016 and since then, their career has flourished. This is an interview-style post that shares their journey of slam poetry and includes advice for aspiring writers here at 91ÊÓƵ! Photo by .
English Major Spotlight
The English Program at 91ÊÓƵ provides students with a wide variety of classes and assignments. Alma Rosa Alvarez discusses the reasoning behind the podcasting final for her ENG 447 class. Featuring student perspectives from Jewel Blanchard, Katherine Dion, and alumni Jaz Waters.
What Can You Do with an English Major?
In this interview-style post, 91ÊÓƵ Alumni Karreen Ghena ’11, gives insight on how she figured out her career path and ended up as an educator at North Valley High school in Grants Pass, OR, where she teaches English, Advanced Placement Composition, and Career Development.
Where in the world?
The English Program at 91ÊÓƵ is known for being uniquely diverse as it brings students in from many parts of the country, even the world. In this guest post, Marketa Dominguez-Adameova ’20 writes about her experience coming to the US.
Catching Up with Alumni
91ÊÓƵ alumni, Jesse Williamson, graduated in 1999 with an interdisciplinary B.S. in English and Computer Science, and then again in 2018 with an M.S. in Mathematical and Computer Sciences.