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Jensen Kervern develops her ideas of community as FSView & Florida Flambeau editor in chief: As an English-Editing, Writing, and Media major, she has gained skills and insights that strengthen her commitment to promote underrepresented voices through the newspaper and in her post-graduation goals.
Her Campus’ impact on Lauren Martin and her impact as editor in chief on FSU's chapter: Florida State University senior Lauren Martin is editor in chief of FSU Her Campus. She joined Her Campus in her first year at FSU because she appreciated the organization's ties to her career aspirations.
English majors lead their publications during crisis: Editors in chief at three campus publications have continued to guide their staffs through disruptions and changes the COVID-19 pandemic has created for students.
FSU's Society for Collegiate Journalists continues to offer regular events for student journalists: Despite limitations due to the pandemic, leaders of the student organization bring more opportunities for workshops, panels, and networking.
FSU's Society for Collegiate Journalists brings together students who aim for journalism careers: Student journalists have an outlet to learn more about the field and to network with others who are seeking jobs in the industry.
Honor society Sigma Tau Delta and its members spread their appreciation for the written word: Sigma Tau Delta focuses on the success of its members by promoting community involvement and their love of literacy. FSU's chapter, Rho Epsilon, represents the English department.
English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta celebrates graduating and new members at pinning ceremony: The Florida State University scholar society inducted seven new members.
Poetry Club builds a welcoming and creative community for undergraduates to share their work: Co-founders Caroline Butler and Parker Logan created the Undergraduate Reading Series, which gives four writers 20 minutes to share their work, both fiction and poetry writing, in front of the audience.
English majors display their research and creativity: FSU's Undergraduate Research Symposium puts the spotlight on 15 English majors and their poster presentations in a virtual event open to the public.
Three English students to present at President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence: Amber Hedquist, Rosalind Helsinger, and Samantha Politano present their IDEA Grant projects on Nov. 19, 2020, during the virtual event.
English graduate Kendall McDonald achieved rare heights as a 2020 Outstanding Senior Scholar : She earned the distinction by completing the University Honors program, earning Honors in the Major by completing and defending an independent thesis project, and finishing her college career with a 4.0 GPA.
English majors encouraged to apply for FSU's College of Law Donald J. Weidner Program: The four-week summer program, which will be offered online from June 1-June 25, 2021, free of charge. In addition to many other workshops and lessons, students will receive instructions on how to best prepare for the LSAT.
Honors in the Major Program is a 'springboard for leaping into graduate school, careers, and jobs': English majors are applying their writing and research skills to the Honors in the Program in increasing numbers, adding another academic achievement to their list of accomplishments.
Honors in the Major Program—Christian Ragland: Recent graduate of English Christian Ragland completed an Honors in the Major project titled "Resistance to a Transition: How Emerging Genres Navigate Social Resistance."
Honors in the Major Program—Zoe D’Alessandro: Recent graduate of English Zoe D’Alessandro completed an Honors in the Major project titled "Wiki-Donna: A Contribution to a More Gender-Balanced History of Italian Literature Online."
Honors in the Major Program—Nicholas Holt: Recent graduate of English Nicholas Holt completed an Honors in the Major project titled "Oh—To Be A Worm!"
Honors in the Major Program—Caleb Dros: Recent graduate of English Caleb Dros completed an Honors in the Major project titled "Tobacco/Sand."
University Honors Program—Carly Colonna: Recent graduate of English Carly Colonna finished her college career in May 2020 with the designation of being University Honors student.
University Honors Program—Gabriela Rodriguez: Recent graduate of English Gabriela Rodriguez finished her college career in May 2020 with the designation of being University Honors student.
University Honors Program—Gabrielle Donofrio: Recent graduate of English Gabrielle Donofrio finished her college career in May 2020 with the designation of being University Honors student.
English students showcase IDEA Grant projects: English undergraduate students Hannah Justus, Alexa Kellenberger, Sabine Nemours, Ashley Rosado, and Zoe Zirlin all won 2019 IDEA Grants.
Alexa Kellenberger: Moral Inheritance: "Hereditary"’s Ancestry in Dante: The second-year English major helped to track an archive called "Dante Today," which compiles outside contemporary references to Dante within the archive.
Zoe Zirlin: The Big Lie(s): A Quantitative Analysis of the Visual Imagery Employed to Propagandize Nazism: Zoe Zirlin, who is earning a minor in English, encourages all students to reach out to professors at FSU with their research ideas: "It really is a ‘you get out what you put in’ situation here."
Sabine Nemours: The Female Backbone of Immigrant Communities: The senior English major in the Literature, Media and Culture Program worked closely with English Professor Maxine Montgomery on her IDEA Grant project in addition to research on African-American literature.
Ashley Rosado: “Imposter Syndrome and Machismo: A Case Study on Latinas Navigating the Tech Startup Industry”: The junior English major says her research revealed that Latinas in the technology field tend to support each other when it comes to advancing in the technology industry.
Hannah Justus: “Determining the Value of Virtual Reality Technology in Autism Intervention”: The sophomore English major's research is a literature review focusing on autism intervention through virtual reality. This study allows Justus to do research that engages her interest in both psychology and literature.
English undergraduate Demetrius Winn strives for social justice and human rights for all: FSU student Demetrius Winn won the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Book Stipend award to acknowledge his excellence in the classroom and his activist work on campus
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Book Stipend Award winners describe his impact on their education: Florida State University undergraduate students Ksamesvari Edwards and Erika LeFlouria, both with ties to the English department, won the award in early 2020.
David Advent and Erin Christopher win top awards : David Advent and Erin Christopher excelled throughout their undergraduate careers as English majors, so capping the experience by winning two major department awards is no surprise. Even if both students weren't quite sure what they won at first.
FSU English Undergraduates showcase their IDEA Grant Projects: Four undergraduate English majors—David Advent, Talise Burton, Colby Blackwill, and Erin Christopher—won 2018 IDEA Grants for their research projects, developed under the supervision of English department faculty members. FSU's Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement and the Office of the President sponsors the annual funding of the projects. Each student presented his or her project at the 2018 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence.
Erin Christopher: IDEA Grant winner for production of eight-episode miniseries: When people find out a college student is earning an English degree, they likely think that student is focused strictly on historical or modern literature, creative writing, or rhetoric and composition. Most of those people probably have not stepped foot in an English department in many years, though.
Colby Blackwill: His IDEA Grant research explores life after Chernobyl: Florida State University undergraduates who win IDEA Grants select a faculty supervisor to guide and mentor them through the research and completion of their project. Senior English major Colby Blackwill chose English Professor Jimmy Kimbrell, and Kimbrell has the highest praise for Blackwill and his academic excellence.
Talise Burton: Her IDEA Grant sparks development of a course on creative entrepreneurship: Undergraduates at Florida State are familiar with the process of scouring course offerings and looking for classes they want to add to their academic schedules. Talise Burton, a senior majoring in English, decided she wanted to build one of those courses for students to consider.
David Advent: His IDEA Grant research dives deeper into works of Thomas Hardy: Reading an author’s works allows a person only so much insight into what the author was thinking during the writing of the books. To gain a better understanding and more awareness of English novelist Thomas Hardy and his novels, Florida State University English major David Advent recently immersed himself in the Victorian realist’s environment.
FSU IDEA Grant recipients share research, experiences: Catherine Deborah Davidson-Hiers is fascinated with people's connection to food, culture. Audrey Wheeler is eager to tell the story of Caroline Crane Marsh.