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Congratulations Class of 2013! |
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 8, 2013: May Term Begins
Monday, May 27, 2013: Memorial Day (No Classes)
Friday, May 31, 2013: May Term Final Exams
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2013 IWU Creative Writing AwardsFrom left to right: THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZE recipient Rob Diehl, BABBITT'S PRIZE OF SHORT FICTION recipient Janna Strain, and THE KAY NELSO MEMORIAL ESSAY PRIZE recipient Sydney White. |
In the News
Sainsbury Honored With 2013 Dougan Award
Plath publishes anthology of Carver criticism
Alumni update: Ashley Lauren Samsa’s blog posting published in The Guardian
Terkla and Diaz named finalists for Professor of the Year
What is Disgust? Book by Kelly '97 Offers New Answers
Daniel Kelly '97 discusses the character and evolution of disgust in his book, Yuck! The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust.
Welcome to the English House!
English is one of the most popular majors at Illinois Wesleyan. Our curriculum prepares students for graduate study, for teaching in secondary schools, and for entry into professions that stress verbal skills and education in the humanities—fields such as law, journalism, publishing, government, and business. But whatever field they enter, students find that employers value the skills an English major develops.
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The department offers two sequences for majors: a Literature sequence and a Writing sequence that includes journalism and/or creative writing.
It all starts at the English House, a 1911 Prairie-style residence designed by local architect Arthur Pillsbury. His daughter, Frances, was an English major at IWU, and the building has been home to the department since the Seventies.
The English department consists of 140 majors and minors and 11 full-time faculty members, seven of whom have received the University’s highest teaching award. Walk through the house and you’ll find faculty in their offices working one-on-one with students or just chatting. Whether it’s helping you find the right grad school and study-abroad program or just giving you a sounding board to talk about concerns, faculty spend time with you not because they have to, but because they want to.
Our faculty members bring a wealth of experience to the classroom. Half of us have published books, and all are active professionally. We attend conferences, we serve on boards, we write creatively, and we work with community organizations. Among us are playwrights, film critics, songwriters, desktop publishers, award-winning writers, and literary scholars. Whatever your interest, there’s a good chance it’ll be shared by someone on the English department faculty.
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English Department Wes Chapman, Chair Office Hours: Phone: (309) 556-3333 |
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