Opportunities

Experiential Learning

• The Campus, weekly student newspaper
• Allegheny Review and Golem, literary magazines
• Journalism internship with The Meadville Tribune
• Summer internship with Grey Advertising in New York City
• Writing Fellows (peer writing tutors)
• Editorial assistantship for Film Criticism
• Student readings
• Study abroad programs in England and Scotland.
• READ Internship: a service learning internship incorporating students as tutors in Crawford County adult literacy program

Other Special Opportunities

• Single Voice Reading Series an opportunity to hear and meet nationally known writers
• College collection of video recordings (including complete BBC series of Shakespeare's plays)
• Student/Faculty reading groups
• Writers' House, a special interest residential house which sponsors activities and events throughout the year

Graduate School

• About 80% of our majors eventually attend graduate or professional school.
• About 30% go on directly, with a 90% acceptance rate.
• Recent schools include:
  • Brown University
  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Iowa
  • Ohio State University
  • Indiana University
  • Boston College
  • University of Edinburgh
  • UCLA
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Virginia
• The most popular fields of study include: English literature, writing, law, journalism, education.

Career Data

• About 70% of our majors seek employment directly following graduation.
• The most popular fields for those with bachelor degrees: public relations, publishing, business, teaching, marketing and broadcasting.
• The most popular fields for those with advanced degrees: teaching, law.