Sports Illustrated Co-op

Upcoming Professional Development Events

First Fall Coffee Break

Pictures, taken by English major Karen Loor, from the first fall Coffee Break--Cupcake Edition.

Abbey Theatre Summer Studio

Villanova English LinkedIn

The English Department has created a special LinkedIn group just for current English majors and alumni of the English Department.  Since we announced this group to English alumni late last week, more than 400 alumni have already joined.  We invite you to join this network.  If you’re on LinkedIn, you should have already received an invitation from LinkedIn, but if not, you can access the group by going to the LinkedIn site and then searching for “Villanova English group” (there are two groups; the other is for students from our graduate program).  At the group page, you can request to join.

The group provides an ideal opportunity for you to see the wide range of careers that alumni of the program have pursued, and it gives you a quick and convenient way to benefit from their professional knowledge and experience.  It will also give you another way to keep in touch with your former classmates once you have completed the degree.  The group offers the department a convenient way to post job listings that have been sent to us by those seeking to hire someone with the skills the English major cultivates.  It may also give us the opportunity to reach out to you when we are seeking an expert in a particular field to give an alumni talk or participate in an alumni panel here on campus.

Either Dr. Evan Radcliffe or Kate Szumanski, the college’s Director of Professional Development, would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have about LinkedIn and the alumni group.  Villanova’s Career Center now advises all Villanova students to establish a professional profile on LinkedIn because, with 260 million members, it has become an important way that potential employers advertise positions, search for prospective employees, and review job candidates.  The Arts college’s Professional Development Program gives similar advice.  Both the Career Center and our Professional Development Program offer workshops on using LinkedIn.

Villanova Poetry Society

Junior English major Amanda Eliades invites you to join a new poetry society:

Villanova Poetry Society (VPS) is the newest place for aspiring poets, writers, and readers alike to join a community of people who love poetry! We not only love to write poetry, but we're all connected by an appreciation for the art. No prior experience is needed to come join us. VPS was created so that poets and writers on campus can foster relationships with their peers and better their skills in whatever capacity they wish. It is a place for poets to share their writing with other members in order to publish in one of Villanova's literary magazines or elsewhere, or even just for personal enjoyment. And if reading and/or writing poetry isn't as fun to you as performing poetry is, we plan on attending, watching, and/or performing in poetry slams! Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend.  Our first meeting of the year will be Wednesday, September 16th at 8pm. Contact Amanda Eliades at aeliades@villanova.edu and Eileen Kelly at ekelly28@villanova.edu with any questions. We look forward to meeting you!

Amanda Eliades and fellow English major Kevin Madden

Cupcakes and Coffee