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“The English Department has been a huge blessing in my life. The teachers are passionate and knowledgeable and the classes are engaging. They challenge you to think of things from new perspectives and look beneath the surface, providing the best learning experience possible.” — Nathana Clay, Class of 2011 1125 EAST 8TH ST . YORK, NE 68467 800-950-YORK . WWW.YORK.EDU [email protected] A Fellowship of Learning A Community of Faith “I want my students to love the ideas represented on the printed page... to go deeper within and think. My desire for my students is that they appreciate the powerful nature of literature through the author’s carefully chosen words and how literature often mirrors social, political, and spiritual movements in society.” Beverly D. McNeese Assistant Professor of English, Chair of the Department of English Programs of Study The long-term objective of English studies is to grow souls, to produce people who will lead productive and satisfying lives. The great literature of the ages can help give wisdom and insight into the human condition; it nurtures our understanding, our compassion and all that is highest and best in us; and so in a hundred ways it can help us feed our souls as Christians. Department of English A Fellowship of Learning... A Community of Faith Highlights Y ORK COLLEGE York College, founded in 1890, is a private four year liberal arts college affiliated with the churches of Christ. York offers numerous bachelor degrees and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The campus is located in York, Nebraska, a proud pro- gressive community just 45 minutes west of Lincoln. Student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1 with a student enroll- ment that is close to 500. Typical class size is 22. The student population consists of young men and women from about 40 states and countries. The York Panthers compete in the National Associa- tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II and the National Christian College Athletic Association. York College is a founding member of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference. Extracurricular choices include social service clubs, athletic teams, performances groups, Christian outreach groups, literary publications, special interests organizations, and a wide range of intramural sports. Students can earn Bachelor’s degrees in the following areas: Behavioral Sciences Criminal Justice Psychology Bible Biblical Studies Religious Studies Business Accounting Business Administration Business Management Sports Management Education* Elementary Middle School Secondary Special Education English Fine Arts & Communication Art Education Business Communication Graphic Design Speech Communication Theatre Vocal Music Education Vocal Music Performance General Studies History Natural Sciences & Mathematics Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physical Education *The Education Department offers 20 endorsements in elementary, middle grades, and secondary areas. For updates on academic programs and degree plans, please visit our website at www.york.edu/academics
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“The English Department has been a huge blessing in my life. The teachers are passionate and knowledgeable and the classes are engaging. They challenge you to think of things from new perspectives and look beneath the surface, providing the best learning experience possible.”
— Nathana Clay, Class of 2011
1125 EAST 8TH ST . YORK, NE 68467800-950-YORK . WWW.YORK.EDU
A Fellowship of Learning
A Community of Faith
“I want my students to love the ideas represented on the printed page... to go deeper within and think. My desire for my students is that they appreciate the powerful nature of literature through the author’s carefully chosen words and how literature often mirrors social, political, and spiritual movements in society.”
Beverly D. McNeeseAssistant Professor of English,Chair of the Department of English
Programs of Study
The long-term objective of English studies is to grow souls, to produce people who will lead productive and satisfying lives. The great literatureof the ages can help give wisdom and insight into the human condition; it nurtures our understanding, our compassion and all that is highest and best in us; and so in a hundred ways it can help us feed our souls as Christians.
Department ofEnglish
A Fellowship of Learning... A Community of Faith
Highlights
YORK C O L L E G E
York College, founded in 1890, is a private four year liberal arts college affiliated with the churches of Christ. York offers numerous bachelor degrees and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The campus is located in York, Nebraska, a proud pro-gressive community just 45 minutes west of Lincoln.
Student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1 with a student enroll-ment that is close to 500. Typical class size is 22.
The student population consists of young men and women from about 40 states and countries.
The York Panthers compete in the National Associa-tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II and the National Christian College Athletic Association. York College is a founding member of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Extracurricular choices include social service clubs, athletic teams, performances groups, Christian outreach groups, literary publications, special interests organizations, and a wide range of intramural sports.
Students can earn Bachelor’sdegrees in the following areas:
Behavioral SciencesCriminal JusticePsychology
BibleBiblical StudiesReligious Studies
BusinessAccountingBusiness AdministrationBusiness ManagementSports Management
Education*ElementaryMiddle SchoolSecondary Special Education
English
Fine Arts & CommunicationArt EducationBusiness CommunicationGraphic Design Speech CommunicationTheatreVocal Music EducationVocal Music Performance
General Studies
History
Natural Sciences & MathematicsBiologyChemistryMathematics
Physical Education
*The Education Department offers 20 endorsements in elementary, middle grades, and secondary areas.
For updates on academic programs and degree plans, please visit our website at www.york.edu/academics
A Degree in English from York College
• Fosterslife-longreaders• Formscriticalthinkers• Createswriterswhoperfecttheirwork• Promotesanappreciationforliterary aesthetics
• Broadensliteraryscope•Encouragessharedknowledge• BuildscamaraderieinEnglish•Developstoolsforliteraryanalysis• Equipsstudentswithresearchmethods•Emphasizessincerity,truth,design
An English Degree leads to Careers in:• Publishingandeditingindustry• CopywritingandAdvertising• PublicRelationsandCommunication•EnglishEducation
Graduate or professional studies, including:• Literature• Rhetoric•Writing• Law•Communication
TheDepartmentof EnglishalsocooperateswiththeDepartment of Education to offer the Bachelor of ArtsinSecondaryEnglishEducation(7-12).
English Studies:
•Developskillsineffectivereading,higher-levelwriting,andcriticalthinking.
• Broadenscopeandpromoteaestheticunderstandingof manytypesof literature,includingfilmandyoungadultliterature.
• ExposestudentstoYork’sexcel-lentstudent-to-facultyratiothatprovideseachstudentwithhighlypersonalinteractionwithfacultyandotherstudentsinupperlevelclasses.
English Curriculum Offered at YC:
Gen. Ed. And Lower-Level Courses:Elementsof English EnglishProficiencyEnglishCompositionI AmericanLiteratureIEnglishCompositionII AmericanLiteratureIINewswriting WorldLiterature
Upper-Level Courses:BritishLiteratureI LiteraryCriticismBritishLiteratureII IntrotoLinguisticsAdvancedComposition ShortStoryYoungAdultLiterature ShakespearePoetry NovelCreativeWriting SpecialTopicsinEnglishFilmasLiterature CapstoneinResearch &ProfessionalWriting
Sigma Tau Delta:Members of this International English HonorSocietyareinvitedtojoinbasedupontheirover-allGPAandsuccessinEnglish.Chaptermembersareinvolvedwith:
• PresentingoriginalworksattheSigmaTauDeltaNationalConventions
• PublishingoriginalworksinThe Rectangle (aninternationalliterarymagazine)andinUnvarnished Words(thecampuscollectionof academicandcreativewritings)
• SponsoringtheYCKnowledgeBowl(aninterdisciplinaryacademiccompetition)
•Applyingforspecificsocietyscholarships• Raisingthestandardof literaryandacademicexcellence
Quotes from York College Graduates“TheEnglishprofessorsareextremelyknowledgeableintheirfieldandyetareopentofreshinsightsandopinionsfromtheirstudents.”—LondonHawley(Classof 2011),PresidentialScholar
“Undertheguidanceof Christianprofessors,myhopewastobetterunderstandtheartof writingandcriticalreading.Thiswasfulfilledbeyondmyexpectations.InotonlyfeelIhavethetoolstowriteandreadwell,butthatIcanwriteandreadethically.”
—DanielAsperheim(Classof 2006)
“Ilikethatwecanstudythemultiplefacetsof theEng-lishlanguagewhilestillbeingabletohavepersonal,in-depth, and informal discussions with our professors.Since theclasssizesaresmall, thestudentsknoweachotherandtheprofessorsverywell.”
—BrendanHanaphy(Classof 2010)
“Oneof themostchallengingEnglishclassesItookatYChasalsobeenthemostusefultomycareer.Researchand ProfessionalWriting was tough, but it taughtmehowtowritecorrectly,succinctly,andtoadeadline.AsInowwriteforaliving,thelessonsIlearnedinthatclassandothersatYChavebecomeinvaluable.”
—ChrystalHouston(Classof 2003)
“Mydesire forknowledgeandadeeperunderstandingof literatureandtheartof writing increasedexponen-tiallyatYC.MajoringinEnglishopenedupaworldof theory,art,argumentation,andliteraturethatdefinedmydegree.IamconfidentthatmyYorkCollegeeducationhasthoroughlypreparedmeforallthatliesahead.”
—MeganTodd(Classof 2006)
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