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Jessica Dluginski

Jessica Dluginski

Account Coordinator Rubenstein Communications Career Field : Communications Graduation Year : 2007 When I graduated from Geneseo in 2007 with a BA in English, I must admit, I didn’t have much of a sense of direction.  But when I met with a recruiter and underwent a skills assessment, I was sent to Rubenstein to interview. 

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Jonathan Senchyne

Jonathan Senchyne

Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2004 I majored in English with the intention of becoming a teacher at the secondary level. Like many other Geneseo students, I combined my major field with a secondary education minor in the School of Education. As an English major, I discovered that

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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Author and Writing Teacher The Poem Farm Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 1992 As a little girl, I wrote in big letters in a gingham diary and pretended to teach my dog to read.  At forty-three, my life is, happily, much the same. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, I combined my

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Katie Pearce

Katie Pearce

English Teacher Great Neck Public Schools Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2008 When I came to Geneseo, I knew I wanted to be a teacher, but was torn between music and Spanish. After enrolling in one music class, zero Spanish classes, two English classes, Humanities I, and my honors seminar, my focus began

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Marc DiPaulo

Marc DiPaulo

Assistant Prof. of English & Film Oklahoma City University Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 1997 I wanted to write the fourth greatest vampire tale of all time – after Dracula, Carmilla, and I am Legend – so I thought that majoring in English and studying Catholic theology as a Medieval Studies minor at Geneseo would give me

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Ashaki Charles

Ashaki Charles

Major Gifts Officer Teachers College, Columbia University Career Field : Communications Graduation Year : 2000 My major was undeclared when I arrived as a first year student at Geneseo in 1996 with no concrete decision regarding a career path.  Rather than focusing on my state of indecision, I kept an open mind and took classes

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Patricia Bottcher

Patricia Bottcher

Senior Publishing Coordinator Thomson Reuters Career Field : Publishing Graduation Year : 2001 I majored in English at SUNY Geneseo because I loved literature and language as a way of connecting people and transcending barriers. I considered other majors (those traditionally considered to lead to more lucrative career paths), but my passion and interest–as well

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Ethan Waddell

Ethan Waddell

Korean Government Scholarship Program Grantee Yonsei University Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2009 I chose English as a major because I enjoyed writing as a creative outlet. After graduating from Geneseo in December of 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing I began applying for positions teaching English in South Korea. From

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April Hirsh

April Hirsh

Research Assistant Case Western Reserve University Career Field : Social Impact & Community Service Graduation Year : 2006 Honestly, I can’t remember why I majored in English – I came to campus as a communications major – but I’m pretty certain I stuck with it because of the professors in the English department and the

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Carey Gibbons

Carey Gibbons

Reference Assistant Fondulac District Library Career Field : Arts Graduation Year : 2002 I struggled at first in declaring a major at SUNY Geneseo. I was drawn to English lit., especially plays, but I had no idea what I was going to do with an English major. My love of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde won

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