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September 27, 2005
Professors and Professions
To echo Bob, getting to know your professors is one of the best aspects of the college experience. Like Bob, I was an English major at Case. Even though I graduated in 1993 (yes, I grew up in the '80s - that's why I still listen to Rick Springfield and Loverboy), I still keep in touch with some of my professors.
I'm still pretty close to two of my English professors, particularly. They guided me, as an undergraduate, when I was unsure of what to do with my English degree. My adviser, Bill Marling, was the one who convinced me that I was ready for graduate work. He helped me decide where to go when I was deciding between two graduate programs in journalism.
Judy Oster is another English professor who's made a difference in my life. Her class on "The Immigrant Experience" was thoroughly engaging. When it ended, I stayed on with a small group of other students from that class to work on an independent study project together. We produced a booklet highlighting some of the best work from that class. I had written a personal essay that was published in that booklet. The editor of Case's alumni magazine, Ken Kesegich, published that essay in his magazine. The editorial director for Ohio Magazine read it and contacted me to write for his publication. That began a magazine writing career. And it all started with an essay I wrote in a Case English class.
Pretty cool.
Posted by lac20 at September 27, 2005 02:40 PM
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