From Liberal Arts Major to Job with American Quilter’s Society

From Liberal Arts Major to Job with American Quilter’s Society Bailey Porter, a senior graduating with a liberal arts major, just turned her major in liberal arts and academic internship with the Paducah Quilt Show into a job with the American Quilter’s Society. Porter has accepted a position as the official vendor coordinator for the …

CHFA Featured Club: English Student Organization

President:  Chloe Granberry Faculty Advisory: Dr. Ray Horton Purpose or Mission:  To form relationships and community among English students and any others interested in fun, nerdy gatherings. Why should you join the English Student Organization? Chloe: It’s a place for nerds to be nerds and not get judged for it. Dr. Horton:  Students should join …

Murray State History Faculty Bring Learning to Life in Alabama

Five faculty from Murray State’s Department of History took 29 students from their classes to Alabama during spring break to bring their classes alive. “The study away program really helped me to learn more about American topics that we have discussed such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment,” said Taylor Reese, a senior history major taking …

CHFA Featured Club: Psychology Club

CHFA Featured Club:  Psychology Club Kristin Kennedy, Vice President Dr. David Herring and Dr. Sean Rife, Faculty Advisors Purpose or Mission: The mission of Psychology Club is to provide a way for psychology majors, psychology minors, and anyone interested in psychology to socialize and learn more about the discipline within a formal setting (Kristin). Why …

CHFA Featured Club: Organization of Murray Art Students (OMAS)

President:  Rosalyn Churchman Faculty Advisory: Professor Sarah Martin Purpose or Mission:  The purpose of the Organization of Murray Art Students is to serve as a liaison between the faculty and students within the department, it operates to gain visibility on the campus, and it works to also get the community at large interested and aware …

CHFA Featured Club: Students of Sociology

CHFA Featured Club: Students of Sociology President:  Brianna Lindsay Faculty Advisory:Dr. Diane Nititham Purpose or Mission:  The mission of our club is to get students involved in different events on campus as well as in their community (Brianna). Why should you join Students of Sociology? Brianna: I believe there are various reasons why students should join …

Featured Staff: Catie Bates

Catie Bates is an administrative assistant with the Murray State University Psychological Center, a facility on campus which provides counseling, therapy and testing services to the Murray region while also training the next generation of mental health professionals in conjunction with the Department of Psychology. Bates’s familiarity with Murray State began well before her work …

English alum selected for prestigious English Language Teaching Fellowship

Murray State University Department of English alumna Elise Brittain is one of only 165 individuals nationwide to be selected for the English Language Fellow Program. Brittain has been honored with this selection for the second year in a row. A function of the United States Department of State, this fellowship program selects the nation’s brightest …