Sunday, January 16, 2005
The School of Arts and Sciences scholarship applications require faculty recommendations, about which I am slightly apprehensive requesting as I have only been here a semester. The mythology professor would likely write something, for she had a sizable class from which I stood out somewhat (laughing, usually). I spoke with her at her office a few times and helped the department during its hosting of high school Latin kids (oi weh...). During the other Classics course (ancient sports) I involved myself less and did not converse much with that instructor, although she also sponsors the Classical Society of which I am a nominal member.
Thus I might secure outside recommendations from a couple of my previous employers and from the community college Advertising Club sponsor, who absolutely adored me (naturally enough). The community college alumni association sends occasional e-mails and such- I genuinely enjoyed attending school there because the faculty seemed committed to educational involvement. The professors I had were as competent as the instructors I've encountered at Tech, but due to the smaller scale they interacted in the classroom more personally. I spoke with my microeconomics professor, of all people, outside of class several times. The head of the communications department taught my persuasion class, an entry-level course that doesn't cover the communications requirement in Texas (it would have in Missouri). He was personable and I learned a bit from the class.
Whelp, enough cheerleading. I am going to either a) continue reviewing online classics resources or b) finish reading Kafka stories for my English class.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 12:43 PM]