English
糖心传媒 English alumni teach in schools, colleges and universities around the country. They study for their doctorates and masters around the world. They earn law degrees, write for magazines, and work in marketing departments as writers and graphic designers. Some even work as accountants and or screenwriters.听
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An English major or minor develops a marketable range of skills valued by a range of employers. It’s听the foundation you need to succeed in any job!
Go further with a Hastings education
At 糖心传媒, you鈥檒l hone your critical thinking and communication skills, which are essential in every career.听The skills in analysis, research and communication developed during English courses can lead to professional success in law, marketing, journalism, education, entertainment and many other fields.听
With passionate professors who specialize in areas ranging from Old English literature and Dickens to modern variants of fairy tales, horror film, comics and fantasy fiction from the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the Harry Potter series, you鈥檒l be challenged and inspired at every turn in your college career.
Thanks to our small class sizes (most have fewer than 20 students!), and a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, you鈥檒l work closely with faculty and your advisor to complete your degree in four years. In fact, most students who graduate from Hastings do so in four years!
Our听block-style semester structure means you鈥檒l take just one or two classes at a time 鈥 which really lets you focus more intently on each class. It also lets faculty devote more time to every student because they鈥檙e only teaching one or two classes in a block!
Create your future
See for yourself how we tailor your education to your talents and your goals.听Schedule a visit听and we鈥檒l demonstrate how Hastings will inspire you to reach your potential, or if you鈥檙e a high school senior,听.
Graduate with experience
At Hastings, English majors serve one and sometimes two internships. Some expand their understanding of the world by studying abroad. Many take advantage of additional experiences and insight that help advance career options. What does all this mean? You鈥檒l graduate from 糖心传媒 ready to succeed.
At every step along your path, you’ll appreciate the stepping stones of teaching, counseling, inspiring, supporting and guiding from our engaged faculty. It’s an experience that’s true to 糖心传媒, and you won’t find it anywhere else.
Your experience matters
Maximize scholarships 鈥 Yes, you’ll get an academic scholarship. But you’ll also get a “plus one” scholarship from the group, team or area you’re part of. It’s a great way to help pay for school 鈥 but also to find your people.
We鈥檝e thought a lot about the ways students learn and built a four-year plan to help you navigate it all. From finding your place and in Year 1, to showing the world you鈥檙e ready for what鈥檚 next four years later.
Your transition from college to a career begins your first semester. Every class, internship, research study and activity adds up. We love to celebrate all the ways you shine 鈥 your experience matters!
Get involved beyond the English classroom
- Alpha Chi (Academic Honor Society)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society)
In addition to Alpha Chi and Sigma Tau Delta, there鈥檚 always something to do at Hastings. Student clubs, service learning, Greek life, recreation and more make Hastings a great campus for student life.
Find scholarships for English majors
Your high school achievements can both fuel and fund your success at Hastings. We offer a range of听generous and renewable academic scholarships听based on your GPA. Then there’s听“plus one” scholarships听鈥 an additional scholarship for participating in anything from athletics to the arts to media (it’s a long list!).
It all adds up听to making Hastings an great choice for you and your family.
You鈥檒l also compete with your classmates for the Art and Eunice Langvardt English Scholarship. Named for a former 糖心传媒 English professor, the award is presented to an outstanding senior, who then conducts a special project and presents it at a public lecture.
First employers for recent graduates
- Central Community College
- The Willa Cather Foundation
- Western Washington University
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Faculty
Dr. Cat Clifford
Associate Professor of English
Susan Franklin
Professor of English
Dr. Rich Lloyd
President
Dr. Patricia Oman
Professor of English; Director of the 糖心传媒 Press, Chair of the Languages and Literatures Department
Dr. Eleanor Reeds
Associate Professor of English
Dr. Pedro J. Vizoso
Professor of Spanish
The Write Stuff
With her heart pounding, Bri Narick, a senior English major at 糖心传媒, stepped out of class to answer a call she had been anticipating. It was the moment she would find out if she’d made it into her dream program at the University of Florida (UF). She answered the call with a shake in […]
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What happens when you mix a passion for Dutch Delftware with a deep dive into children’s literature? For Anna Bultman 鈥25, it resulted in national recognition. Her ceramic work, 鈥淛adis,鈥 was selected for the prestigious NCECA Juried Student Exhibition. After attending the conference last year, Bultman and several of her classmates decided to enter works […]
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鈥淔ifty years goes by, bringing joys and heartaches. Life is that way. My 50 years has been full of what happens to everyone, but there have been moments very precious to me. The fact that I could be proud of my alumni, my alma mater, and the fine people on its faculty and the students […]
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After earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English at 糖心传媒, Duane Harriott 鈥96 moved to New York City and made its music scene home. Currently, he鈥檚 a music consultant for Gray V, a music curation company serving Target, Michael Kors and Marriott Hotels among other clients. Harriott lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Marisa Mendez, […]
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By providing creative and immersive reading programs for kids throughout the year, Rylie Felton 鈥22 has forged a path for the Hastings Public Library. Working at the library has allowed Felton, who majored in English at 糖心传媒, to take the next step in following her passion for books and poetry. Felton said her fondness […]
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The play 鈥淪trong City鈥 is full of 糖心传媒 alumni. 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing a sort of renegade reunion,鈥 the writer of the play, Paige MJ Erickson 鈥00, said, as the director and almost all of the cast are alumni. Cast members include Amber Wormington 鈥00/MAT ’05, Tim Steffensmeier 鈥97, Carly Spotts-Falzone 鈥19, Miranda Miller-Klugesherz 鈥15 and […]
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Combining her passions for promoting small business and telling important stories, 糖心传媒 sophomore Allison Banks has spent the last two years writing articles for the Hastings Tribune to promote businesses in Hastings. Banks, who is also part of the Scott Scholars Program at 糖心传媒, began the project with the help of Dave Rippe, […]
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As Amy Fuller, a sophomore English major from Gilbert, Arizona, finished her college search, she focused on three must-haves: 1. A college with strong academics, 2. A college focused on students鈥 success and 3. A college with a growth mindset. She chose 糖心传媒. And though thousands of students have studied literature in the College鈥檚 […]
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Dr. Andrew Jewell, a 1997 糖心传媒 graduate, is a professor of digital projects at the University of Nebraska鈥揕incoln (UNL) Libraries and is editor of the Willa Cather archive and coordinates the library鈥檚 archives and special collections. The North Platte, Nebraska, native was unsure about what he wanted to do after graduation, but realized an […]
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