Creative Nonfiction Writing Students Craft Multimodal Pieces
In Lecturer Ashley Wells’ Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing course, students created podcasts, dioramas, paintings, collages, and zines to accompany their Spring 2022 final portfolios.
In Lecturer Ashley Wells’ Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing course, students created podcasts, dioramas, paintings, collages, and zines to accompany their Spring 2022 final portfolios.
Congratulations to USU English Department graduate student Rachel Welton Bryson, who was recently awarded an Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) Graduate Research Award.
Dr. Amy Piotrowski is co-author on two recent publications.
The Student Research Symposium, an annual showcase of student research during USU’s Research Week, culminates with awards. In 2022, students from the English Department took three of the top four awards for Arts and Humanities.
This interdisciplinary program encourages students to combine, cross, and stretch academic boundaries as they study the diversity and complexity of American history and cultures.
Read, write, and workshop original creative fiction and nonfiction work with your fellow students as you gain practical skills to launch your creative writing career.
Future teachers of English in secondary schools study literature, writing, and pedagogy while having opportunities to gain practical experience through tutoring, action research, and professional development events.
The General English option offers Statewide Campus students a broad range of courses across all areas of the English department.
Learn the value of storytelling as you practice the writing, speaking, research, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills that prepare you for a career that matters.
Develop your professional communication skills with an emphasis on current techniques relating to technology.
Learn to analyze folktales, legends, jokes, personal experience narratives, proverbs, superstitions, festivals and celebrations, yard art, dance, and costume.
The MA/MS in English with a Specialization in Creative Writing allows students to do advanced work in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction.
Work in a cohort to examine and analyze literature, cultural expression, and rhetorical argumentation's effect on the world.
Folklorists may analyze folktales, legends, jokes, personal experience narratives, proverbs, superstitions, festivals and celebrations, or yard art, dance, and costume.
Focus your studies and participate in professional seminars while deepening your knowledge of technical communication
Become an expert on facilitating action through effective, persuasive, or intentionally rhetorical communication.
The Archiving and Public Programming certificate provides professionalization and skills for those seeking employment in public, state, and non-profit institutions.
The Digital Writing and Publication certificate program introduces students to competencies required to begin producing written work in a digital format.
Six USU undergraduate English majors traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, from March 30-April 2 where they presented their work alongside other English majors from around the country at the Sigma Tau Delta 2022 International Convention. Janelle Bates, Shaylee Clark, Grace Ottesen, Beth Pace, Jimmy Shupe, and Ericka Stone were in attendance along with faculty advisors Professor Christine Cooper-Rompato and Associate Professor Michaelann Nelson.
The Department of English, the largest humanities unit in the university, is a diverse community of teachers, scholars, and students, who work together towards a better understanding of the English language and its manifestation in literature, writing, culture, and the workplace. Despite the size of the department our classes are small, offering individualized attention that helps students succeed and opens doors to both undergraduate research opportunities, and ultimately to careers that matter.
Utah State University is one of the premiere undergraduate research colleges in the United States, and students of English can take advantage of opportunities to partner with faculty on projects.
Stop sending memes to your friends and start sending them to us! Help researchers analyze digital folklore and track internet trends.
This uncensored open-mic is the perfect place to read your poetry and other writing in front of an audience.
The English department's internship program is designed to help students enrich their education, gain practical experience, and earn credit towards their degrees.
USU's chapter of the English Honor Society, a group dedicated to highlighting high-performing English students.
Gain valuable publishing experience by curating, producing, and marketing USU's undergraduate literary magazine.
Study languages and cultures in their native contexts in order to gain an understanding of populations of other countries and the origins of many different facets of modern society.
Discuss your creative writing with other writers, participate in poetry slams, and flex your creative muscles with other students.
Utah State University offers many options for financial aid, including university level scholarships and aid available to specific colleges and majors.