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My Time as a CUPID Associate

During my time as a CUPID Associate I have enjoyed working with Hillary and Taylor on developing the marketing documents and videos for the workshops put on this year. As the Workshop Coordinator it was my responsibility to develop the personal & professional development workshops hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Publishing Information & Design (CUPID. I did this by … Continue Reading

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Critical Thinkers Wanted? Sounds Like a Job for English Majors to Me…

Yesterday I ran across an article entitled Wanted: More U.S. College Grads With Critical Thinking Skills. In it, Professor Emeritus at Saunders of College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Eugene Fram discusses how the skill of critical thinking seem to be in low supply but in high demand from colleges & universities, employers, and the democracy of the American … Continue Reading

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Working on Workshops

In my Creative Writing class we would workshop our drafts before we submit the final draft to our professors. As a CUPID Associates in Advance CUPID Studio we’ve been working on  potential workshops for this semester before presenting them to the student body. After several conversations, we’ve decided to revolve year’s workshops around two themes: online personal branding and professional … Continue Reading

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Working on Workshops

In my Creative Writing class we would workshop our drafts before we submit the final draft to our professors. As a CUPID Associates in Advance CUPID Studio we’ve been “workshopping” potential workshops for this semester before presenting them to the student body. After several conversations, we’ve decided to revolve year’s workshops around two themes: online personal branding and professional development … Continue Reading

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Why The Ideal Major is English

What is the purpose of choosing a major in college? Is it for entering students to: a)   Be trained for a particular job, career, employer, or industry b)   Discover/Realize who they are, can be or want to be c)   Follow a purpose that is relative to the student’s personal motivations and aspirations d)   All the above e) … Continue Reading

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Meet the CUPID Associates: Immanuel Bryant

Hi, my name is Immanuel Bryant and I’m a senior majoring in English with a concentration in Professional Writing & Rhetoric (PWR) and a minor in Leadership Studies. My major’s area of interest explores how education and information can shape a person’s past, present, and future identity.  As a CUPID Associate, I will be in the CUPID studio (located in Alamance … Continue Reading

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