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Alumni Profile
According to an article in the St. Paul Poineer Press, Yuko Taniguchi, CSB '98, was nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.Department News
- Current information for this year's Louis A. and Mary Wagner Berger Memorial Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing is now available. Submissions are due January 30, 2009.
- Professor Cynthia Malone recently had an article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education entitled "How to Get Greener Books."
- Nikolas Nadeau, English major, won third prize in the 2008 Elie Wiesel Essay Contest. The prize includes having his essay posted on the Foundation website (a link will be here when available), a monetary award, and a trip to New York in Fall 2008.
- Alison Frank, English major, won the Encourage the Heart award at Inspiring Leadership 2007 Banquet
- Upcoming Events in the English Department
- The English Web is an up-to-date online newsletter for current students, alums and future students.
- The English Department offers a variety of scholarships including a scholarship honoring Sister Kristin Malloy.
Create Your Own Adventure
Whether you study English out of sheer love of drama and poetry, or whether you are preparing for your dream job—perhaps as an editor or an author—the basic prerequisites remain the same:
- an appreciation of language
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an inquiring mind
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the ability and desire to communicate your ideas clearly through speaking and writing
A message from the department chair
Program highlights
- English majors regularly intern at Graywolf Press and other companies where they use their reading, writing and editing skills every day.
- Faculty members who are engaged and productive in their fields.
- Through the CSB Literary Arts Institute, English majors learn what it means to be a working author by taking classes from visiting writers throughout the year.
Overview of Program
- Curriculum to include all literature written in English—e.g. works from India, Africa and the Caribbean
- Expanded investigation into more literature by people of color and women.
- Two concentrations: Literature and English-language arts.
Contact information:
Mike Opitz, Department Chair
(320)363-5053 or (320)363-2748