Writing Minors

I was a first-generation college student, and my time in the department opened my eyes to so many community, education, and career opportunities that I never would have known about. It ended up so much more impactful than I ever expected when I chose to do a creative writing minor, and I credit so much of that to the faculty’s hard work and incredible support.

Through the creative writing minor and its professors, I have learned to write better, stronger stories, and better developed characters and worlds. I have made myself a home among these classes and return each semester to make sure I have a class that I will genuinely enjoy week in and week out. But most importantly, I have found how good it feels, how happy I am, to be creative. To be seen, to be heard. The professors within the Minor have created an environment where the worst thing you can do is not try, and every person I’ve seen walk into one of those classrooms, walks out at the end a happier, more fulfilled person and writer.

I consider writing to be one of the three most important skills before entering the workforce, with the second being editing and the third being rewriting. Studying this path at CCSU taught me to hone my message and gave me confidence in my communication. These courses were some of the toughest challenges in the classroom, but certainly the most rewarding.