Friday, February 28, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Alumni Profile: Christine Guerrini, Class of 2009
Occupation: Marketing Specialist--Social Media, Aramark Higher Education
Major: English. Concentrations: Honors, Writing and Rhetoric
What she does: “In this position, I am challenged to explore innovative social marketing strategies for the college audience, scale those strategies across our portfolio of over 300 colleges, and provide monthly evaluations of our success. I recently ended a five-month pilot of Instagram, which has shown significant potential to increase engagement with our students.”
Why did you choose to major in English at Villanova? “I declared my major as early as possible, mostly because I knew I enjoyed reading and writing. What I quickly found out was that my courses would provide me with an invaluable skill-set for the future: the ability to create thought-provoking arguments, back them up with specific facts, and convey them in a persuasive but concise manner. I couldn't be happier with my experience or more proud to tell others that I majored in English.”
What was the best part of your experience at Villanova? “Villanova is not just a school; it's a community. With that in mind, the people were the best part of my experience. I met students, faculty and staff who truly inspired me with their intelligence, talents, selflessness, perseverance and humor. These people prepared me to have a successful career but, more importantly, they prepared me to be a better person in every aspect of my life.
Because I majored in English at Villanova…"I can see the world in both a creative and an analytical light."
Major: English. Concentrations: Honors, Writing and Rhetoric
What she does: “In this position, I am challenged to explore innovative social marketing strategies for the college audience, scale those strategies across our portfolio of over 300 colleges, and provide monthly evaluations of our success. I recently ended a five-month pilot of Instagram, which has shown significant potential to increase engagement with our students.”
Why did you choose to major in English at Villanova? “I declared my major as early as possible, mostly because I knew I enjoyed reading and writing. What I quickly found out was that my courses would provide me with an invaluable skill-set for the future: the ability to create thought-provoking arguments, back them up with specific facts, and convey them in a persuasive but concise manner. I couldn't be happier with my experience or more proud to tell others that I majored in English.”
What was the best part of your experience at Villanova? “Villanova is not just a school; it's a community. With that in mind, the people were the best part of my experience. I met students, faculty and staff who truly inspired me with their intelligence, talents, selflessness, perseverance and humor. These people prepared me to have a successful career but, more importantly, they prepared me to be a better person in every aspect of my life.
Because I majored in English at Villanova…"I can see the world in both a creative and an analytical light."
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Jeff Silverman Award
In its 2014 Writing Contest, the Golf Writers Association of America awarded Villanova English professor Jeff Silverman second place in the non-daily feature category for a piece in Golf World about prisoners playing golf in a Nazi POW camp during World War II. As Jeff writes, the prisoners played with balls made from scavenged items like old gym shoes, bicycle inner tubes, tobacco pouches, bandages, cotton, leather, and thread, and with clubs made from branches and hockey sticks (with some heads molded with melted foil from cigarette wrappers and discarded tin).
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin Lecture
Noted literary historian Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University, will give a talk (details below) on "In Sound and Word: Black Women Artists and The Work of Freedom." She is the author of numerous books, including her latest, Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II.
Publication Internships with Villanova Office of Health Promotion
Under the supervision of the Director of the Villanova Office of Health Promotion, the Publications Intern will write and edit two primary monthly publications, the Stall Street Journal and Health Bytes. This encompasses the development, writing and editing of sixteen total publications on topics related to the six dimensions of health: physical, social, intellectual, emotional, cultural and spiritual. All interns will support the mission of Villanova University and the Office of Health Promotion by respecting community ideals of Augustinian teachings.
This position requires the student to earn three academic credits. Approval from the student’s academic department for credit, as well as an identified academic advisor must be submitted to the Office of Health Promotion prior to acceptance of the position. The Office of Health Promotion will begin accepting applications March 2014, making all offers by April 2014, and requiring documentation of approved academic credit and advisor by May 2014.
Click here for more information about the Office of Health Promotion. The internship application form is attached to Dr. Radcliffe's 2/17/14 email to English majors.
This position requires the student to earn three academic credits. Approval from the student’s academic department for credit, as well as an identified academic advisor must be submitted to the Office of Health Promotion prior to acceptance of the position. The Office of Health Promotion will begin accepting applications March 2014, making all offers by April 2014, and requiring documentation of approved academic credit and advisor by May 2014.
Click here for more information about the Office of Health Promotion. The internship application form is attached to Dr. Radcliffe's 2/17/14 email to English majors.
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