ONU English

Bon voyage to Dr. Jennifer Pullen's Fantasy Writing and Worldbuilding class! They're off to study abroad and complete their worldbuilding projects--for the next two weeks, they'll explore London and Edinburgh!

We’re excited to share our final graduating senior spotlight, ONU English Literature major and pre-law minor Anna Browning! Proud of our Humanities graduates!

Our next feature in graduating senior spotlights is Literature major and Marketing minor Makenzie Robertson!

Next up in featured graduating senior spotlights is creative writing and political science double major Olesya Mertz!

After many years of dedication and service, Lisa Robeson is retiring from Ohio Northern University. Come join us as we celebrate Dr. Robeson’s career as an excellent educator, administrator, and colleague! We're going to miss her signature good humor dearly, but so very happy for her to begin enjoying retirement!

Stop by the Wishing Well Friday, May 17th, 2024 between 4:00-5:00pm to share in snacks, cake, and well wishes!

Our next graduating senior spotlight is ONU English creative writing major Hunter Houser!

Today’s senior spotlight: ONU English/creative writing major & philosophy minor Chrys Goldy!

Congratulations, Michael! 🎉🎉

Over the next few weeks we'll be celebrating our graduating seniors in the HGC! First up is WAMS major Michael Gallagher!

English had a delightful Honors Day celebration on Tuesday, April 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Wishing Well.

Thanks to all those who planned and organized this enriching yearly event.

Enjoy a selection of photos!

Dr. Bryan Lutz, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, presented at the 75th Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication in Spokane, WA!

Congratulations to Professor of Literature and English Program Lead Dr. Doug Dowland on his new book! “Dowland makes a convincing case for the importance of thinking about affect and nonfiction as a way not only to understand the political moment of the present but also to trace some of the ways this present has developed and come into being.”—Sean Austin Grattan, author of "Hope Isn’t Stupid."

Congrats to Dr. Johnston and students Makenzie, Sophia, Maria, and Anna for rocking it at Sigma Tau Delta's Centennial Conference entitled "In Flux" in St. Louis, MO!

Our final featured Humanities course for fall semester is Dr. Bryan Lutz's ENGL 2531, Web Publishing Practicum! In this course students will work on producing Ohio Northern University's undergraduate research journal, Aurora!

The spring 2024 English Reading Series was a great success last night, March 25, at the Wilson Center Elzay Gallery of Art on campus.

Creative Writing student Hunter Houser's fiction and Chrys Goldy's poetry were outstanding. Our guest writer for the event was Ghassan Zeineddine who gave an inspiring reading from his acclaimed short story collection Dearborn.

Thanks to Creative Writing Faculty Jen Pullen for working with another faculty member, and Director of the ONU School for the Humanities and Global Cultures, Jen Moore for arranging Ghassan's appearance and student participation.

Our next featured fall semester Humanities course is Dr. Darlene Johnston's ENGL 2441: TESOL Pedagogy: Theories and Issues!

Join us tonight in the Ohio Northern University Art & Design Elzay Gallery for our spring Reading Series event, featuring Ghassan Zeineddine, Chrys Goldy, and Hunter Houser!

Congratulations to Literature major Makenzie Robertson on her upcoming publication from Sunlight Press!

Next up in featured Ohio Northern University Humanities fall semester courses, Dr. Jen Moore's ONU English course on The Confessional Poets!

Check out the first of our featured fall semester Humanities offerings: ONU English’s Dr. Margot Cullen and her Screenwriting course!

Join us for the ONU English Reading Series, featuring Ghassan Zeineddine, Chrys Goldy, and Hunter Houser!

Ohio Northern University, save the date! Join us for the ONU English Reading Series, which will feature fiction writer Ghassan Zeineddine, in the Ohio Northern University Art & Design Elzay Gallery on Monday, March 25th! We'll also feature senior creative writing majors Chrys Goldy and Hunter Houser. Hope to see you there!

English faculty doing important work!

Teaser for this semester’s visiting writer…save the date for March 25th!

Humanities students, join us on Monday, March 4th for a joint event with the The School of Social Sciences and Human Interaction at ONU! "Choose Your Own [Career] Adventure" will host three panelists who will discuss how their majors prepared them for their career paths and current positions. Panelists include:

Andrea Hoffman, History/Political Science alumni and current ONU law student
Bethany Spieth, Heterick Memorial Library staff with creative writing degree from Ohio University
Katie Hauter, Social Studies Education senior with significant past experiences with History internships

We will have food, discussion, time for a Q & A, and after the presentation, a resume-writing workshop. Hope to see you there!

Polaris Literary Magazine hosted its annual Valentine's Day Rapid Fire Reading at the Elzay Gallery in the Wilson Art building on campus tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

ONU English was well represented at the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, February 7-10.

Our award-winning Polaris Literary Magazine was presented at the conference by Senior Editor-in-Chief Orianna Howard, Poetry Editor, Makenzie Robertson and Art Editor Sophia Braun. They staffed a table for the magazine.

Our two faculty writers, Jen Pullen , Polaris Literary Magazine advisor, and Jen Moore, Director of the ONU School for the Humanities and Global Cultures, accompaniied the three students.

Also of note is that Jen Pullen's new book from Bloomsbury Press was on display at the publisher's booth--along with Jen.
Fantasy Fiction: A Writer's Guide and Anthology is now available.
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fantasy-fiction-9781350166950/

Join us this Wednesday, Valentine's Day, for the Polaris Literary Magazine Rapid Fire Reading at the Elzay Gallery in the Wilson Art building on campus at 6:30 p.m

Dr. Dowland's Banned Books course is featured today in Ohio Northern's newsletter.
“[V]irtually every book that is considered a classic now was once (or still is) banned. This is a paradox that we will have to negotiate together.” - Dr. Dowland
Check it out!

Banned books course at Ohio Northern University scrutinizing literary censorship and civic engagement Students in the course are reading frequently challenged books such as "Lady Chatterly's Lover" and "Gender Q***r."

Congratulations to Dr. Robert Scott for his engaging article about teaching Toni Morrison's 1970 novel The Bluest Eye. Dr. Scott's article appears in the journal Teaching American Literature!