One of the really cool things I’m very much looking forward to this fall is the chance to get my teeth cleaned for next to no money.
The college has a killer good dental hygiene department, and the students are always looking for patients to hone their skills. The seniors are only a few weeks […]

At myself, that is.
I spent all day yesterday with my nose buried in books, calendars, and the laptop, working like a little trooper on developing three syllabi for most of the new classes I’ll be teaching this fall.
Now, when I put together a syllabus, it goes well beyond “this is the book you need” and […]

I found out today just which classes I’ll be teaching this fall.
I’ll have News Writing and Reporting, Editorial Writing, Genre Writing, and Mass Communications Law.  There are also two internship programs I’ll be overseeing, as well as serving as faculty advisor for the campus newspaper.
Now the fun begins.  I need to select textbooks and get […]

It’s official:  I’ll be teaching Journalism classes at West Liberty State College and advising the campus newspaper beginning with the fall semester.
I just got off the phone with the Provost, who made the offer which I happily accepted.  It’s full time, so I’ll be getting full benefits as well.  And while I’ll have the option […]

I really need your positive thoughts and happy karma on this one because I wouldn’t have much luck with small business opportunities.
Actually, I’m almost afraid to mention it because I don’t want any jinxes, but then again, writing about it here makes it a little more official, I guess.
The school where I received my Bachelor’s […]

Spring Break is over, and it’s back to the classroom this afternoon.
In a way, I’m glad.  Now we push forward to those final research papers,  final exams — and summertime!
This has been a strange semester for a number of reasons.  First, it’s been awhile since I’ve done any teaching (aside from the two weeks before […]

I’m up to my eyeballs in papers to grade.
I know — if I didn’t make the homework assignments in the first place, then I wouldn’t have homework myself, but I have yet to figure out how to teach a writing course without actually having the students do some writing.
Most of the time, I just chip […]

It suddenly occurred to me that, while I’ve already told you about my Speech class and what an interesting group they are, I haven’t really said too much about my English class. Please allow me to correct this oversight.
These students are really into the class as well. It no doubt helps that several […]

I think I can safely say that my life may have become a bit TOO compartmentalized.
The college where I’m teaching has three campuses in three different cities. I live about halfway between the most northern one and the one in the middle, and I have a class on each of those campuses this semester.
To […]

I met with my Speech class today, and it looks to be a fun bunch.
We took care of the typical first day of class items, such as confirming attendance to the roster and going over the syllabus. But I also had them develop some ideas for impromptu topics.
What a creative group of students they […]