Openings for English majors
Writing jobs exist for graduates
This article is one of a series on
the job-market success of
University graduates.
By ANN PORTAL
Of the Emerald
As the English department
enters the 1980s, its enrollment
outlook is neither good nor bad
— it’s stable, says department
chairer George Wickes.
The number of English majors
has remained steady for several
years, although the current en
rollment of 274 English under
graduates is only half that of the
1970 enrollment.
Economic decline will have a
definite effect on liberal arts
enrollment, Wickes predicts.
During a recession, most
students look for vocational
programs that will lead to defin
ite jobs.
“If prosperity comes back,
there will be more English
majors."
While the job market for Eng
lish teachers remains "poor" at
the college level and “ave rage”
at the primary and secondary
school levels, English
graduates should explore an
increasing demand for writing
skills at the corporate level,
Wickes advises
“Unbeknownst to many
students, there are many writing
jobs out there.”
Wickes attributes this trend to
the increased awareness of
businesses to their image and
the general public's increased
conciousness of grammar.
Commercial and technical
writing are skills that generally
pay better than teaching, he
says.
Although the college-level job
New childcare head begins
A University graduate will take
over as the University's new
childcare coordinator begin
ning today.
Mary-Curtis Gramley, who
holds a master’s degree in
counseling, left a job at a
Springfield childcare center for
mentally handicapped children
to take the University position.
Gramley says she is especial
ly interested in promoting more
parent education and
involvement in the center.
“It seems to be the direction
that childcare centers are tak
ing,” Gramley says. "I'm really
interested in developing that
type of a program.”
A native of South Carolina,
Gramley has lived in Oregon
since 1969.
Before settling in Eugene to
work with childcare programs,
Gramley lived a different life in
another part of the state.
"We tried to be ranchers for a
while,” Gramley says of her
family’s life in Eastern Oregon
"It was neat for the kids.”
The mother of five children
ranging in age from 10 to 19,
Gramley says being a parent
gives her the best experience
for understanding a childcare
program.
Gramley says she hopes to
incorporate her interest in chil
dren and family counseling in
her new position and stress the
child-parent relationship.
“I'm looking forward to work
ing with the parents.”
Grumley will be responsible
for managing the Child Care
and Development Center and
the EMU Childcare Center. She
replaces Rachelle Katz, who re
signed at the end of fall quarter.
market remains poor, University
graduates typically have had
good luck because of the broad
teaching experience acquired
by University GTFs, Wickes
says
But most graduates have to
leave Oregon to find the jobs.
The Midwest and West typically
have been good placement
areas, but few graduates go to
the East Coast, Wickes says.
Salary prospects for English
graduates are not as good,
Wickes cautions. Professors'
salaries are poor and are falling
steadily compared to the infla
tion rate, he says.
“I’d call it a state of stagna
tion."
At primary and secondary
teaching levels, the chances of
finding a job are “even,” says
English Prof. Roland Bartell.
Teachers willing to leave
Eugene have good luck and are
frequently placed by the
University's English depart
ment, he says.
Teachers may have to settle
for jobs outside of major
population areas, Wickes says.
“There are always jobs for
people willing to move. No one
wants to live out in the sticks."
The best job outlook in the
field is for teachers who com
bine journalism and English ex
perience, Bartell says. And
training in an additional field,
such as speech, also is valua
ble.
English majors sometimes
feel they have no “know how"
or concrete training but, "you
know more than you realize,"
Wickes says.
Much of the vocational train
ing takes place on the job — it
may take several years to find
the right job, he says.
Teaching and writing aren’t
the only professions encom
passed by English degrees,
Wickes says. English, he says,
generally prepares students for
many careers and also provides
two valuable vocational skills:
the ability to analyze and the
ability to write.
“Everyone forgets you go on
writing after you leave the
University.”
Wickes says the ability to
write a good letter of application
and to "sell yourself” to the
employer has led many English
graduates to diverse fields, in
cluding public relations, sales
and consulting.
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