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New Faculty at the College The newcomers were all very upbeat when they congregated for their walking tour of the campus during their first few days at The College and have since spoken enthusiastically about their first impressions. "I was very impressed by the students in this first week," stated Mayuri Deka. "They are not only vocal but also able to analyze their surroundings and social structures very realistically and critically. While their writing abilities could do with some work, their critical thinking was very developed. It is going to be a pleasure to hear my students' views about socio-political issues and structures." Christy Lee was equally enthusiastic. "My transition has been very smooth," she explained, "and the music students are very talented. HR was very helpful in getting a lot of the information I needed to me. The campus is beautiful - very accommodating and it is very exciting to be here in such a time of transition. I thoroughly enjoy my smaller class size and the students have been eager and well-prepared for my classes. I look forward to the months to come." "My experience has been probably a bit different and easier than the other new faculty members," said Marie Carroll, "as I have been teaching here for the past 3 years as part-time faculty of psychology in the School of Social Sciences. So I knew what to expect, how to get around etc. This semester seems to be off to a good start - the students I have are engaged, participative and seem interested in the subjects at hand. The "seasoned" full-time faculty I have come across, have all been very helpful in getting me acclimatized to being full-time." Finally, Julian Whatley explained, "At every college or university I've been to since I started teaching college English ten years ago, I've been warned, upon my arrival, that the students may not be as well prepared for college-level writing as I'm accustomed to and the warnings have always been wrong. But here at COB, I find the freshmen in my composition classes, on average, better prepared for college writing than anywhere I've taught before. So far, it's been a pleasure to walk into class every day, and the hours I've spent with my students in the last two weeks have been the best part of my experience at The College." It's good to hear such encouraging comments from seasoned professional educators and we look forward to following up with them all later in the semester when we trust their positive first impressions will have been reinforced. |
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