Upcoming Events and Deadlines
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 7:00 pm FREE showing of the movie Misery at The World Theatre on the bricks in downtown Kearney sponsored by the UNK Film Club and the Department of English. Students interested in joining the UNK Film Club can e-mail rangerp@unk.edu.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 12:30pm - 3:30pm UNK Career & Internship Fair
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm Reynolds Poetry Series featuring writer Marie Mutsuki Mockett via zoom LINK
October 6-9 at 7:30 pm - 9:00pm Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe at the Miriam Drake Theatre in the Fine Arts Bldg. presented by the University Theatre at Kearney
Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 1:30pm - 5:00pm UNK Fall Research Symposium 2021 at NSU Ponderosa Rooms (check out the full schedule for paper presentation times; posters on display in Ponderosa Room E)
Wednesday, October 20 is National Day on Writing. Prof. Jay Lee and his students will host an event to celebrate literacy called the “National Day on Writing” from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., outside of the Nebraskan Student Union. For more information, see here: LINK.
October 25-November 12 Early registration for the spring 2021 semester. Check out English course offerings here: LINK.
Monday, November 1, 2021 at 4:00 pm Open Mic Halloween Poetry Event hosted by Sigma Tau Delta at the Thomas Hall Atrium. Share your favorite Halloween-inspired poems.
Monday, November 7, 2021 deadline to submit application to join Sigma Tau Delta, International Honor Society. For more information, see HERE.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 from 12:30pm - 4:00pm UNK Virtual Career & Internship Fair
Check back for more information about visiting poets and special events.
Featured Majors and Minors
English Education 7-12 is the most popular major in the Department of English. In their final semester, students complete TE 400 Student Teaching which places them in a high school or middle school classroom as a student-teacher.
Kathy Fuller is one of many students who is completing a B.A.E. in English Education 7-12. Kathy also minored in Special Education and Philosophy and opted to complete TE 400 at Hastings High School in the Alief District in Houston, Texas. She shared the following about her experience:
I am currently student teaching in Houston, Texas. I can say that it is different from any experience available in Nebraska. For starters, my hometown in Nebraska has 1,880 people. The high school I am at right now has 3,800 students. It might seem intimidating; it was for me at first. However, I am so glad I took the leap of faith to try it. I can't express how much I am learning and how much I enjoy teaching here. The diversity and the resilience of the students inspire me every day. This is an amazing opportunity that I can't imagine I'll ever forget or regret. If you can student-teach in Alief, do it, because you can take this experience and apply it anywhere in the world. Plus, I get to go to the beach every weekend.
Featured English Alumni
🎓 This month’s featured alumna is Kaitlin Schneider 🎓
Kaitlin Schneider graduated in 2018 from UNK with a B.A. in English and a minor in Women’s & Gender Studies. She is currently employed with Secureworks, a global cybersecurity leader, as a Content Writer.
During her time as a Loper, she was Secretary of Sigma Tau Delta and an Undergraduate Research Fellow. She presented several research papers focused on contemporary texts (primarily Joss Whedon’s canon) and gender studies. Kaitlin also published three undergraduate papers during her time at UNK, including one in The Carillon. With such a research-heavy focus, she first planned on an academic career, but instead found her way into content marketing.
Content marketing allows her to tell engaging stories, flex her research muscles daily, and solve creative problems in the technology industry. She explains,
“On the surface, I might be crafting and editing webpages, emails, ads, blogs, and e-books, but there’s so much more to it. I’m helping tell the brand story for a global company. My work is seen around the world, and in a way, I’m helping organizations secure their IT systems.
Plus, on top of already fulfilling work, I relish the challenge. Cybersecurity is complex. It changes daily, which means content demands are always new, always different. And to make a piece of writing successful in this field, you must research thoroughly and write in a way that non-technical audiences can understand.”
Kaitlin also offers the following advice to current students:
“The amount of writing you do as an English major might seem like a lot, especially on top of your other coursework. And some instructor feedback may seem harsh, but use it to your full advantage if you’re interested in a writing career. It’ll help you grow. It’ll sting in the moment—particularly when it’s a piece you thought was stunning—but once you move past that, you can get right back to work.
The writing, research, and analysis abilities I honed as an English major—especially in my project advised by Dr. [Megan] Hartman—helped me get to where I am today. And these skills transfer anywhere. You might not be researching cyber threats that seem to change by the minute, but the world is always going to need solid communicators who can develop quality content audiences want and need.”
Reading Circle Recommendations
Check out previous Reading Circle book recommendations LINK.
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Learn more about opportunities for UNK English majors and minors to
…apply for scholarships HERE.
…minor in English and/or Humanities HERE.
…major in English +Pre-Law HERE.
…major in English +MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) HERE.
…major in English +Music/Theatre/Dance/Art HERE.
…major in English +STEM HERE.
…participate in the Undergraduate Research Fellow program HERE.
…present research and creative writing at the department’s annual conference HERE.
…publish poetry and stories HERE.
…study abroad HERE.
…work as a tutor at the Learning Commons HERE