ALTOONA, Pa. — Students interested in Penn State Altoona’s English major or Writing and Digital Media minor are invited to an informal “Meet the English Faculty” gathering on Tuesday, Oct. 27, before and after the “Hard Freight Café” open mic event in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.
English faculty will be on hand to chat beginning at 6:30 p.m., with the open mic beginning at 7 p.m. Attendees are welcome to stay for the open mic. Following the event, faculty will continue to be available to talk one-on-one with students. Faculty will share information about course offerings, the new, more flexible version of the English major, its minors and its concentrations in creative writing and global narratives. More information on the value of majoring in English is available on the English website.