{"id":10,"date":"2023-08-23T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-07-11T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:50:34","slug":"home-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976d1e2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"976d1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb2b61a\" data-id=\"fb2b61a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987bffe premium-header-inline premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"987bffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:62,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">English &amp; Interdisciplinary Studies  <\/span><\/h1> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2f4e18\" data-id=\"a2f4e18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b60260 premium-header-block premium-header-inline premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"3b60260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:62,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Macricostas School of  <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">Arts &amp; Sciences<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a24673c elementor-section-stretched elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a24673c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0adf9fa\" data-id=\"0adf9fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6301f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6301f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WCSU's Department of English &amp; Interdisciplinary Studies <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53d291 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e53d291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabbaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cabbaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharpen &amp; broaden your mind.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e959ff8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e959ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61c5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61c5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WCSU\u2019s English and Interdisciplinary Studies<\/strong> teaches students to read analytically, think critically and write clearly. You\u2019ll explore complex questions and problems from more than one disciplinary perspective. You will develop skills of creative and critical thinking, insightful interpretation and articulate communication in speech and writing \u2014 all essential for professional success.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61dcc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f61dcc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>English courses<\/strong> prepare students for success in a wide variety of careers. Our academic programs prepare students to enter fields where knowledge of texts, historical contexts, written and oral communication, and the powers of analysis and critical thinking are vital.<\/p><p>While many of our students find themselves well-prepared to teach English in elementary and secondary schools and to pursue graduate study in English, the English major prepares students for success in any field, such as law, publishing, marketing and advertising. We consider the English degree to be the \u201cdegree for life.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab45a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab45a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"><b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">Interdisciplinary studies <\/span><\/b><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">courses <\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">encourage students to think beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries and emphasize creative and critical thinking in addressing the complex questions and challenges of an interconnected world.\u00a0Our courses\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">explore subjects, topics and problems from the perspective of at least three integrated disciplines, drawing from the arts, the humanities, the sciences, the social sciences, and professional studies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">The Interdisciplinary Studies major allows you to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\">combine two different disciplines to best suit your interests and career plans. Design your own degree, and let us prepare you for the real world!<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dee7f24\" data-id=\"dee7f24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e6897 elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b6e6897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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10pt;\">Department Chair<\/span><br \/><\/span>WH 325C<br \/><b>email: <\/b><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\"><a style=\"color: #ff4d00;\" href=\"mailto:usekesc@wcsu.edu\">usekesc@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/><b>phone: <\/b>(203) 837-3294<\/p><p><strong>Carol O\u2019Connor, <span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Roboto; color: #2e2e2e; font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Department Secretary\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Roboto; color: #2e2e2e; font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/span>Warner Hall 304 <br \/><b>email: <\/b><a href=\"mailto:oconnorc@wcsu.edu\">oconnorc@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/><b>phone: <\/b>(203) 837-8470<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Undergraduate Admissions <\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/><b>email:<\/b> <span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\"><a class=\" wp-ada-external-popup\" style=\"color: #ff4d00;\" href=\"mailto:admissions@wcsu.edu\">admissions@wcsu.edu <\/a><\/span><br \/><b>phone:<\/b> (203) 837-9000<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b4bfec elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3b4bfec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8908fac\" data-id=\"8908fac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf056cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf056cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\nDegree Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ac736f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ac736f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7943cf1 animated-slow\" data-id=\"7943cf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fdac2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"3fdac2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tB.A. in <br>English\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#BAEnglish\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb6a2b7 animated-slow\" data-id=\"fb6a2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d3a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"b7d3a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tB.A. in <br>Interdisciplinary Studies\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#BAInterdiscipline\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab513fd animated-slow\" data-id=\"ab513fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0471ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"0471ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tB.S. in English: <br>Secondary Certification\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#BSsecedenglish\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d9a7c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d9a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb58eaa\" data-id=\"bb58eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaf267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eaf267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5c93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f5c93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please consult your advisor for all program requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f046cb animated-slow\" data-id=\"8f046cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3557a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"3557a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in <br>American Literature\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLEARN MORE \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#literatureminor\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b341152 animated-slow\" data-id=\"b341152\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7394d elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"fc7394d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in <br>English\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLEARN MORE \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#englishminor\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb7182a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb7182a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e5719 animated-slow\" data-id=\"30e5719\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc062e elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"bcc062e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in<br>Humanistic Studies\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#Humanisticstudiesminor\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51d6cdb animated-slow\" data-id=\"51d6cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed245e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"ed245e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in<br>Science &amp; Society\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#Scienceandsocietyminor\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0ee76 animated-slow\" data-id=\"0b0ee76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0580e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"0580e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation10 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2023\/12\/west-campus-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-banner-ib-title premium_banner_title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMinor in <br>Sustainability\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-content premium_banner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCOURSE CATALOG \u279c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/ugrad\/english-interdisciplinary-studies\/#sustainabilityminor\" class=\"premium-banner-ib-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b41426e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b41426e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-647fd21\" data-id=\"647fd21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-size-default\">Meet our Students\/Alumni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8df868\" data-id=\"e8df868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17052e3 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17052e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/success-stories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More ABOUT OUR Students\/Alumni<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05ae35f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05ae35f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e0521\" data-id=\"18e0521\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42cd17 premium-flip-style-zoom elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-flip-box\" data-id=\"a42cd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"premium-flip-main-box\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front premium-flip-front\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-front-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Wyszynski\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recipient of the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Studies Major Award for 2024-2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back premium-flip-back\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-text-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-back-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Wyszynski\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-flip-back-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As a first-generation college student, Jessica values the opportunities that have shaped her path. She began her academic journey at Norwalk Community College, where she completed her associate&#8217;s degree in General Studies and graduated from the Honors Program. There, she took a wide range of courses that inspired her to pursue a bachelor&#8217;s degree as an interdisciplinary major here at WCSU. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/success-stories\/#Jessica\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Read More about Jessica \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-401575f\" data-id=\"401575f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af0c93 premium-flip-style-zoom elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-flip-box\" data-id=\"7af0c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"premium-flip-main-box\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front premium-flip-front\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-front-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKwan Stowell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recipient of John Eichrodt Prize and the Outstanding English Thesis Award for 2024-2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back premium-flip-back\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-text-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-back-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKwan Stowell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-flip-back-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwan is a seasoned advertising professional with decades of experience, navigating diverse cultural landscapes as an Asian migrant. Her unique perspective and innovative ideas, shaped by transnational experiences, enrich both her creative work and her understanding of global communication.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/success-stories\/#Kwan\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Read More about Kwan \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ece5f\" data-id=\"c1ece5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0eb5 premium-flip-style-zoom elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-flip-box\" data-id=\"14d0eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"premium-flip-main-box\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front premium-flip-front\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-front-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErin Lowenadler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recipient of the Outstanding English Education Student Award for 2024-2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back premium-flip-back\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-text-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-back-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErin Lowenadler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-flip-back-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">I have had the honor to receive numerous awards and recognitions throughout my four years at WestConn. I was awarded the John Tufts Prize in 2022 presented by the English Department. I was the WCSU Orientation Leader of the Year in 2024, presented by the Center for Student Involvement.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/success-stories\/#Erin\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Read More about Erin \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12326b8\" data-id=\"12326b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4ef25 premium-flip-style-zoom elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-flip-box\" data-id=\"2e4ef25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"premium-flip-main-box\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front premium-flip-front\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-text-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-front-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Fayad\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-front-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recipient of Dr. Ingrid Pruss Service Award for 2024-2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back premium-flip-back\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-content-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-flip-back-text-wrapper\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-flip-back-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Fayad\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-flip-back-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Writing has always been my strongest and most loved subject. Taking material I\u2019ve read and reflecting, responding, and adding to it enhances my understanding of the text. I hope to become an editor post-graduation and continue to collaborate with others on their writing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/english-interdisciplinary\/success-stories\/#Sarah\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;\">Read More about Sarah \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-171ddab elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"171ddab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6815e9\" data-id=\"b6815e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88030f premium-tabs-icon-row elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-tabs\" data-id=\"d88030f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_tabs_repeater&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;7e3a4a3&quot;,&quot;premium_tabs_title&quot;:&quot;Mission&quot;,&quot;premium_tabs_content_text&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\\&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies seeks to promote the university\\u2019s mission&lt;\\\/strong&gt; by providing students with a high-quality education in English language and literature and in the theories, methods, and real-world applications of interdisciplinary studies. We are committed to developing students\\u2019 powers of critical thinking, analysis, reading, and writing. We believe students who complete any of the department\\u2019s programs will be prepared to compete vigorously in the global marketplace and to pursue a variety of career paths or to seek further education.&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;ContentPasted1\\&quot;&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;image_upload&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_switcher&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;icon_type&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_updated&quot;:null,&quot;custom_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_url&quot;:null,&quot;draw_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_loop&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_reverse&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content&quot;:&quot;text_editor&quot;,&quot;container_id&quot;:null,&quot;live_temp_content&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content_temp&quot;:null,&quot;custom_tab_navigation&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;premium_tabs_title&quot;:&quot;Objectives&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;d746e25&quot;,&quot;premium_tabs_content_text&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To accomplish this mission,&lt;\\\/strong&gt; the Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies:&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Develops and maintains a solid curriculum in language and literature that stimulates student curiosity, rewards critical engagement, and is central to a valuable liberal arts education&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Offers interdisciplinary humanistic studies courses on relevant and contemporary topics that are best understood from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Offers major and minor degree programs in both English and interdisciplinary studies&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Emphasizes critical reading and writing as an integral component of success in our programs, our university, and beyond&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Builds a community of scholars, professionals, and life-long learners and helps initiate students in the profession(s) through regular events, faculty-student collaborative projects, and opportunities to tutor and to assist in the teaching of language and literature and interdisciplinary studies courses&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Encourages and supports research, scholarship, and professional achievement that advance the field of study and enhance the programs and visibility of the university at large&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Encourages interdisciplinary and interdepartmental initiatives to augment the intellectual vitality of the department and of the university and to help students develop an integrated approach to learning&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;Serves the community through event programming and collaborative projects and serves as a resource to local schools and other public institutions&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;image_upload&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_switcher&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;icon_type&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_updated&quot;:null,&quot;custom_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_url&quot;:null,&quot;draw_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_loop&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_reverse&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content&quot;:&quot;text_editor&quot;,&quot;container_id&quot;:null,&quot;live_temp_content&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content_temp&quot;:null,&quot;custom_tab_navigation&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;premium_tabs_title&quot;:&quot;Alpha Lambda Epsilon&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;b41109a&quot;,&quot;premium_tabs_content_text&quot;:&quot;&lt;span style=\\&quot;color: #ffffff;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The English department sponsors Alpha Lambda Epsilon, a local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.&lt;\\\/strong&gt; Sigma Tau Delta\\u2019s central purpose is to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. Candidates for undergraduate membership must have completed at least three semesters of college work and a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond the usual requirements in freshman English. Members must also have a minimum 3.0 grade point average in English and rank at least in the highest 35 percent of their class in general scholarship. Students may contact the department chair for more information on becoming a member of Alpha Lambda Epsilon.&lt;\\\/span&gt;&quot;,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_updated&quot;:null,&quot;image_upload&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_icon_switcher&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;icon_type&quot;:null,&quot;custom_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_url&quot;:null,&quot;draw_svg&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_loop&quot;:null,&quot;lottie_reverse&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content&quot;:&quot;text_editor&quot;,&quot;container_id&quot;:null,&quot;live_temp_content&quot;:null,&quot;premium_tabs_content_temp&quot;:null,&quot;custom_tab_navigation&quot;:&quot;&quot;}],&quot;premium_tab_style_selected&quot;:&quot;style3&quot;,&quot;accordion_tabs&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;accordion_tabs_devices&quot;:[&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;premium_tab_background_color&quot;:&quot;#02010100&quot;,&quot;premium_tab_active_background_color&quot;:&quot;#FF4D0000&quot;,&quot;default_tab_index&quot;:0,&quot;premium_tab_type&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;accordion_animation&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;accordion_tabs_anim_duration&quot;:&quot;fast&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div data-navigation=\"[&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;]\" id=\"premium-tabs-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs premium-tabs-style-flip premium-tabs-horizontal\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tabs-nav horizontal\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-tabs-nav-list premium-tabs-horizontal\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-tabs-nav-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7e3a4a3\" data-list-index=\"0\" data-content-id=\"#premium-accordion-content-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-tab-link premium-con-lq__\" href=\"#section-flip-0-d88030f\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-tab-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMission\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-accordion-tab-content\" id=\"premium-accordion-content-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-0-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\"><strong>The Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies seeks to promote the university\u2019s mission<\/strong> by providing students with a high-quality education in English language and literature and in the theories, methods, and real-world applications of interdisciplinary studies. We are committed to developing students\u2019 powers of critical thinking, analysis, reading, and writing. We believe students who complete any of the department\u2019s programs will be prepared to compete vigorously in the global marketplace and to pursue a variety of career paths or to seek further education.<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-tabs-nav-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d746e25\" data-list-index=\"1\" data-content-id=\"#premium-accordion-content-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-tab-link premium-con-lq__\" href=\"#section-flip-1-d88030f\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-tab-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObjectives\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-accordion-tab-content\" id=\"premium-accordion-content-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-1-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>To accomplish this mission,<\/strong> the Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Develops and maintains a solid curriculum in language and literature that stimulates student curiosity, rewards critical engagement, and is central to a valuable liberal arts education<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Offers interdisciplinary humanistic studies courses on relevant and contemporary topics that are best understood from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Offers major and minor degree programs in both English and interdisciplinary studies<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Emphasizes critical reading and writing as an integral component of success in our programs, our university, and beyond<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Builds a community of scholars, professionals, and life-long learners and helps initiate students in the profession(s) through regular events, faculty-student collaborative projects, and opportunities to tutor and to assist in the teaching of language and literature and interdisciplinary studies courses<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Encourages and supports research, scholarship, and professional achievement that advance the field of study and enhance the programs and visibility of the university at large<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Encourages interdisciplinary and interdepartmental initiatives to augment the intellectual vitality of the department and of the university and to help students develop an integrated approach to learning<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Serves the community through event programming and collaborative projects and serves as a resource to local schools and other public institutions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-tabs-nav-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b41109a\" data-list-index=\"2\" data-content-id=\"#premium-accordion-content-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-tab-link premium-con-lq__\" href=\"#section-flip-2-d88030f\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-tab-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlpha Lambda Epsilon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-accordion-tab-content\" id=\"premium-accordion-content-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-2-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The English department sponsors Alpha Lambda Epsilon, a local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.<\/strong> Sigma Tau Delta\u2019s central purpose is to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. Candidates for undergraduate membership must have completed at least three semesters of college work and a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond the usual requirements in freshman English. Members must also have a minimum 3.0 grade point average in English and rank at least in the highest 35 percent of their class in general scholarship. Students may contact the department chair for more information on becoming a member of Alpha Lambda Epsilon.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-content-wrap premium-tabs-horizontal\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-0-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1\"><strong>The Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies seeks to promote the university\u2019s mission<\/strong> by providing students with a high-quality education in English language and literature and in the theories, methods, and real-world applications of interdisciplinary studies. We are committed to developing students\u2019 powers of critical thinking, analysis, reading, and writing. We believe students who complete any of the department\u2019s programs will be prepared to compete vigorously in the global marketplace and to pursue a variety of career paths or to seek further education.<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-1-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>To accomplish this mission,<\/strong> the Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Develops and maintains a solid curriculum in language and literature that stimulates student curiosity, rewards critical engagement, and is central to a valuable liberal arts education<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Offers interdisciplinary humanistic studies courses on relevant and contemporary topics that are best understood from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Offers major and minor degree programs in both English and interdisciplinary studies<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Emphasizes critical reading and writing as an integral component of success in our programs, our university, and beyond<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Builds a community of scholars, professionals, and life-long learners and helps initiate students in the profession(s) through regular events, faculty-student collaborative projects, and opportunities to tutor and to assist in the teaching of language and literature and interdisciplinary studies courses<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Encourages and supports research, scholarship, and professional achievement that advance the field of study and enhance the programs and visibility of the university at large<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Encourages interdisciplinary and interdepartmental initiatives to augment the intellectual vitality of the department and of the university and to help students develop an integrated approach to learning<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Serves the community through event programming and collaborative projects and serves as a resource to local schools and other public institutions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"section-flip-2-d88030f\" class=\"premium-tabs-content-section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-tab-content premium-con-lq__none\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The English department sponsors Alpha Lambda Epsilon, a local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society.<\/strong> Sigma Tau Delta\u2019s central purpose is to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. 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