About the Department
Students studying Humanities at Olivet study English, Journalism and Mass Communication ( JMC), Religion, Philosophy, and Foreign Languages. Our students enjoy small class sizes with plenty of opportunities for one-on-one contact with professors and advisers. English students are regularly involved in preliminary judging for our national Abbie M. Copps Poetry Competition, and have a central role in choosing the contest’s judge and guest reader. JMC students get hands-on instruction and experience with the technology they will be using as professionals. New to the department is our Convergent Media Center, which houses:
A video production studio and lab
Our FCC-licensed radio station, WOCR 89.7 FM
Our campus literary magazine, Garfield Lake Review
Our award-winning campus newspaper, the Echo
Humanities students have the opportunity to participate in any of these media starting with their first semester on campus. Our students have interned in publishing, writing and editing for newspapers, reality TV production, radio broadcasting and public relations. They have also traveled to professional conferences with their advisers. Reading, writing and critical thinking are stressed in the department.
50 Ways to use your English degree:
English degree (PDF file)
Humanities Department Majors:
English
English Elementary Teaching
English Secondary Teaching
Journalism and Mass Communication
Writing
Humanities Department Minors:
English
English Elementary Teaching
English Secondary Teaching
Journalism and Mass Communication
Language Arts Elementary Teaching
Religious Studies and Ethics
Course Offerings
Degree Programs
Faculty
Department Links:
2009 French Film Festival
2012 Sandburg-Auden-Stein Residency (PDF file)
Student Media
Department Chair
Faculty Members
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Dustin Byrd
Assistant Professor of Humanities,
Sophomore Retention Officer
Mott Academic Center
dbyrd@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7382 |
Adjunct Faculty
Cecilia R. McCaleb
Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
cmccaleb@olivetcollege.edu
(269) 749-7227
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