Students traveled to Pompei for the J-term course "The Writers and Saints of Southern Italy," taught by English professor Maria Carrig and religion professor Sandra Bisciglia.
Opportunities
English students at Carthage have many opportunities to win scholarships, hold internships, study abroad, exercise their writing skills, and attend literary programs and performances. Here is a look at some of those opportunities.
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Students in Stratford for the Shakespeare Festival.Every fall, the Carthage English Department takes a faculty-student trip to Ontario, Canada, for the acclaimed Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The festival is a repertory theatre festival permanently located in Stratford. The photograph above shows students enjoying the festival in 2008.
J-Term
J-Term is a month-long period of study in January in which all academic departments at Carthage offer innovative courses on campus as well as study tours in other countries. Recent J-Term courses from the English Department include If I Can't Go On, I Must Go On: The Short Plays of Samuel Beckett. Planned J-Term trips for 2010 include Shakespeare in Rome (students will travel to Rome to study Roman politics, myth, architecture and theatre) and Journalism: Football and Fashion in Europe (students will study fashion and sports journalism in London, Paris, Barcelona and Milan).
Scholarships
The English Department awards several scholarships each year to recognize and support students who have done outstanding academic and creative work. Scholarships include: The Altera Scholarship, The Chapin-Tague and Juanita Jones Awards in Creative Writing (given each year in prose and poetry), The Dawe Scholarship, The Shakespeare Festival Award, The Tolleson Scholarship and The Vorpahl Scholarship. The department also offers departmental fellowships, among other honors.
Internships
There are many internships available for English majors. Hear from English students who have had internships.
Poetry Underground
Poetry Underground is an organization for anyone who loves poetry. The group is open to all styles of poetry, including spoken-word and rap. Fiction writers, dramatists, essayists, artists and all other creative types are also welcome. Whether you are a literary veteran or are ignorant of poetry altogether, this organization of open-minded artists offers trips to readings, open mic nights, poetry slams and weekly meetings.
Centrique
Centrique is Carthage's creative arts journal, publishing the work of some of Carthage's most talented writers, artists and photographers. Students can submit poems, stories, drawings and photos. Each year Centrique sponsors two contests with cash prizes. Students may submit poetry, fiction or artwork.
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta, the Carthage chapter of the English honor society, meets to promote and involve members in literature, poetry and the theater. With more than 600 chapters nationwide and more than 7,000 active members, this English honorary fraternity is a wonderful way to become more involved in the Carthage community and make connections with scholars across the nation. Carthage's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta is very active. The group organizes field trips, parties and book clubs, as well as the English major's Chapbook readings for those students earning an emphasis in creative writing. Membership is based on credit for classes in the English program and a member’s grade point average.
Academic Resources
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Student Voices
Brigette Estola, '11
"I always feel like my professors actually care how I'm doing — and more importantly, what I'm thinking about." Read more ...
Jolanta Lutow, '09
"When I started at Carthage, I had all the same fears that any incoming freshman has: Will I be good enough? What if this is too hard? But as it turns out, if you love what you're doing, the results show." Read more ...
Carin Roeske, '10
"I loved the feeling of the small class sizes; I feel there is much more room to grow when I can express myself to professors and my peers in class." Read more ...
Student Work
Creative Writing. Creative writing students create a chapbook of their work. Read excerpts from student chapbooks.
Student Theses. The senior thesis, written during Senior Seminar, is an English major's most ambitious project. Read summaries of past students' work.
Carthage In-Depth
Carthage Symposium
Art Meets Biology. Students photograph biodiversity in Tucson, Ariz.
J-Term
Unearthing the Past. Students travel to Israel to excavate Roman temples of Omrit.
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