Alumni Connections
Welcome to The Ohio State University's Department of English Alumni Connections.Annual English Department Newsletter Now Available
We are proud to announce the publication of the latest issue of our annual newsletter, english@osu, which is now available online [PDF].
The main theme of this year’s issue is Storytelling, and it includes:
- Professor and Chair Valerie Lee’s story of her career at OSU and her tale of the discovery of a valuable English Department archive, with some enticing samples
- Professor Elizabeth Renker’s narrative of the dramatic changes that have taken place in college teaching
- Professor Karen A. Winstead’s eye-opening examination of medieval saints’ lives
- Professor Brenda Jo Brueggeman’s chronicle of the life of Mabel Hubbard Bell, wife of Alexander Graham Bell
- Professor Ray Cashman’s article on students collecting stories from the University District
- Professors Louie Ulman and Cindy Selfe’s unveiling of a newly-created and ongoing digital archive of literacy stories
- Professor Michelle Herman’s essay on the creative writer’s commitment to truth in storytelling.
- Student stories of the newly-founded English honor society, by Jacqueline Hicks, and adventures in studying abroad, by Sara Krueger, Jacqueline Hicks, and Amy Hillard
- Professor Susan Delagrange’s tribute to the memory of beloved teacher and colleague, Professor Jim Buckley
Alumni Connections is meant to serve as a resource for alumni who wish to stay connected with their home department. We also hope to give other interested parties a glimpse into the distinguished history of our department and its alumni, faculty, and staff who have shaped, and continue to shape, that history.
This is an exciting time for our department, as we begin to plan for our move from Denney Hall to a newly designed building nearby. We'll be keeping you updated on the progress of our new home, and we'll be asking for your advice about how that home should be designed, furnished, and equipped. Do stay tuned.
We also would like to solicit your advice on this new section of our Web site. If there is something you would appreciate seeing added to our Alumni Connections, please let us know! Contact Les Tannenbaum, our Alumni coordinator.
We would like to be able to inform you of events and send other news in a timely manner. If you are willing to be included on our email list of alums and friends, free of charge, please visit the OSU Alumni Association Web pages to create or update your current contact informationn.
