The English Department has compiled job placement information for our graduates. Between spring 2014 and 2018, fifty-one students graduated with majors in English, Creative Writing, and Integrated Language Arts. The Chair of English has been able to track all but two of these majors. Below is a list of jobs and graduate degrees in progress for our forty-nine known graduates.
Current Jobs Held by English Department Graduates, Spring 2014-18, Along with Degrees in Progress
Academic Advising
Academic Advisor at UCLA
Professional Advisor, Graduate Online and Adult Studies, Ashland University
Professional Advisor, Center for Academic Support, Ashland University
Administrative and Administrative Support
Corporate Connections Specialist at Ashland University
Receptionist, Chiropractor's office, Columbus, OH
Administrative Office Assistant at Ohio House of Representatives, Columbus, OH
Business
Baker, Cashier, and Decorator at 8 Sisters Bakery, Mount Vernon, OH
Driver Recruiter at Panther Premium Logistics, Medina, OH
Loan Processor at Better Mortgage, NYC
Legal Administrative Assistant at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP; adjunct instructor of English at University of Indianapolis
Online Store Coordinator, Consumer Direct The J.M. Smucker Company
Owner and Operator of a Baking Business (The Cookie Snob, Wooster, OH)
Caregiving and Health Services
Adult Assistant- Choicemakers at Angeline Industries, Upper Sandusky, OH
Caregiver for Asperger's patients at Daystar Volunteers, NJ
Community Outreach and Education Coordinator at OneEighty in Wooster, OH
Diversion Mentor, Ashland Parenting Plus; Worship Pastor, Five Stones Community Church
Church
Young Life Leader, Wooster, OH
Youth Director and Outreach Director at Grace United Methodist Church, Warren, OH
Editing, Writing, Publishing, and Media
Communications Intern and Social Media Manager for M4ID; freelancer
Content Editor, Vivial, Dayton, OH
Editorial Assistant at Solution Tree Press in Bloomington, IN
Freelance writer (2)
Producer and reporter at WOHF and WFRO in Fremont, Ohio
Teaching
English Teacher, Medina, OH City Schools
English Teacher, Madison High School, Mansfield, OH
English Teacher, Triway High School, Wooster, OH
Middle School Teacher, Lima, OH City Schools
English Teacher, Edgewood Middle School, Wooster, OH
English Teacher, Crestview High School, Greenwich, OH
Adjunct Instructor of English at BGSU-Firelands
Library
Children’s Associate, Wayne Co. Public Library, Wooster, OH
Page, Cuyahoga Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Public Services Associate, Ashland Public Library
Degrees in Progress
MA, Kent State, Higher Education Administration
MA in Rhetoric and Composition, Ball State
MA in Creative Writing, Ball State
MA in English, Tiffin University
MA in Professional Communication, Clemson U
JD, Ohio State University
ILA licensure at AU in Bachelor’s Plus program
International TEFL Academic Program in Madrid, Spain
Paid Internship in Progress
Intern with Walt Disney World
In this list, most positions are full-time, and although some of our graduates are working in part-time positions, they are in the minority. Our graduates in Integrated Language Arts education find jobs in the Ohio region or in other parts of the country soon after graduation, but some decide to branch out into other careers, using their broad preparation in critical thinking and writing to succeed in a variety of employment settings. In general, although we are happy to see students landing jobs in fields that one might associate with writing and publishing, we are even happier to observe that our students can thrive in many different kinds of environments, thus proving our claims about the flexibility of our majors.
