The NDSU Department of English is conducting its first Governor’s School program in English studies as part of a multi-discipline state and national venture. North Dakota Governor's School brings in exceptional high school students from across the state for intensive study in a field of their choice. Initially focused on math and science, it has grown considerably with the addition of computer science and marketing, the visual arts and musical theatre.

The English studies program introduces students to creative writing, rhetoric, literature, technical writing, composition studies and linguistics. Students are attending lectures and workshops, gaining a glimpse into college life and advanced study and producing a small online magazine to include their own essays, fiction and poetry.

Cindy Nichols, senior English lecturer, says that she hopes the magazine will grow into an outreach resource, which would promote English studies across the state and would be easily accessed by parents, alumni, other universities and the country. Nichols initiated the program with the assistance of English faculty, lectures and graduate students.

Graduation from Governor's School provides students with a head start in future studies and is a considerable plus on any application to college.

For more information, contact cindy.nichols@ndsu.edu or lonnie.hass@ndsu.edu.