English
SUNY Erie English Department publishes Volume 5 of The Pandemic Project.
The English Department recently published its fifth installment of The Pandemic Project, a literary arts journal of student work curated by Professors Jennifer Campbell and Lisa Wiley Moslow.
The Pandemic Project evolved in Spring 2020 when the annual Spring Arts Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. With students unable able to recite their work live on stage, the publication provided a space to commemorate the students’ creative efforts.
Volume 5 encompasses work submitted during the fall of 2022 from students in pandemic literature, composition and creative writing courses. It also includes pieces written by Cardinal O’Hara High School creative writing students.
The collection will be permanently housed in the SUNY Open Access Repository (SOAR) thanks to SUNY Erie Librarian Matthew Best.
Read The Pandemic Project: Volume 5
Program Description
In the SUNY Erie English department, students will be introduced to the power of literature
and the English language, with a quality learning experience that features small classes
and dedicated advisors and teachers. Students will develop enhanced written and oral
communication skills that enable them to express themselves effectively in the classroom
and beyond - as learners, professionals, jobholders, and citizens. Students will complete
their SUNY General Education requirements, earning an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree
with credits relevant to the SUNY transfer paths for a continued education and seamless
transfer into an English Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) program
at a four-year college.
With a wide range of courses to choose from, students will be prepared in areas of English composition, critical thinking, literary theory and general literature. This preparation will result in marketable professional skills allowing for direct entry into the workforce, with job opportunities such as Tutoring, Research Assistant, Administrative positions, Digital Copywriter, Editorial Assistant, Magazine or Newspaper Journalist, Publishing Copy-Editor/Proofreader, Grant Writing, and Web Content Manager.
At the conclusion of this program, students will have been exposed to a variety of writing styles, gained analytical skills, developed a confident knowledge of research methods, improved the effectiveness of their oral and written communication methods, as well as have a broad base of knowledge on general literary history, and well-respected, culturally diverse works of literature. If a consistent full-time course schedule is maintained, students can complete the SUNY curriculum requirements with flexibility in the second year to choose courses geared toward career tracks such as English Education, Business, Communications and Media, Advertising, Journalism, Law, Publishing, Technical Writing, Marketing, and more.