Meagan Graves, class of 2023, majored in English with a minor in Communication Studies. During her time as an English Major, she achievement achievement, achievement, etc. Her original poem, Adoadromous, was published in Sing the Salmon Homes: Poems from Washington State. She also is the recipient of the 2022 Michael and Gail Gurian Writing Award for Poetry. More content here.
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Alumni Stories
Haley Wilson, '21, Starbucks Corporation (Seattle)
“In [our major classes] we discuss something, we nuance something, we complicate something, and then talk about it in smaller groups one-on-one… [W]e…challenge one another—we question one another, we…say ‘I don’t know have that same reading’ or…‘what do you think[?]’… that’s a huge skill… “We’re a lot more likely to have questions of ethics, questions of morals, questions of social justice issues in my English classrooms… and that’s top of mind everywhere. That is what people want in a company, and that’s a big value that you can bring to a company.”
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Claire Topalian, '11, Principal, The Cove Group (Seattle)
“Analyzing information, connecting the dots, and then—I think usually most interestingly, inserting new information into the gaps or overlaying new information on top of what you’re reading. I think that’s where some really magical stuff happens in English. And I actually think that that produces an ability to think so differently—that allows you to do really endless things in your day-to-day professional interactions. The good news is that you can basically apply that to anything.”
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English Department Alumni Contact:
Dr. Heather Easterling
easterling@gonzaga.edu
509-313-6682