English Department

Student organizations include: Whisky Island (creative writing magazine), The Cauldron, and the Vindicator (newspapers). Additionally, the Poetry Center holds workshops as well as readings by students, Cleveland area writers, and distinguished visiting writers.

Marketable Skills
The skills you will develop as an English major will serve you well in the twenty-first century workplace in which versatile and transferable skills are highly desirable. A survey of employers indicates that they seek employees who have strong skills in communication, writing, research, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving. As an English major you will develop abilities in all of these areas. Additionally, an undergraduate degree in English serves as an excellent foundation for a professional degree in many fields, including communications, law, medicine, and business administration.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
What is the practical value of majoring in English? Your options are many, and below are listed just some of the job titles you might explore: account executive, administrator, attorney, author, bank officer , book critic, business manager, circulation assistant, college professor, columnist, communications manager, copywriter, creative writer, curator, desktop publisher, editor, education and training specialist, foreign correspondent, fundraiser, greeting card writer, human resource specialist, indexer, insurance agent, interpreter and translator, journalist, lobbyist, manager, marketing and public relations specialist, proofreader, teacher (all levels), publisher, speech writer, stockbroker, technical writer, web designer/developer, and many others.

Many famous people were English majors; take a look at the following list:

Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York
Kathryn Fuller, CEO, World Wildlife Fund
Richard Lillie, Cleveland State University English Alumnus, Head of Litigation, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
Toni Morrison, novelist
Paul Newman, actor, food entrepreneur
Sally Ride, astronaut
Diane Sawyer, broadcast journalist
Marty Shottenheimer, NFL coach
Carol Story, Cleveland State English Alumna, Producer, CBS News, (NY)
Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
Barbara Walters, broadcast journalist

A degree in English can lead to a rewarding and fulfilling career — the only limits are your imagination.