Welcome to French and Italian at OSU!
Bienvenue!Benvenuti!
What do our students think of us?
Damien Marshall
M.A. in Italian, 2004
Midwest Regional Coordinator for the American Institute for Foreign Study
Damien Marshall, Alumnus
I chose to enroll in a Masters program in order to make myself more desirable to employers, and I specifically chose the Italian program because of my excellent study abroad experience in Italy during high school. The encouragement and support of the Italian faculty, as well as the bonds I formed with my Graduate Teaching Assistant colleagues, created an ideal learning environment. I learned a great deal about Italian language and literature, and I enjoyed doing so. I also learned a lot about myself as I worked to balance my roles of student and Graduate Teaching Associate. It was especially challenging during the last two quarters when, in addition to my teaching and class work, I worked on completing my thesis and studying for exams. However, after emerging successfully from this difficult yet rewarding time, I had a newly found confidence in my abilities and felt much more prepared to enter the job market.
I believe that having a graduate degree in an international field was one of the key factors that enabled me to be hired in my current position of Midwest Regional Coordinator for the American Institute for Foreign Study. While I am not teaching, I think that having had that experience is extremely useful. During my time at Ohio State, I learned to deal effectively with students, professors and administrators, all of which I work with on a daily basis in my current position.
