Oros
Greetings!
Welcome to the personal site of Prof. Sean Oros
About
From the farmland of Ohio to the academy of Chicago, Oros' life has led him to the ultimate challenge: uncomfortably writing third-person summaries of himself on Wix. As a first-generation college student who developed a love of academic education, Oros remains invested in helping welcome other students into the academy through first-year courses.
Wix generously states, in pre-packaged language, that: "He believes knowledge should be available to all and try to teach and write in an accessible and understandable manner. As a result, Oros has become known for connecting people to information in engaging, interesting and thought-provoking ways." While a canned message, it certainly sounds good and embodies the values he pursues.
Currently, Oros teaches full-time at his alma mater, Thiel College, and is a doctoral student at IUP's CAL Program. He did his masters at the MAPSS program at the University of Chicago, focusing on history, specifically on Italian influences on Renaissance England. Professionally, Oros is invested in the narratives of students and helping them gain the skills to tell their own stories while giving them the perspectives to shape their own life stories as they continue to unfold.
Scholarship
Selected Presentations and Research
Of Platonists and Plantagenets: The Seeds of English Humanism and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, 1400-1450 (Presented at University of Chicago)
May, 2017
As You Know Me, a Plain, Blunt Man: Public Rhetoric in Charlton Heston as Marc Antony (Presented at the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference)
October, 2021
Making a Way for Hope: A Rural College’s Adaptive Advising Model in Its First-Year Writing Curriculum (Presented at Conference of College Composition and Communication)
February, 2023
Classes
First-Year Curriculum Options
CCC 101
College Composition and Communication is designed to highlight the intersectional qualities of both spoken and written communication, drawing on both rhetoric and process pedagogy to prepare students to pick the most appropriate language and best rhetorical strategies for any situation. Most importantly, students don't just learn the "whats" of language: they learn the "whys" behind those choices.
First-Year Seminar
Introducing students to college is challenging, but this course is designed to help. From campus technology to study tips, course content is designed to help students master their own college journey.
However, each section has an academic theme, as well. My section focuses on various popular history resources and puts them into dialogue with academic history, giving students introductory tools in how to navigate history.