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Whether the English majors focus on literature or creative writing, their experience in many ways reflects Auden's union of writing and pleasure. The Lycoming College English department is a tight-knit literary community where students marry their passions for writing and reading with their natural curiosity about the world around them. Intimate class sizes facilitate casual group discussions on literary themes, in-depth analysis of cultural contexts, and collaborative writing workshops with peers. Here, students become each other’s biggest fans and most careful critics, all while gaining the practical communication, research, and critical thinking skills the real world demands. The graduates leave Lycoming with a breadth and depth of knowledge that gives them a competitive edge as they head off to graduate school or to pursue a wide range of careers. Student Opportunities: Attend readings, classes, and workshops with world-class authors through the endowed Himes/Sweeney Visiting Artist Series. Contribute and help publish The Tributary, our school’s student-run literary journal or be selected to work alongside faculty on the national journal, Brilliant Corners. Write for the school newspaper, The Lycourier. Gain teaching/editing experience as a tutor in the Academic Resource Center. Co-author and publish with faculty or present research at undergraduate conferences. Spread their love of literature and writing on campus and in the community with the English Society. Join the Association of English Majors or be inducted into Sigma Tau Delta (the English honors society). Find local and national internships in publishing, editing, law, library science, marketing, and more through the Center for Enhanced Academic Experiences (CEAE). An English major, combined with the liberal arts and sciences education, prepares students for a variety of careers. Some of their alumni can be found enrolled in graduate school, pursuing their Master of Fine Arts, while others begin their careers immediately upon graduation. Student's have listed some of the places they can find the alumni below. World Scientific Publishing Co. Johns Hopkins University Library Services Center Texas State University (MFA under Tim O’Brien) University of Pennsylvania The Bradford Era Newspaper Georgetown University Auntie Anne's Pretzels Bed, Bath & Beyond Benn Theodore, Inc. Bowman Law Office Bucknell University Creekside Creative Media IBM International Foundation IKEA Johnson & Johnson University of Vermont Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. Loyalsock Township School District MFK Editorial Milburn Board of Education Muhlenberg School District New York City Board of Education Rapid City Public Library Real World Corporation University of Maryland Virginia Beach Public Schools Cornell University Education Dynamics New York State Museum Print Solutions Magazine The Knot, Inc. Citadel Broadcasting Comcast Spotlight The Patriot News Lewisburg Area School District New Brunswick Free Public Library Pennsylvania School Boards Association Advanced Research Press Bucknell University Press MoJo Active Nativity BVM Catholic High School Texas Christian University United States Army Clara Maass Medical Center Panera Bread Williamsport Sun-Gazette
