Arts and SciencesStudent Opportunities
Flex your flair for writing and the liberal arts outside the classroom. Participate in some of the organizations and opportunities that English-oriented students get excited about and excel in.
Student Publications
Student publications play a vital role in the life of the university.
Help pen and layout our annual yearbook, the
Pioneer, or
Join the staff of our official student newspaper,
The
YellowJacket.
Both opportunities provide valuable journalistic experience in writing, editing, layout, desktop publishing, photography, and advertising. In addition, elective academic credit may be earned by serving on the newspaper or yearbook staff. All interested students are eligible and are encouraged to apply.
Oxford Honors Program
Where better to study English literature than in England?
Spend a summer or
BestSemester at the
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
at the
University of Oxford, England.
- Study thematic concentrations including English and literature, English and religion, the Classics and more as a visiting student at the first University in the English-speaking world.
- Lose yourself in more than 11 million printed resources at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, and study in the historic shadows of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, T.S. Eliot and John Donne as you experience the height of English academic culture.
To participate, a student must have a 3.5 GPA and have reached junior class standing. Additional information is available through our Office of International Studies.
Student Organizations
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Become a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, and strengthen your portfolio by contributing to the society’s literary journal, The Angle.
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Unleash your inner actor through Stage Right, our student-led drama group.
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Tap into your philosophical side as you develop critical thinking and debating skills in the Socratic Club.