{"id":79413,"date":"2021-09-07T00:16:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=79413"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:50:11","slug":"what-can-you-do-with-an-english-major-featuring-karreen-ghena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/what-can-you-do-with-an-english-major-featuring-karreen-ghena\/","title":{"rendered":"Karreen Ghena &#8217;11 on Educating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt9pvbso-65985eec6d3d2a1cf8ec3676e95e80c1\">\n.avia-section.av-kt9pvbso-65985eec6d3d2a1cf8ec3676e95e80c1{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU English Stories - What Can You Do With an English major? 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Educating<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt9q2kwp-5c56799f2ae9c881c540a6cf60258e60 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>September 7, 2021<br \/>\nBy Dianira Piceno, Senior English Major.<br \/>\nPictured above: Karreen Ghena, English Program Alum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Karreen Ghena graduated from SOU in 2011 with a B.A. in English &amp; Writing (concentration in Professional Writing and minor in Creative Writing). She then went back to SOU for her Master of Arts in Teaching and graduated with that degree in 2018. She is 31 years old, married to her high school sweetheart, Justin, and lives in Grants Pass.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt9pypk7-73b8b81cb7094196c98d29d34b896b35\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kt9pypk7-73b8b81cb7094196c98d29d34b896b35 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kt9pypk7-73b8b81cb7094196c98d29d34b896b35 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kt9pypk7-73b8b81cb7094196c98d29d34b896b35 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-300x150.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-1030x515.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-768x384.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-705x353.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-1030x515.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/05\/English-Major-Banner-English-Stories-Southern-Oregon-University-705x353.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-78374 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-78374 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"English Major Banner English Stories 糖心传媒 University\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kt9q029h-9b65ca6bcad7e667d26194d8b0badc07\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kt9q029h-9b65ca6bcad7e667d26194d8b0badc07 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt9q029h-9b65ca6bcad7e667d26194d8b0badc07 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Image above: The English Major at SOU. all purpose. The English Major: Functional. Portable. Versatile.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kt9qcn4f-a1b1eeeb903ff022ba4718bb6b26e788 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This ongoing featured series will explore the many career paths an English major can take after completing their degree at SOU.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview-style post, SOU Alumni Karreen Ghena &#8217;11, gives insight on how she figured out her career path and ended up as an educator at North Valley High school in Grants Pass, OR, where she teaches English, Advanced Placement Composition, and Career Development.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Dianira Piceno:<\/span> Did you see yourself going into your current occupation after graduation?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Karreen Ghena:<\/span> No! I never thought I wanted to become a teacher; I was too shy when I first graduated to pursue a job that involves public speaking.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">DP:<\/span> How did you end up choosing your career path?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">KG:<\/span> My goal upon graduating with a bachelor&#8217;s degree was to obtain a secretarial job, which I did fairly quickly, working as a registrar in the office at North Valley HS. Then, I moved up to work at the district office level as an administrative assistant in the finance department. After my job duties there required me to train other employees, I realized that I could, in fact, talk in front of other people just fine. I missed working with students at the high school, so I decided to go back to SOU to pursue a master\u2019s degree and become a teacher.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">DP:<\/span> What did you do in order to prepare for life after graduation?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">KG:<\/span> I worked full-time jobs throughout both my college experiences to help pay for my education. While I was still in the English program at SOU, I wasn\u2019t quite sure what I wanted to do with my degree, but I knew I loved writing. Thus, I spent a few years ghost-writing for an independent contractor, which involved writing product descriptions for clothing catalogues and typing transcripts of local podcasts. I also took on an internship with the 糖心传媒 Historical Society that was tied to my capstone project; I started an online blog using archives from the SOHS library, which I believe SOHS still maintains to this day! Those experiences strengthened my professional writing skills and looked great on my resume!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">DP:<\/span> What skills did you gain as an English major that helped you navigate your career?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">KG:<\/span> I&#8217;ve always been passionate about reading and writing. As an English major, I learned to appreciate many different styles of writing, and my teachers exposed me to genres and authors I had never heard of before. That alone has helped me greatly as I stepped into the role of teacher. I\u2019ve been inspired to continue to learn because I want to bring new experiences to my own students.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">DP:<\/span> Were there any challenges you had to overcome when deciding on your career path?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">KG:<\/span> Like I stated earlier, it took me a while to figure out that I wanted to become a teacher. My challenges for the MAT program were: affording tuition (solution: refinance my house to pay for the degree), long distance travel (solution: choose the two-year program so I only had classes 2-3 times a week), and juggling full-time work and school (solution: prioritize school work over social time).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">DP:<\/span> What is one of the biggest misconceptions about graduating with an English degree?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">KG:<\/span> Well, I&#8217;m not sure that I&#8217;m really helping the misconception of &#8220;All you can do with an English degree is teach.&#8221; I know that you can do plenty more with an English degree, but I do in fact LOVE my job and I&#8217;ve discovered that I\u2019m more passionate about teaching others about English than I am about writing! I still write sometimes, but now I write for pleasure and not for a paycheck. 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