English

Oscar (Butch) Widing is the English Department's secretary. Oscar (Butch) Widing, the English Department’s secretary, welcomes visitors to the English Department. English is a comprehensive discipline. Its scope encompasses a study of the evolution of the language itself, the various types of writing, the literature in English (poetry, drama, fiction, and essay) and the comparative study of literature. As a course of study, English enables people to express themselves clearly and to read their ideas and those of others in an appreciative and critical manner. The ideas expressed are boundless, the content emotive, as well as rational.

B.A. in English Concentrations:

Secondary School Certification in English

For students who want to teach English or to teach in an allied area, secondary school certification in English and certification in communication (speech communication and theater) are offered in cooperation with the College of Education and Human Services.

English Department Faculty Projects and Achievements

The Spororadic Encyclical and Other Projects

The Sporadic Encyclical

Check out The Spore to find out what the English Department faculty have been up to.

Dr. Kurt Kearcher Takes Students to Peer Tutoring Conference

Read more in The Spore, above, about Dr. Kurt Kearcher’s trip to Miami with four Writing Center students. They presented at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing. Kearcher is a member of the group’s steering committee. In the photo, from left, are: Kearcher, Leann Rerko Orris, Theresa Bush, Adam Kavulic, and Nate Folkemer.

Dr. Kurt Keacher, Leann Orris, Theresa Bush, Adam Kavulic, and Nate Folkemer

Dr. Mark Aune's Shakespeare Class Stages Performances

Dr. Mark Aune’s Fall 2011 Shakespeare class ended the semester staging in-class productions. See more photos in The Spore, above.
Here, performing the conclusion from Romeo and Juliet, in the first photo below, from left, are: Jennifer Lewellen (Paris), Jacob Hetzer (Balthasar and Page), Jackie Riley (Juliet), Holly Herbertson (Romeo), and Jeremy Naccarato (Friar Lawrence).
In the second photo, performing As You Like It, are, from left: Samantha Sundberg (Duke Frederick), Lora Davis (LeBeau), Heather Mahnke (Charles), and Paige Moody (Orlando).
Students Perform Romeo and Juliet Students Perform As You Like It

English Department Student Projects

Creative Writing Projects

The Inkwell -- Cal U's Literary Magazine

Current Edition: 2011

Creative Writing Poetry Class, Fall 2011, Students With Experimental Poems

Alicia Bonus With Chuck Cribben With Leann Rerko Orris With Sestina

From left, Alicia Bonus with "Bless the Dawn," Chuck Cribben with "What's Not to Love?" and Leann Rerko Orris with her sestina.
Below, From left, Theresa Bush with her guitar poem, and Joseph Smith with his poem written between the lines of a news story about a dead mayor.

Theresa Bush With Guitar Poem Joseph Smith With Experimental Poem